How much £ should I ask from a sharer ?

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Im going to start advertising my 13.3 pony for share in west sussex, he is green but willing to learn, Do you think £35 per week is ok ?
 
Depends what he costs you to keep, if he is on grass livery £35 is expensive! I would work out your monthly costs (shoes feed livery) and divide to get a weekly total, divide to get a cost per day and multiply by the number of days the pony is up for share.
 
Generally £10 per day is reasonable for a horse share if good hacking and facilities. However with a pony I would expect that to be less, and with a green pony that is 'willing to learn' I would expect even less. It sounds like you want someone to school your pony for you?
 
I have personally never charged my sharers. This is because they have all been competent riders who school/exercise my horse for me and they also muck out etc. I have always made it clear that I appreciate occasional small contributions like a bag of feed or something though.

I might charge if the horse was on full livery (so no jobs to do).
 
I share a pony at the moment, and pay £5 a week, plus half shoes. It's so cheap because he's at home - so no livery costs.
I can ride up to 3x a week for that, although I rarely actually ride him that much due to other commitments.

Before the pony I have at the moment I had another on trial who asked for £10 a week for 2 days a week, and £15 a week for 3 days a week. Plus half shoes.

My friend shares a horse and pays £25 a week to ride however many days she wants. - she's the only one who rides the horse.

So, it really depends on what livery the horse is on and how many days a week you're expecting them to do. Being a sharer myself though, I would consider £35 a week to be very pricey. But, it will completely depend on your circumstances and if you've got a nice yard with good facilities I would be happier to pay more.
 
35 a week is VERY expensive for a pony especially if there are yard jobs to do, I used to pay 35 a week for unlimited share (7 days a week) of as 17 hh gelding on full livery in London.
 
I think 35 a week is too much personally. My livery is currently 35pw!!!

I asked my sharer for £20pw, but as she will only be able to ride twice a week and is saving for something, I was happy with £15.

This is for a 15.2 schoolmaster gentleman which she wants to happy hack on and she has no yard duties.

If you can find someone who will pay £35 then good on you! but you might need to drop the price a bit to attract any interest - there are quite a few people looking for sharers at the moment.
 
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Personally think £35 a week is ALOT of money! My pony doesnt cost that much to keep a week and she is on DIY livery. I would understand if you were in London and the pony was on full livery..but still... And also if your looking for someone to school your pony then that seems very unfair to be charging that much.
 
crikey...I didnt used to pay when I shared a horse years ago in between having my own..15.2hh ex racer...who was well schooled to elementary dressage!! x
 
£35pw is far too much IMO.

£15/20 pw is reasonable but TBH if you are looking for someone to school/bring on your pony I wouldn't charge them at all.
 
£35 a week, as the others have said, is quite a lot, especially if the pony is green and if there are jobs to be done. i currently pay £8 a week and half towards shoes for my share, but it will be £15 a week in winter.

understandable if pony is on full livery, but if it's DIY then tbh it'd be a bit of a rip off paying that amount per week. the yard would also have to have excellent facilities (imo) to expect that amount from any sharer. of course it all depends on the number of days you want them to do, as if i had to pay that amount i'd be expecting at least 4 days per week.

hope you can find someone to share him/her though :D
 
I think that is too much? If my horse was green i would want someone that knows what they were doing. If they where knowable i would be grateful that my pony was in safe experienced hands. I wouldn't charge much maybe half the shoes and be grateful if you get anyone.
I have a easy going (Put your granny on type) 15"1 cob and i ask for £15 a week. One weekend day and one week day with more time available in school holidays.
 
put it this way, my schoolmaster has a sharer who pays £20 a week, has fabulous facilities and access to transport to be able to compete him. we are also in west sussex.
 
Another who thinks £35 is too much i'm afraid especially since he needs bringing on. As others have said people could keep there own pony for that.
 
My sharer pays £5 per day that she does him, and she helps with the poo-picking.

I would only ask for £35 if
-pony is excellent, good for hacking, jumping etc
-person can compete
-pony is on full livery
-person only has to ride
-person can have 4 days plus a week
 
I pay £150 PCM for my share horse which equates to half his costs and I have him for exactly half the time. I think £35 a week is OKish.
 
Thanks for that, My friend had a dobbin on share (but was lame most of the time and she still charged her and my friend carried on doing all the jobs)and she payed £40 per week, so thats why I thought £35 would be ok, and I wouldnt expect the sharer to buy anything.

Lovely yard with super facillities, hacking distance to shows, sharer can have as many days as thay want, and choose if they want to do jobs or not.
Prehapes I didnt describe him well, his schooling was coming on nicely,nice outline, god rythem, going on correct leg not ridden in a while so more rusty than anything, and very chilled easy to do.

Will defiently have a rethink and look at other peoples adverts, but you have given me more of a idea.
 
Depends on how many days they share for and the area you are in. My sharer pays £20 a week for 3 days and if im away or showing others she has her more, some weeks she rides 4 days a week. This is a horse who is well schooled and great to ride not brill to handle but good enough for novice. For me that covers her rent and half of her shoes which i think is fair.
 
When I shared a horse paid for 50% of livery costs (horse was on full livery) and 50% of farrier fees, I rode the horse 3 days a week and the owner rode her 3 days a week. All insurance was paid for by the owner as well as vet bills (although if I was directly responsible for any lameness or illness issues then I would have had to pay for vet bills).

I wouldn't have said the ability or how well schooled the pony is dictates the monies owed, however if not on livery would forgo living costs for help mucking out etc on 'their share days' and if at DIY livery then help on their share days plus half of livery costs or some contribution. However for that I would expect to be able to treat the pony like my own on my share days and not be dictated too about what to do with the pony, it's limitations etc should be discussed before the share begins.
 
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Thanks for that, My friend had a dobbin on share (but was lame most of the time and she still charged her and my friend carried on doing all the jobs)and she payed £40 per week, so thats why I thought £35 would be ok, and I wouldnt expect the sharer to buy anything.

Lovely yard with super facillities, hacking distance to shows, sharer can have as many days as thay want, and choose if they want to do jobs or not.
Prehapes I didnt describe him well, his schooling was coming on nicely,nice outline, god rythem, going on correct leg not ridden in a while so more rusty than anything, and very chilled easy to do.

Will defiently have a rethink and look at other peoples adverts, but you have given me more of a idea.
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Where are you (out of interest?)

FWIW - £35 is too much.

It's something that really bugs me re: sharing. Why should someone who can't afford their own horse PAY to help someone out whether it be because of lack of time, needs schooling etc etc. Never understood that logic personally.
 
I'll be needing a sharer soon and have come to the conclusion that £10 a week, which will go into a kitty to pay for feed, farrier etc, is plenty.
The lady who is interested in my chap doesn't have time for a fulltime commitment to a horse, but still wants to ride etc. The way I see it, she gets to ride/have access to him without the total responsibility(which she doesn't want, or have time for). If she were to go to a riding school and paid for lessons/hacks she'd be paying an awful lot more than £10!!
 
I paid £15/week for 3 days maximum, sometimes contributed for shoes/hay/feed/rent/equipment. Horse was sometimes nasty to ride, bites/bucks etc, and owner wanted to school it for her. I shared cos parents wanted to see commitment before buying me my own. I got to hack, the hacking was awesome, but if it had been in a bum area then I guess owner wouldnt have charged as much...

£35 is a bit much, but it does depend on facilities/hacking/pony. If your pony is a talented little one and the sharer has a chance to compete then why not charge £35?
 
I don't charge if the sharer is willing to help out around the yard. To be honest they are doing me a favor because without help i wouldn't have time to look after and ride my horses.
They let me know at the beginning of the share arrangement what they can and can't do and the days they will do it.
I've been very lucky and had the same girls for years. It saves them having to pay out for a horse and saves me time.
The girls are very nice and often contribute towards feed, farrier, wormers etc but i don't ask them too but i think it helps them to feel like they are part of the horses life and not just turning up and riding.
One of the reasons i don't ask for money is because having a horse is my decision and i don't think it's right for people to buy a horse and then complain they can't afford them anymore so charge people for the privilege of riding.
I'm now too big to ride my pony but would never sell him hence why i need someone to keep him active, otherwise he would be just a field ornament but i don't charge anyone to ride him.
£35 a week for a pony seems quite allot of money but as i don't know what your financial situation is/how much it costs for you to keep your pony or what the sharer gets for £35 then I can't really comment.
Just to put it in to perspective though. Riding lessons at our local riding school are £15 for an hours lesson or £25 for a 2 hour hack so for £40 they would get 3 hours riding a week with no need to help out around the yard...turn up, ride and go...and on horses that aren't green.
 
Not a million miles a way and I charged £10/day for my 14hh PC schoolmaster (100% in every way). I would also transport them anywhere within reason.

I only had a sharer because I'd been there and done everything with him but knew he'd enjoy doing more and to give someone else the opportunity. I'm not a charity however!!! Don't see why someone should have that for free.

£35 is too much. As your horse is so green, you may need to lower it more than I charged to attract people.
 
teapot said:
Where are you (out of interest?)

FWIW - £35 is too much.

It's something that really bugs me re: sharing. Why should someone who can't afford their own horse PAY to help someone out whether it be because of lack of time, needs schooling etc etc. Never understood that logic personally.
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I think sharing works for alot of ppl.
I only asked what do ppl think, I dont need to be eaten alive.
He is a fully registerd fell pony , 3rd in his first ever ridden and has qualified last year for Equifest.
as I said 'sharer can have as many days as thay want, and choose if they want to do jobs or not.
Prehapes I didnt describe him well, his schooling was coming on nicely,nice outline, god rythem, going on correct leg not ridden in a while so more rusty than anything, and very chilled easy to do.'
 
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amatex said:
I think sharing works for alot of ppl.
I only asked what do ppl think, I dont need to be eaten alive.
He is a fully registerd fell pony , 3rd in his first ever ridden and has qualified last year for Equifest.
as I said 'sharer can have as many days as thay want, and choose if they want to do jobs or not.
Prehapes I didnt describe him well, his schooling was coming on nicely,nice outline, god rythem, going on correct leg not ridden in a while so more rusty than anything, and very chilled easy to do.'
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It wasn't aimed at you personally - just in general.
 
When I had a half-share in a horse several years ago I rode 3-4 days a week and paid the equivalent of half the livery costs, no shoeing etc though and had my own personal accident cover. When she fell pregnant I rode/looked after him 7/7 but at same cost as I was doing her a favour the other half of the week. As well as now having my own horse now, I also ride/take care of another horse 2-3 days a week for a guy of 82, and this one I don't pay anything for as I really am doing him a favour keeping the horse exercised so he is calm for the owner to ride! If he had asked me to pay, I probably wouldn't have bothered to have the share as the horse is 22 and nothing special.
I don't think that people should necessarily expect to share a horse for nothing, it depends on the horse and the circumstances.
 
I don't think £35 is unreasonable, that is what I charge my sharer for 2 days a week (mind you I would rather she did three or four). I have my mare on assisted DIY livery on the outskirts of London and this is little bit less than half my weekly bills. For this my teenage sharer gets to take her to shows, pony club camp etc. and has an opportunity to learn from a very well schooled showjumper -something no riding school in the area could offer her.

I would look at the cost of a riding lesson as well, around me an hours hack is about £40 an hour, so I figure that three/ four hours a week (a long hack at the weekend and an hours schooling / jumping after school) on my girl for £35 and a quick muck out a week is pretty good value!!!
 
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