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Hello

I have an advanced dressage gelding for share. Question is how much should ask?? I thought £150 a month? He is on full livery so no work involved, he is in a great yard with fab hacking and free use of great menage with floodlights!!

Thoughts please x
 
That sounds like waaaaay too much to me. works out at about £37 per week. For that amount, someone could have a lesson on a schoolmaster

You could give it a try but you may not get much uptake. I'd suggest lowering it to £25-£30 per week. I don't think the price sharers are willing to pay has any bearing on the amount you could sell the horse for.
 
Echo Maletto. I pay £25 a week for a similar set up, and wouldn't pay more than 30. On the one hand you have a lovely horse on offer, but on the other you are presumably looking for a certain sort of rider. Someone who is good enough to ride your advanced horse could probably get paid to exercise a less nice one.

I guess you might find someone wanting an introduction to dressage who is willing to pay extra, but that would depend on you being willing to have him used as a school master.

I hope this helps.
 
Depends where you are based - I know people getting £35 to £50 per week at some of the smarter yards round our way
That's usually for 2-3 days a week.
Other people are paying less e.g. £20 - £30 per week but being expected to muck out on their days.

However in London you do get a pool of people (students, alot over here from abroad, first job in london) who are experienced riders and can't afford to have a horse, in a more rural area with more opportunities to ride or keep horses then potential sharers are thinner on the ground.

Look at some classified Ads to see what the going rate is in your area.
 
If its an advanced dressage horse and as such quite valuable I just wouldn't take the risk - who knows how your horse will be ridden when your not around, if money is an issue I'd sell the horse, if lack of time is the issue I'd pay someone to ride for me
 
I don't think it is an unreasonable amount of money to ask for riding such a good horse. If a potential sharer added up the cost of keeping the horse including livery, shoes etc they would realise they are getting a good deal.
 
AGree with Divasmum - assuming sharer gets 3 days riding a week, then £35 a week for an advanced schoolmaster on full livery with good facilities is peanuts.

There are more people than you may think who want that sort of deal, often those in full time work who don't have the time to do a share in return for chores.
 
Echo depends on where you are based - and also what you can do with the horse. If they have the opportunity to school, jump, possibly have lessons and compete then you could probably charge more than if they were restricted to hacking
 
I think its towards the more expensive side but there may be some takers especially if you are allowing them to compete. Its pricey for a happy hacker but a steal for a competitve rider.
 
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