How much to loan out my horse?

[Frances28]

I am not getting much riding in during the week and would like to put my horse out on loan. Here's the offer:

1. 3 days per week including a weekend.

2. Just hacking. Includes a sand-school (not floodlit)

3. 16 year old TB mare.

4. She's on full livery at 300 per month.

How much should I charge?

 

[LCobby]

Tricky, as if the school is not floodlit, for anyone working normal or school hours, they would not get to ride during the week Oct to April either.

 

[Frances28]

Yeah, this is the predicament I am in. So how much?

 

[stencilface]

£150 - you can still ride in the dark if its in a school

And they'll be able to hack out on a weekend - they don't have to do any of the leg work if its full livery do they? They can ride 3x a week (at least £15 a time at a riding school).

 

[aimeeq94]

i pay £12.50 a week, i do 2 days a week, plus one day at weekend, we have small sand school but is not floodlit, still get half hour or so after school if were quik getting ready, and great hacking, go on a long ride on a sat

she is on diy and i cant get up to turn her out in morning so YO does this.
in return, me and my friend muck out YO horses aswell.
theres 5 altogether, including our two, and we feed, muck out[most of time] haynets, water and bring in

xxxxx

 

[Skhosu]

TBH I think if you want your horse ridden as you don't have time you shouldn't expect people to pay to ride. jmho

 

[CracklinRosie]

That's tricky. Technically you're about £10 per day so you could base it on that!

 

[Frances28]

TriplesandH - thank you for your post.

I disagree with what you say. Horses and ponies are loaned out for unlimited reasons.

I could put her on retirement for the winter but I am thinking of alternatives. Those who cannot afford to have their own horse rely on people like me to provide an opportunity to ride. Its the whole point of loaning.

Above all, my post related to how much, not the reasons for the loan.

 

[Skhosu]

Not really.
Loaning is free. What you are considering is generally called a lease/share

 

[Frances28]

This isn't a debate on definitions. I have had some very helpful responses and will make my decision with those in mind.

Many thanks.

 

[Twizzel]

Work out your complete spendings per month for the horse, then per week and multiply it by however many days you are offering the horse to the sharer for. I share a horse for 3 days a week, the owner does her for 3 days a week and on the 7th day we both go up to the yard and do something together. Works out really well.

 

[RLF]

Why would someone pay to 'loan' your horse????
If you haven't got the time to ride it you should be paying somebody to exercise it for you, not expect them to pay to help you out.

 

[Frances28]

Thanks Twizzel. That's a very good way of working it out. I would retire her but there are so many people out there (as I once was) who just want the ride with out the commitment of ownership. I used to have a horse on full loan, but that was years ago. I know times have changed!

 

[LCobby]

For the right person, negotiate- you may find someone who can hack out during the week who would be ideal for her but may be a student or shift worker
when I did not have my own horse, I exercised, hacked and schooled for other owners with no money changing hands either way.

 

[rosie1604]

Any time i have loaned a horse, and the people at my yard who part loan there horses money has been involved.

I would think it cheeky if someone came to me, wanting to ride my horse 3 times a week and not put any work/expenses to the upkeep of the horse.

I think it depends on you, if money is an issue then i would ask for part of the livery plus towards shoes, worming etc.

it isnt just exercising the horse, they would be a sharer and part of that woul be taking on the care of the horse, not just riding and expenses.

 

[Imonone]

Cost of shoes perhaps a little more, certainly no more than £80 per month.

If it was a lot more than that I would think that people would prefer to buy and keep their own.

Ive had people come and help me with mine and no money has ever changed hands.

Suck it and see I guess if there are no takers I guess you have your answer.

 

[LizzieJ]

I am looking for someone who might like to ride/hunt/compete mine and I certainly wouldn't expect them to pay

I would like my horse to have more exercise in the winter, tbh I am expecting to have to pay someone to do it! Are you prepared for them to be involved in decisions regarding the horse?


ets the hunting/competing would only be if someone wanted to, I don't need it doing

 

[Imonone]

BTW I agree with the confusion over definitions, this is definately a share or lease and not a loan.

Be careful of this when advertising.

 

[GT_02]

I part loan one of my horses out and the 'loaner' contributes a small amount to the horses upkeep. I think this is what the OP is asking - how much contribution should she ask for.... I don't think she's asking for payment as such, as you would expect in a lease. Certainly from my experience, if somebody was loaning a horse, they would expect to contribute towards feed, shoes etc. I hope you find somebody nice for your mare

 

[rockinghorse]

I have a horse on loan at my own yard & currently pay for his food, shoes, innoculations etc, however if I only got to ride the horse at owners yard part of the week or specific times then I would say you are looking for a sharer or lease agreement.

 

[arwenplusone]

I think the confusion lies because most people do not loan a horse without paying something.

As GT_02 says, if you loan a horse from someone, you would pay for his keep - I don't think anyone would get a loan for free! (unless friend of family).

If you just want a rider, however, and want your horse brought on then you should pay for this.

To the OP I think you should consider asking for payment of shoes or contribution towards half of livery and take it from there. Good luck!

 

[merlinsquest]

I would think about £100 per month......

I certainly wouldn't expect to let someone ride my horse for nothing, unless they were improving him dramatically..... In which case that is payment in itself

 

[Taffster]

I think full loan and part loan are completely different definitions, as full loan you would be expected to pay for everything inc insurance vets fees and livery bills! So part loan should surely mean "PART THEREOF" a lease i thought was paid upfront along with an agreement and is generally for a horse in competition.

There are a few horses for part loan/share on our yard ranging from £20 per week to half all costs!

 

[Taffster]

How contradictory does that sound??? But i'm sure you all know what i mean??

 

[amandaco2]

if its mostly just the riding you want i would offer 3x week riding for £60-80 month.
if its the money you need as well, £15 per day they have the horse...
I am assuming they dont need to do any jobs as the horse is on full livery?