How much to charge for a share?

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Daisy1905

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Due to work commitments I am looking for a sharer for 2-3 days per week but have no idea what to charge...?

My mare is easy to do and on 5 day livery. Currently at Novice level but potential to get to Elem/Medium, has started jumping and likes hacking (not very brave on her own). Wouldn't mind if the sharer would like to take her out to shows.

The yard is in Herts and has 20x60 outdoor and small indoor school.

Hope I haven't forgotten anything?
 
Work out a daily livery cost and times by the number of days the sharer would have. Then put on a nominal amount to go towards shoes and I would say you are done. I don't think it is right when people add for wear of tack, insurance fees and everything under the sun. The sharer has no real rights over the horse so not fair that they pay the full costs. I would think a minimum for what you are offering should be 130 per month but I imagine when you work out the true cost you will want to charge more. No matter what the facilities or the mare I don't think I could justify spending more than 160 a month for a share horse. Would be interested to know what price you decide in the end :)
 
I used to charge £10 for 1st day and an extra £5 for additional days. Not sure you can expect them to pay the full cost of the horse on those days as at the end of the day it's not their horse and they are exercising her for you.
 
I have 2 sharers & both pay £100 a month each, they can have unlimited riding within reason, but both ride 2/3 times a week. They don't have to do any chores. The sharer I have for my haffy has been with me over 3yrs now & the girl that shares my mums cob has been about 5 months & both very reliable :)
 
I share a TB 2 days a week. hack one day and school another- no jumping. I pay £10 a day so £80 a month.
If I was you I would charge around £100 a month :)
 
£150 is going rate round my way for horse in full livery and anyone to tight to pay it in my eyes can trot on

Horses are expensive and you don't get nothing for free , a lesson is £35 so if you work it out it's quite cheap per ride
 
I pay £110 per month for 4 days per week with my IDXTB, and then £36 every 6 weeks for shoes. I also have lessons on him, but those are arranged privately through my own instructor rather than via his owner.

I do feel it is a tad expensive, after all I'm doing his owner a massive favour (she cant afford him on her own nor does she have the time for him either) - I'm exercising him frequently and improving him (she has commented he is like a different horse since I've been riding him), and I do all the chores on my days (Nothing in the morning as yard bring in and feed but all chores in the evening). So she is getting a rather good deal out of me, and my riding school was only £20 for an hour group lesson, so I'm paying a lot more than I used to. But I wanted a share because I wanted to have the experience of owning my own horse (sort of!), I cant afford a horse myself so this is the next best thing. I dont mind the chores because I love looking after him, I think if I was only riding him I wouldnt have the bond I have now so its swings and roundabouts I guess!

I found my share horse on http://www.equineadverts.co.uk/, although his owner did advertise elsewhere. I'd try putting an ad on as many horsey websites as you can find, then try local tack shops, riding schools (I left a riding school to move onto a share so that would be ideal), newsagents, supermarkets...anywhere you can stick up a card really!

Hope this helps!
 
Mine paid me £30 a week and the horse was hers to ride weekdays and some weekends when I was away.
Horse is a dressage schoolmaster and on part livery so there was no work involved other than grooming and tacking up. She had full use of my tack and all the yard facilities and the opportunity to have lessons or hack.

Worked really well for the last 18 months but she's just called me and given up the ride for personal reasons :(

Back to the drawing board *sigh*
 
I think unless your yard/horse is amazing i would not pay over £30 a week. I would possibly consider slighhtly more if i could compete but if the ad asked for over £30 i would proberly skip over it as there are normaly others cheaper.
 
I have a fantastic sharer since beginning of August and for £15/week she can ride/look after my horse as many days as she wants. Currently she goes to the yard everyday and rides about 5 times/week but more or less if she wants to.(happy hacker!)
The only "chore" is to poo pick every day -he lives out- and she treats him as her own :-)
I originally was looking for someone to share 3 days/week (for same amount of money) as I am pregnant (due last Friday..) so I could relax a bit but she is more than happy to go everyday -she works shifts so it's ideal for her- and to be honest I am glad of this as I am so tired doing nothing!
After baby comes and I start riding again..a while yet..then we'll have to share the riding but she will still be able to go as often as she wants :)
I think it's a good arrangement for both of us!
 
igglepop said:
I think unless your yard/horse is amazing i would not pay over £30 a week. I would possibly consider slighhtly more if i could compete but if the ad asked for over £30 i would proberly skip over it as there are normaly others cheaper.
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I agree. I think if you work out the costs the sharer should probably pay quite a bit, but personally I wouldn't pay more than £30 a week at the very most, just because there are others out there that are cheaper or even free. I used to share a horse where I had as much access to the horse as I wanted, but it was free, because basically I was doing the owner a favour.
 
I was looking for a share before I bought my mare and one lady wanted 250 per month for a 5 year old that had only been under the saddle for a few months and needed retraining. :eek:
 
I dont think the answer is as simple as £20 or £30.
Firstly you have to ask "why do I want a sharer?"
If it is purely a financial decision then yep its a £££s matter so as much as you can get.
If there are different reasons such as not having enough time, horse needs more exercise etc then the answer is less straight forward.
Looking at the OP example two things strike me. Firstly the reason stated is the horse needs more exercise, secondly horse is already working at novice with potential to go medium.
Now if you could find a sharer who is capable of schooling the horse to medium how much is that worth?
Alternatively a sharer who may not be capable of improving the horse but will keep it working at current level versus the share who isn't quite at the level so horse would need correcting on a regular basis.
Should all three pay the same amount?
Going back to the very capable candidate. It is likely they will have considerable experience in general, not just in the saddle. How much is the peice of mind worth knowing that the days you dont see the horse the person who does can spot a slight unlevelness (not lame), will notice if horse is slightly off colour or could deal with an emergency should one arise.
I've shared a lot of horses over the years and have never paid a penny in contibution. However, the horse has always increased in value, has become a much nicer horse to ride and be around and the owner often had free lessons.
Sometimes the contribution a sharer can make is not about £££'s
 
PaddyMonty said:
I dont think the answer is as simple as £20 or £30.
Firstly you have to ask "why do I want a sharer?"
If it is purely a financial decision then yep its a £££s matter so as much as you can get.
If there are different reasons such as not having enough time, horse needs more exercise etc then the answer is less straight forward.
Looking at the OP example two things strike me. Firstly the reason stated is the horse needs more exercise, secondly horse is already working at novice with potential to go medium.
Now if you could find a sharer who is capable of schooling the horse to medium how much is that worth?
Alternatively a sharer who may not be capable of improving the horse but will keep it working at current level versus the share who isn't quite at the level so horse would need correcting on a regular basis.
Should all three pay the same amount?
Going back to the very capable candidate. It is likely they will have considerable experience in general, not just in the saddle. How much is the peice of mind worth knowing that the days you dont see the horse the person who does can spot a slight unlevelness (not lame), will notice if horse is slightly off colour or could deal with an emergency should one arise.
I've shared a lot of horses over the years and have never paid a penny in contibution. However, the horse has always increased in value, has become a much nicer horse to ride and be around and the owner often had free lessons.
Sometimes the contribution a sharer can make is not about £££'s
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Agree with this ^^^^ :):)
 
PaddyMonty said:
I dont think the answer is as simple as £20 or £30.
Firstly you have to ask "why do I want a sharer?"
If it is purely a financial decision then yep its a £££s matter so as much as you can get.
If there are different reasons such as not having enough time, horse needs more exercise etc then the answer is less straight forward.
Looking at the OP example two things strike me. Firstly the reason stated is the horse needs more exercise, secondly horse is already working at novice with potential to go medium.
Now if you could find a sharer who is capable of schooling the horse to medium how much is that worth?
Alternatively a sharer who may not be capable of improving the horse but will keep it working at current level versus the share who isn't quite at the level so horse would need correcting on a regular basis.
Should all three pay the same amount?
Going back to the very capable candidate. It is likely they will have considerable experience in general, not just in the saddle. How much is the peice of mind worth knowing that the days you dont see the horse the person who does can spot a slight unlevelness (not lame), will notice if horse is slightly off colour or could deal with an emergency should one arise.
I've shared a lot of horses over the years and have never paid a penny in contibution. However, the horse has always increased in value, has become a much nicer horse to ride and be around and the owner often had free lessons.
Sometimes the contribution a sharer can make is not about £££'s
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Yes, agree. I don't need a sharer for the money but need to put thought I need to put something in the ad. Without wanting to come across as very negative, I don't think I will be that lucky finding a sharer that could school her up to medium. Especially with all the horses up for share at the moment.
 
Daisy1905 said:
Without wanting to come across as very negative, I don't think I will be that lucky finding a sharer that could school her up to medium. Especially with all the horses up for share at the moment.
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We do exists:p
When I've been looking for a horse to share I completely ignored any that staed a contibution figure but would respond to those that had wording such as "experience more important than financial contribution" or "financial contribution dependant on experience" or "right person more important than ...."
 
Daisy1905 said:
Yes, agree. I don't need a sharer for the money but need to put thought I need to put something in the ad. Without wanting to come across as very negative, I don't think I will be that lucky finding a sharer that could school her up to medium. Especially with all the horses up for share at the moment.
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We do exist you know, even if some of us are a bit rusty :D But its like riding a bike eh ;)
 
Daisy1905 said:
I am Hertfordshire just off jnct 3 of the A1.

Good point Paddy Monty :)
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You could move to Northampton.
Now that evening sailing (my new sport) has finished I find myself at a loose end weekday evenings. Come end of year all sailing stops.
Obviously I would have to ditch you come spring when sailing starts again so probably not the ideal sharer :p
 
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