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Hi everyone just wanting to pick your brains!! I am reviewing my livery prices for the coming winter as I have been advised that my prices are far too low and if anything were not even breaking even. We provide a 12 x 12 box, unlimited hay and shavings, all year turnout and have a 40 x 20 floodlit outdoor school. What sort of prices are people paying/charging for the above and whats charged for extras. Oh we are based in the durham/crook area and are a ten horse friendly yard. Many thanks for your anticipated help. Luv Jayne x
 
I presume that is for DIY? My last yard charged £20 a week for DIY but that was just for box and turnout, everything else was extra (think haylage was £5 per week, not sure about bedding as I was on part livery) - they've put their prices up now though. That was in York. I looked around for other yards in this area earlier this year and I was looking at around £25-30 per week for DIY with hay, shavings and storage for trailers extra. Some even charged for a tack room which i thought was a bit unfair!!
 
I pay (or will when I get there!):
£40 per week, this includes morning turnout/bring in, hay, stable and individual turnout. Bedding and feed is separate.
Muckout is £5 and turnout/bring in is £2.50.
Facilities include indoor and outdoor school, horse walker, new boxes, all year turnout and access to hay fields for riding around when its dry enough. Good hacking nearby and run by professional horse people.

I am down in Oxon though so this may be higher than in your area. In cumbria I used to pay £25 per week for stable, grazing, unlimited hay and straw - but this was a while ago. I'd be more than happy to pay £30-40 per week for what you are offering.
 
Im charging £10 per week summer (horses out 24 hrs a day) and £25 per week in the winter which includes, adlib hay, shavings and turnout and use of the school. I certainly dont charge for parking horseboxes/trailers etc and wouldnt even consider charging for use of the tack room. I also used to turn peoples horses out/change rugs/fetch in etc at no extra cost.
 
Hi. IMO you need to be charging £115-£140.
Thats all in with exercise 5 days a week
Extras tack cleaning,mane+tail pulling,extra if specail diet/suppliments ect...
You're up north like me so you can't charge much more, good luck and be firm don't work for nothing!!
 
£15 per week is a not bad basic price for this area, all year, plus then the extras on top ie hay and bedding, make sure you cover your costs as some people will take the mick with 'ad lib'. id start charging for turnout, rug changes too if i were you, its your time after all
 
We went to look at a yard recently - it wasn't quite completed but was £35 pw for a 12x12 box, 365x24x7 turnout, 25 x 60 school (wasn't finished) plus VERY small covered school (wasn't finished). Price included shavings and hay.
Personally think £35 including bedding and shavings for DIY is a fair price - it stayed the same in summer and winter btw!

Good luck!
 
I am in Berkshire and pay £100 a month for indoor stable, 24 hour turnout in summer and day turnout in the winter, 20x40m outdoor arena with lights.
Hay and bedding is extra and it is £30 a month to park lorry/trailer at the yard.
 
Thanks Teasel, I must admit £35 was the figure I had in mind, just don't want to be overcharging people thats all as I say, its a nice friendly yard where everyone seems to get on with everyone. Do you think my £10 a week summer is too low then, ive always dropped the price in the summer cos the horses are just out at grass? Thanks again xx
 
£20 a week, thats just for the stable, turnout, use of outdoor school, YO charges £2 each for bringing in, turning out, mucking out, etc
they charge £19 for a big bale of haylage in the winter.
It adds up
Hay and shavings are bought in and price varies
 
Yes youre quite near me, in fact, you've probs been past us if youve ever shopped at Stockley Saddlery. We on Stockley Lane, when you come thru Brancepeth Village turn up towards Oakenshaw, Tow Law, and were about 1/2 mile up that road next to the old Reservoir!!! xx
 
never been to the saddlery (new to area really, dont know everywhere) but have ridden towards tow law/ brancepeth area
 
Oh right, well the Saddlery has closed down now anyway! Well if you ever want to ride out and see some new rides just let me know and id be more than happy to meet you for a ride xx
 
About £30 plus jobs, but would charge this fee all year round and this would depend on the quality of the turnout/hay/shavings & proximity of good off road hacking.
 
We pay £32.50 per week this includes:-

Use of 25x65 school
Use of gallops and xc jumps
24x7 turnout 8-9 months of year.
12x12 stables
adlib haylage

We pay extra for shavings / bedding and to park horsebox / trailer
 
I pay £40 a week for working livery (he gets used in the RS) but it's more like DIY, that includes hay, the yard has a 20x40 school and a horse walker. No winter turnout on site, although you can get it, just a 10 min walk. I source my own straw as he is the only non DIY on straw. Oh and there's good hacking
 
We have always had to pay for stable all year round if we want to ensure same(or any stable following winter)so do think it should be same all year.Same with grass livery if you have any as it would cover hay in winter.Must admit prefered doing grass livery that way then there wasn't such a steep rise in winter.
Sounds great prices tho wish you were up our way !!
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I am in Essex, which is obviously going to be more expensive. I have a stable and grazing - 24 x 7 summer and 4 days a week winter. We have an indoor school, storeage facilities for hay, feed and tack. This is about to go up to £30 DIY. I also pay £2.50 to park my trailer.

We provide all our own feed, hay and bedding.

Our livery is very cheap £1 per day for basic jobs - turnout, bring in and give breakfast and haynet - provided made up. Rug change is 50p, picking out feet 50p, muck out £2.50. Full livery - £5 per day.

I pay the same all year round so in the summer £1 can just mean my horse being fed and sprayed in the morning, but the winter livery is so cheap that it works out well.
 
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