How much do you think is reasonable for schooling livery?

I recently paid £140 per week for a horse to receive 2 weeks flatwork schooling.

He was ridden 6 days out of 7, and the price included all haylage, bedding etc.

I think that was a very reasonable price bearing in mind the person's experience that was schooling him, and he did come back much improved, so well worth the cost.

We live on the welsh/shrops borders so imagine schooling livery may be a little more expensive down south.
 
Here in the midlands my first choice would be a local place at £175 p/w but there are decent alternatives for between £140 and £150.
 
If someone was charging less than £140/ week I'd be wondering what I was getting tbh. Al does it, and did the sums and to care for the horse well and provide a high level of service this was the cheapest she could charge without losing out financially. Competition entries/ travel/ lessons aren't included in that. We've always operated on a shoestring budget so it's not frivolous spending.

For a proper, experienced pro it would be more like £250/ week- that's what the lady who recommended Al to one of her clients charges I think and she is so good. Never seen a horse of hers not be beautifully produced and schooled.
 
im currently paying 90 per week, and contrary to what above poster says my lad is getting top noch care, hes been smartened up, wants for nothing and im happy with the woman. I check on him each week and see him worked.
 
I just paid £150 a week for Piper to be broken in, she does schooling as well and I would assume it was the same price? He was on full livery and worked daily.
 
I think it does depend a bit on which part of the country your in, for example I would expect livery near London to be more than some other parts of the country due to increased cost of rent etc in that area.
I've been looking at schooling livery because I can't ride at the moment and prices seem to be between £140 and £200 depending on area and level of rider.
 
I would expect the price to vary as to the standard of riding. Girls at the local riding school will be cheaper than a good eventer
 
Mine went on schooling holiday livery last year for just under £90/week.

That included a stable, daily turnout, all bedding and feed, being ridden every day, all general care. They also provided rugs for her. I visited the yard before hand, looked at the facilities and where she would be kept and watched him working with a youngster both on the ground and ridden. He has a good reputation and I've not heard anything negative said about him before or since. Pony was fine, she is generally a bit nervous and yet was pretty happy and seemed unfazed by her stay so a big positive.
 
A local yard charges £75pw (plus full livery) - flat rate whether its backing, flat/jump work etc. Local huntsman/eventer charges £10 per hour - he's just started freelance and really under selling his services - he's also a superb instructor :)
 
RainbowDash said:
A local yard charges £75pw (plus full livery) - flat rate whether its backing, flat/jump work etc. Local huntsman/eventer charges £10 per hour - he's just started freelance and really under selling his services - he's also a superb instructor :)
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so how much is it per week with the livery, prices really seem to vary so much
 
twiggy2 said:
so how much is it per week with the livery, prices really seem to vary so much
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The livery price depends on size of the horse/pony - horse 16hh+£75pw/small pony 11hh £50pw (all others priced in between) :)

Another yard down the road do breaking and basics at £50pw and full livery at £125pw but also offer owner option of DIY whilst horse being trained. :)

Agree with you prices really vary - but judging by the thread £140/150 seems to be the general guide all in xxx
 
Prices around here vary from £120 - £200 for "basic" services and slightly higher for "name" riders or places with particularly great facilities. Quite a few people charge on a sliding scale depending on how labour intensive the work is - say a maximum fee for the first month of backing then a lower training fee thereafter - and a few offer livery options such as DIY or grass livery.

I'm not sure price always reflects quality though. I know some excellent people who are very reasonable and others that perhaps appear a bit more "high end" but aren't necessarily doing better work, charging much higher rates.
 
I paid £120 per week from memory, looked after beautifully, worked twice a day by the pro rider, not a member of staff. Highly recommend him to anyone in south west, called Matthew Hall.
 
currently paying £150 a week for 17hh and £130 for 13hh on schooling livery with them being worked everyday, this include all hay feed bedding etc

paid £25 a day for 13hh pony to be broken
 
TarrSteps said:
I'm not sure price always reflects quality though. I know some excellent people who are very reasonable and others that perhaps appear a bit more "high end" but aren't necessarily doing better work, charging much higher rates.
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I agree with this too. When I was looking a couple of years ago while off injured, a pro show jumper in the NW with good facilities charges £135/wk for schooling full livery. Lovely rider. I know a local rider that has done a degree in horse behaviour, set up her own yard and charges £200 for schooling at a not that fab yard. The local rider will do an ok job on an average horse, but I would choose the pro any day.
 
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