How much do you charge for stable duties?

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On our DIY yard there is a lady who often gets asked to help look after peoples horses, ie when they are away on holiday etc (as she has a young child so is often at the stables and doesnt work). However, she asked my advice as to what to charge people for doing the various tasks, so i thought the following:

Mucking out, water and haynets £5
Turn out / in £1 each way
Change rugs 50p
Grooming £2 per 10 mins and so on

Just wondering what the going rate is for all these duties??
 
Turn out/bring in (one way and including changing rugs if required) £2.

Muck out / water / hay / feed / Change rugs (if required) & turn out £6.

Well that's what I pay anyway.
 
Can I also ask - if you have paid for your horse to be brought in from the field and rugged for the night (you're not coming back down), how much do you pay for their feet to be picked out or would you expect this to be done anyway?? (if your horse is being led down stoney path and feet are usually packed full of sharp stones and mud)

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No included, if brought in feet picked out/rug changed (if required) £2. Think I would be happy to pay for feet to be picked out if it wasn't included (but it is where I am.)
 
Skipping Out £1
Turning Out OR bringing in £1
Turning out OR bringing in with a Rug Change £1.50
Putting in Feed/Haynet 50p
Making and putting in Feed/Haynet 75p

people say i am being taken advantage of! (something is done with horse every day...
 
Where i worked it was £8 for a full day livery (not including grooming) for grooming it was £10, £3 bring in or turn out which included rug change and feet picked out and if you were bringing in this also included giving them feed. Muck out was £2. Muck out and bring in/turn out was £5.
 
on my DIY days I have to pay £10 per day for livery in the winter - that includes mucking out, t/o, bringing in, making feeds and haynets.

In the summer it's £5 per day because there is no mucking out and fewer (if any) rugs to change.
 
luckilottie
with those rates you can come and work for me
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This is what i had to pay for extras at an old yard of mine !!
Muck out £5.05
Brush off & Tack up £3.60
Schooling 30 Minutes £20.75
Hacking 30 Minutes £17.70
Lunging 30 Minutes £17.00
Walk out in hand 30 Minutes £15.50
Feed over door £0.90
Feed in field £7.00
Change rugs £1.75
Turn out Times to suit the yard £3.25
Catch in - per 15 minutes Times to suit the yard £3.25
Late turn out / catch in (Stabled Horse) £1.35
Individual turn out for a day £3.40
Show to Vet inc. first 15 minutes £5.05
Assist Vet / Farrier per 15 minutes £4.40
Basic tack clean £4.10
Strip clean tack £8.45
Full groom £7.90

Clipping: Full £49.75
Hunter £46.50
Blanket / Trace £38.50
Bib & Belly £26.00
Hogging £14.85
Mane, Tail pulling & Trimming £41.00
One of the above £17.80
Plaiting £17.80
 
Ouch!!
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Think it depends on the area though as I dont think they could get away with charging anywhere near that up here in the north
 
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Feed in field £7.00

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*coughs..........splutters.........* £7 to feed in the field
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