Full/part Livery prices and what they include in Bucks and Beds

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I am just doing a bit of research and wonder If anyone would mind telling me what you pay/have paid/expect to pay for 5 day and 7 day part/full livery and what you would expect to be included (hay, shavings, farrier etc) In Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

From my current research around here it seems to be around 65-125 for part 5 day and 90-140 for 7 day with varitations depending on facilities, whether you horse is exercised and whats included.

Thanks in advance!
 
hi
been a few years since I have been on livery in buckinghamshire, but at the time, my horse was on part (all care 7 days a week, no exercise) and I think the base rate was £110-120, plus would pay for extra bedding (£7 a week) and provide supplements and occasionally pay £10 for lunging in the week. this was chorleywood right near the m25. there was a small school with lights, tea room and tack room.
my friend is currently at a yard with her horse on part, except for exercise 1-2 times a week, at about £750-800. but the yard is amazing, with indoor and 2 outdoor schools and horse walker and lounge area.
 
I would love to know anywhere in Bucks you could get part livery for £65!! I have my own private yard, but had to decamp to a part livery yard last year when we that awful wet winter.
5 day part livery did not include hay or bedding, and only one turn out or bring in. Was mucked out 5 days, yard had Indoor school only, and good off road hacking (though that was also shut due to the awful wet we suffered) and it was £90 a week. Bedding and hay on top was another £25 or more. Plus, with working couldn't always bring in and mare couldn't stay out alone, so that was £3 a time too!
They would bring in as. hold for the farrier at no additional cost.
No exercise was included.
The yard was lovely, friendly and nice liveries, which helped.
 
Would all depend on the facilities. I lived in Beds for 25 years and know that the cheapest part livery (as in five day full livery) is about £100 a week. There are a few other yards that offer five day part (services one end of the day plus food and bedding) from about £65. Does that help?
 
pippixox said:
hi
been a few years since I have been on livery in buckinghamshire, but at the time, my horse was on part (all care 7 days a week, no exercise) and I think the base rate was £110-120, plus would pay for extra bedding (£7 a week) and provide supplements and occasionally pay £10 for lunging in the week. this was chorleywood right near the m25. there was a small school with lights, tea room and tack room.
my friend is currently at a yard with her horse on part, except for exercise 1-2 times a week, at about £750-800. but the yard is amazing, with indoor and 2 outdoor schools and horse walker and lounge area.
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Hi, thank you for your feedback! I'm assuming you mean £110-120 per week and the £750-800 is per month (I blooming hope so anyway!) haha

Do you think £95 per week sounds about right or is too cheap/pricey for part (5 days) with full care of the horse not including exercise and £120 p/w for part (7 days) for a brand new yard, with stables, a new ménage, off-road hacking and an on-site trainer? That would also include all bedding (shavings) and hay, but owners have to provide hard feed and pay for the farrier etc. separately. Exercising the horse can be done as well for £6-10 a session, either free schooling, lunging or long lining. Any thoughts?
 
AmyJai said:
Hi, thank you for your feedback! I'm assuming you mean £110-120 per week and the £750-800 is per month (I blooming hope so anyway!) haha

Do you think £95 per week sounds about right or is too cheap/pricey for part (5 days) with full care of the horse not including exercise and £120 p/w for part (7 days) for a brand new yard, with stables, a new ménage, off-road hacking and an on-site trainer? That would also include all bedding (shavings) and hay, but owners have to provide hard feed and pay for the farrier etc. separately. Exercising the horse can be done as well for £6-10 a session, either free schooling, lunging or long lining. Any thoughts?
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By paying for the farrier I don't mean there's an extra charge for holding for the farrier, I mean people are expected to pay for the farrier, just as I know some yards will include farrier prices in there livery.
 
That sounds about right although basic hard feed is often included. However if your horse really doesn't eat much hard feed (like mine - native) it is not so much of a good deal to have it included! Just check if they are going to charge you extras for things on top. Otherwise its down to whether you like the yard/location/people. IMO if you go too cheap you could have problems and it is expensive round here.
 
I am on part livery in that area. I would expect full livery including exercise and tack cleaning to be very expensive esp if it includes riding by decent rider. Part livery I presume you mean as everything but grooming and riding?

Would that be ad lib hay included or is it rationed? Would that include a late night check? How much support and advice are you willing to offer to owners? Is there all year turnout. Does your 7 day livery cover bank holidays.

There is a lot of variation in part and full livery yards, some yards have specialisms too like dressage. I know a lot of people who have been on part livery and different people have different priorities and expectations.

My number one priority as a part livery customer is good quality care from kind and experienced people and every day group turnout. I need a bespoke package as I have a native pony that gets fat easily so he sometimes needs soaked hay and to wear his grazing muzzle and he needs the low sugar foods and I prefer group turnout. I also like the option to add exercise too.

I know people with native ponies and cobs who have struggled to find suitable part/full livery yards because they did not cater for the low sugar diets that they sometimes need. Don't presume your part livery customer is going to necessarily going to have a poor doer competition horse.

Part and full livery customers need to feel that their horse is being cared for well whilst they are not there if they are not coming every day. A cheaper price but a less good customer service may not necessarily guarantee you a full yard. For what you seem to be offering if it includes as much hay as the horse needs and a late night check, and good turnout as well as the standard services £120 a week for 7 day service is reasonable.
 
SO1 said:
I am on part livery in that area. I would expect full livery including exercise and tack cleaning to be very expensive esp if it includes riding by decent rider. Part livery I presume you mean as everything but grooming and riding?

Would that be ad lib hay included or is it rationed? Would that include a late night check? How much support and advice are you willing to offer to owners? Is there all year turnout. Does your 7 day livery cover bank holidays.

There is a lot of variation in part and full livery yards, some yards have specialisms too like dressage. I know a lot of people who have been on part livery and different people have different priorities and expectations.

My number one priority as a part livery customer is good quality care from kind and experienced people and every day group turnout. I need a bespoke package as I have a native pony that gets fat easily so he sometimes needs soaked hay and to wear his grazing muzzle and he needs the low sugar foods and I prefer group turnout. I also like the option to add exercise too.

I know people with native ponies and cobs who have struggled to find suitable part/full livery yards because they did not cater for the low sugar diets that they sometimes need. Don't presume your part livery customer is going to necessarily going to have a poor doer competition horse.

Part and full livery customers need to feel that their horse is being cared for well whilst they are not there if they are not coming every day. A cheaper price but a less good customer service may not necessarily guarantee you a full yard. For what you seem to be offering if it includes as much hay as the horse needs and a late night check, and good turnout as well as the standard services £120 a week for 7 day service is reasonable.
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Hi, thank you for your feedback!
Yes by part I mean everything but riding and grooming, although feet would be picked out and exercise can be done for £5-10 a session, with discounts made if you wanted exercise for a full week (say if you go on holiday).

Hay would be weighed in nets and rationed according to the horses breed, size and work load and it is grown and cut at the farm. A late night check would be included yes, and there is all year turn out. Horses get a minimum of 8 eight hours turn out even in the winter and are turned out in groups of 3-4 unless there is a 'dangerous' horse which may have to fenced off on its own ( I used to have a mare that hated horses, and would often injure and lame other peoples horses, so I would not let this happen to liveries horses).

This yard is open to anyone from the happy hacker to affiliated show jumper, but does specialize in sympathetic training using a mixture of natural horsemanship methods, but all training methods are welcome as long as they do not involve being aggressive and forcing the horse.

I have three cobs myself and understand how hard it is to manage their weight. This is why I would have a corral put in so that they can be removed from lush paddocks in the spring/summer and fed hay yet not have to be shut in a stable, until the paddocks are eaten down a suitable amount that it is deemed safe for natives to enter! Or this way they could be put to grass for a few hours a day and then returned to the corrals with hay. On the other hand I would keep the poor doers in during the day with as much hay as needed, and put out to grass at night (during the summer than is).

You have made some really good points, thank you :)
 
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