How much charge for looking after horse...

[Chex]

Just quick question:

How much (a week) would you charge someone for looking after their horse 7 days a week - putting out, bringing in, mucking out, hay, feed and water? Not as in livery, but just for doing those jobs.

Thanks

 

[K9Wendy]

Is this just a one off for holiday say, or is it a standing arrangement all the time?

 

[AmyMay]

Fiver a day.

 

[Chex]

It started as a favour, but now a semi-long term thing, so for a few months.

 

[kick_On]

My friends pays someone and they charge £8.00 per day plus fuel, for riding it's extra (£20)

 

[_OC_]

I pay £10 per day for when I'm away or on holiday.....so get lots of offers to do my boy!(that is the rate I set in my head and think is fair!)

 

[Sags_Deer]

i work on a basis of £10 an hour, which apparently according to a few grooms round my way they charge the same.

 

[K9Wendy]

If it was a real pain to do, and you were trying to discourage it I would be charging £10. If it's not a hassle and I had the time, likely less. It does nearly amount to full livery and what are the rates for that around you?

 

[CJ1]

£5 for doing the jobs (skipping out, water, bring in) I tend to make up feeds and nets so really its about 30-40 mins work.

 

[Chex]

See its so no hassle to do the horse, she's on my yard and comes and goes with mine anyway. I feel bad accepting payment, but on the other hand I'm not a mug!! I have no idea what full livery would be around here, but livery is generally cheapish.

I should add, its not technically payment, but a reduction in my livery charge.

 

[Chex]

Wow, £10 an hour - thats a decent wage (if you work enough hours)! Realistically I probably spend about half an hoor a day doing her (it takes about an hour and a half to do both of them)

 

[121272MDV]

i get payed £5 an hour

and normally work for about 4 hours but that is mucking out 7 different horses twice

 

[dwi]

my YO charges £2 to turn out/bring in and £5 to muck out