Paying for use of school

[fizzer]

My friend is at a yard that she pays for stable and grazing per horse. Yard owner is now thinking of having a school put in. She is under the impression from YO that she will have to pay everytime she uses it!! she has quite a few horses there ranging from retired horses to youngsters so paying extra per horse is really not a good idea for her.

I suggested perhaps giving YO a fixed amount each month!!

How does everyone else pay/use their schools in this situation.

 

[miss_c]

I don't pay extra to use the school - it's included in my livery. I would expect to pay less however if there was no school, so perhaps the YO should put the livery up instead.

 

[tigerlily12345]

at ours it was £90 per month (stable+turnout) £40 (turnout+no stable) then went up to £100/£50 when the farmer built the arena (now at £110/£60 due to VAT etc) but everyone pays the same. i have a feeling some people have an agreement to pay less and not use the arena but not 100% sure. fairly sure most people use it, even youngsters.

 

[blood_magik]

its included in my livery although the riding school has priority and sometimes you cant get in to school until after 9pm due to competitions/lessons/clinics etc

 

[Holly Hocks]

It's included in my livery and I wouldn't go to a yard where it wasn't. We have to pay a pound for the lights in winter which is fair enough.

 

[Chestnut mare]

The use of the school should be included in the livery. I've found yards with schools tend to be an extra £5-£10 a week round here.

 

[welshcobmad]

We have to pay £4 per half an hour ontop of livery, no floodlights so only useful in the day. Within your half an hour you also have to put up & down any jumps you use, so unless you have help, its pointless after sorting the jumps and warming up. If you run over by 5 mins she charges you - its all on cctv which is rewound!

 

[fizzer]

I agree that its usual to be in your livery cost, her worry is she pays alot now so for the retired horses ( she has 3) 1 shetland she would never use it for. just the 2 riding horses.

YO will obviously put the rent up when school is put in. Looks like she will have to look elsewhere if it does not suit.

 

[Batgirl]

We have to pay £4 per half an hour ontop of livery, no floodlights so only useful in the day. Within your half an hour you also have to put up & down any jumps you use, so unless you have help, its pointless after sorting the jumps and warming up. If you run over by 5 mins she charges you - its all on cctv which is rewound!

OMG this is a bit scary! lol (though handy if you ever fall off, you could recoup through uve bin framed)

Use of all facilities at our yard are included, walker, school, lights, t/o etc. We only pay if getting yard to do it (i.e. put on the walker not for use of the walker). I love my yard.

 

[stroppy]

ours is free, they all are around my way, dontpay for lights either.

 

[Sealine]

Where I am use of school is £2.50 for 30 mins including lights if needed. IDY livery is quite cheap at £22 a week for stable and grazing.

 

[neeny5]

round me you normally pay extra on top of livery for school per week, cheapest is around £12 then lights on top of that, and most places you have to book it. I can use my school for free as much as i want when i want, no other liveries really use it to be honest.

 

[abbieandfiona]

On the yard im on now it comes with livery costs on one yard i was at you had to pay £5 every time you used the school so soon added up.

 

[lizzie_liz]

Every livery yard I have been on the use of arena is included with the livery price, I would begrudge paying extra for arena use. Floodlights have always been extra which I totally agree with.