Livery Prices

my stable with turnout (24hrs if needed in summer in off a winter at night) and i pay £17.50 pw. my stable is big the smaller ones start at £12 pw, the YO has hay and straw in and you buy it off them (last year hay £3 bale, straw £2.50 god knowa what this year!!) they charge £1.50 i think to turn horse out but my sis does this for me so no extras!! we have outdoor menage and a horse walker to use as and when. they have seperate winter fields if you want to have turnout only and this is cheaper but not by that much and i prefer to have a stable!
 
I charge £30 a week DIY - no bedding hay or feed included. includes a stable, use of floodlit school, jumping paddock. the price is the same all year round and you can have them out 24/7 if you want
 
My prices are here: http://www.fieldstone-equestrian.ca/boarding.html and here: http://www.fieldstone-equestrian.ca/facilitiescharges.html

Not too relevant for the UK (divide by 2.1 for GBP), but it illustrates what boarders get for their money.

It's not easy to make a living from running a boarding stables. Many boarders are oblivious to the overheads - machinery costs (tractor, quad and mower drink 100 quid of fuel each month), electricity (45x heated water troughs, 20 arena lights, 50 barn/tackroom/viewing room lights, yard flood lights), hot water for showers and horse wash stall, gas for boiler to heat lounge areas, irrigation pump electricity, fertilizer, hauling manure away.....the list is almost endless.

Our monthly overheads are over 3,500 pounds just to remain open, and of course that's before maintenance/repair and improvements, or earning a salary.

Next time your yard indicates they might be reviewing prices, please bare in mind how labour intensive and costly it is to maintain a decent facility.
 
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