How much do sharers pay??

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What is the going rate for a sharer to pay? Would probably have 3/4 days a week. Looking into this option for my horse that has retired from competition but not sure what to charge.
 
I paid £100pm for a horse on part livery (he was the yard owners horse so they mucked him out all I really did was skip out, catch, ride, feed and prep haynets). As he had no one else riding him I got free rein over when I went up. He was very fat and not well schooled at all so I focussed on fitenning him up.

M who I kind of shared was a farm and I just caught her and rode out with the farmer I paid half the shoeing. She was 21 so only gentle hacking and the odd pop to the show ground for a canter round the field.

B I shared the longest. He was on full livery. The owners wanted £180pm. I couldn't afford this but they liked the way I handled him and rode so knocked it down to £120pm. He was 15 and had been to HOYS and done lots of pony club. As he was a little older he couldn't jump very high and was only to be jumped once a week at most. I was allowed to go anywhere on the liveries land, school and also got to accompany them to a show and was allowed to do a handful of classes. I only stopped sharing him as he sadly died from colic otherwise I'd still be happily riding him now! A who I shared on the same yard after I rode as much per week as I could for £100pm. However this was doing the hard owner a favour, so there wasn't the same overhead of livery as B.

I've been extremely lucky with 3/4 share horses I've had to be able to ride at least 3 days a week and the owners have been more than flexible of anything came up for me and I was always happy to swap to make it easier for them! I'm so grateful to have been able to be given the opportunity to share the horses and I'm sad I can't find anyone to have the same deal with when I'm at uni. I miss the horses. I know not everyone has the same experience but if you find the right person it can be great for both parties.
 
I currently share ar £15 a week for three days. Turn out/bring in is done by yard owner so its muck out, brush, ride, poo pick etc. But she also isnt the most desirable horse for a lot of people (I like her a lot though so its all good!) she has lameness issues as well as the occasional (or not so much....!) nutter moment. I used to loan a lovely warmblood, who was pretty green but had the basics for £8 a day which was mainly ride and feed though i did occasional extra jobs.

I have been looking at adverts recently due to a change in circumstance and £20 - 25 is very much the going rate round here. Tbh stable jobs dont seem to make too much difference to the price. But then its proving very difficult to find good horses up for loan so if you have one of the rare sound, safe and fun rides out there (that i'm being to think might not exist on loan) you could probably ask a little more.
 
I say £100 pcm and do two days a week. I have a very good deal, imo. My share horse is fun, lively and safe and the hacking from our yard is amazing (straight onto the downs). I also get both weekend days as her owner is retired and was happy for me to do this
 
You'll rapidly discover as replies come in that the amount varies massively. In the South where livery and grazing is much more expensive prices are higher. Horses that are more difficult are lower. Good facilities mean more etc.

For me I simply added up what he actually cost and worked it our on a per day basis - livery, feed, shoeing, vaccinations teeth everything. (He costs £25 per day - thats why I never have any money!) But many charge less than that.
 
I've never paid more than £80 but that's on the basis they were horses that needing schooling. Sometimes haven't paid anything on the basis that the regular schooling I provided improved the horse (and it's value). But have always done all the jobs when I was down, treated them like my own, paid for lots of lessons and competitions.

From the sound of it you wouldn't expect the loaner to be improving your horse...more like horse improving the rider if he is a schoolmaster sort. At least £100 if not more depending on facilities. Depends also why you want to loan, is it to fund your new competition horse? To keep him on full livery? Think about what you want/need. The more you charge the less the loaner will have to spend on lessons.
 
I paid £120 per month for a gorgeous, amazingly schooled and well mannered horse 2 days per week (plus extra days here and there if the owner was busy). He's a show jumper and ex-eventer, it was a pleasure to ride him and he gave me my confidence back jumping. He was on part livery on a lovely yard with excellent facilities (HUGE school), where all I had to do was skip out, give him his tea and put some hay in. Owner is a qualified instructor and used to give me jumping lessons on him for £10 an hour, she had a lorry and would have taken me to dressage if I wanted and I hacked out with the other nice people from the yard... I was on to such a winner :D However I fell pregnant so I didn't want to ride anymore.

Owner and I still go out for tea and meet up, I'm so very grateful for her trusting me with her lovely boy - I had a fab time with him and I loved him to bits :)
 
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I think it depends on the level and training and ability of the horse, and the facilities available.

A green horse or one with little training, you’d expect to pay less.

If there isn’t a 20x60 school or decent off road hacking would expect to pay less.

If sharer mainly or only riding during the week expect to pay less or nothing.

It also depends what sharer wants to do with the horse. If they want to school, then the value of the share is how good horse is in school and how much schooling are able to do. If they want to hack then the value is how good the horse is at hacking. If they want to bring on a project horse, then doing that may also have value to that sharer.

I’ve two horses on part / full livery, one that does changes, and is competing affiliated medium. He has a sharer 2 days a week, who ONLY wants to hack and rides reliably Mondays and Fridays.

Sharer is a fantastic. Enjoys the horse despite him being sharp, cheeky, spooky. Helps me out in other ways e.g. took other horse to farrier for emergency shoe replacement as she doesn’t work Mondays and Fridays. Will sometimes exercise second horse if he has a work gap. I don’t charge her and she’s amazing. Keeping up the hacking work all year round even in winter is priceless for me.

I have a sharer for my older horse, he’s not really competing any more but also works up to medium with changes (on a good day). He’s a quality horse. I have a sharer for him who pays a monthly amount, and ride 0-4 times a week depending on sharer’s schedule. He doesn’t commit to keeping horse fit. And sometimes rides a lot and sometimes not. He has lessons, schools, hacks etc. My older horse is also a safe ride (the younger horse is quirky).

The real thing with sharing is that everyone feels like they are able to achieve what is important to them with the arrangement, and that everyone feels like they get a good deal.
 
When I had a sharer for my old pony I asked for £10 per day and it was two days I think. I was diy but I didn't ask them to do stable duties.
 
Depends on the horse, the facilities, the area, and why you're looking for a sharer.

If it's straightforward, safe to hack, the yard has good facilities (school, maybe a farm ride, etc), you might find somebody willing to pay £15 a day, but that's more than I've ever paid. (Caveat: I'm Oop North. I'm sure it's dearer Dahn Sahf. Even so, I suspect most people would be reluctant to pay £260/pcm.)

For £100pcm, two days a week (one weekday on full livery, one weekend day on DIY) I got a 20yo nanny - absolutely safe in every way but slightly limited due to an old injury. She'd happily pop over small fences, her loaner showed her, and she was still able to compete in dressage but not at her old level of Advanced Medium. Yard had two schools and, during summer, a field with WH and showjumps. Hacking wasn't the greatest (mostly roads) but not impossible. Her loaner was looking for a bit of help towards costs, and to ease up her workload due to pregnancy.

My current share horse, I have Mon-Fri, on full livery, and I pay £70pcm. (I also pick up smaller things he needs - a new headcollar, trug, etc. - and make sure his treats tub is kept stocked up!) His owner's job keeps her too busy to ride during the week, so I'm basically an alternative to paying somebody to keep him fit. He's a true dressage schoolmaster, so his owner probably could get more, but he's starting to show his age, he's challenging to hack, and my one attempt at jumping him ended with me in A&E.
 
I pay £32.50 a moth to share an 18 year old been there done that horse. He can still compete, but he is kept on a private yard where hacking is only available unless I wish to school in the field. I have him from 2 days a week up to a full week depending on what the owners doing! I poo pick on my days and have no restrictions on the yard or with him.
 
Round here most people use £10 per day as a starting point, go down if jobs are expected, facilities aren't great, horse is tricky, higher for a very nice horse on an expensive smart yard with fantastic facilties.

I used to charge £50 pcm to hack out once a week. Sharer had lessons at a riding school but wanted to be able to hack and we had access to really good hacking and horse was very nice and well mannered.
 
I pay £50 per month and started sharing him just over 5 years ago. The price hasn't changed since I started however, I have found that as time has passed, I have contributed to more things such as dentist, chiropractor, purchased a new saddle, bridle, numnah etc and unfortunately, just this week contributed to vets bills (first time the vet has seen him since forever!).
I ride one evening during the week and put him to bed after, on Saturday and Sunday he is essentially my responsibility and I muck out, turn out, bring in and ride etc. I could ride more often if I wanted but I'm tight for time.
He is around 14.2 and a lightweight cobby type who will turn his hoof to pretty much anything, a safe allrounder. I have a very good deal but am like part of the family now.
 
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