Which yard ? How much Minimum should sharer be charged ?

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There is a yard down the road from where I will be living which is £70 a month without school or £90 a month without school . This price includes field and stable too. Is this reasonable ? Also how much do you think it will cost me monthly to keep my horse on DIY ? as I am used to full livery. He is a 16.3hh Thoroughbred x Hanoverian and eats chaff,sugabeet and nuts daily.
In the summer her will be out 24/7 and in the winter he will be in at night and out in the day so how much do you think this will cost me per summer and winter a month ?
Also is £100 a month for a sharer 2-3 times a week about average ? I was inclined to ask for more but I think I should ask her to carry out duties at this price ? what do you think ?

Thanks so much.
 
It always make me laugh when they work out pricing with/without school. How would they keep tabs on who uses the school? My 17.1hh WB has ad lib haylage included in price of DIY livery, is fed readigrass, probiotic and joint supplement so is fairly cheap to keep. Livery is £44 per week plus extras though for DIY but its a good yard.

I was going to charge £25 per week to a sharer for use of Bailey for schooling only, no stable chores 2-3 times a week.
 
I think £100 is too much given that it's more than your livery cost! You'll end up with a better share agreement if you are fair and not appearing to be profiteering from your horse IMHO... :) best of luck with it though!
 
Yes but once you have added fuel costs, bedding costs, feed costs , farrier etc. it works out about three times that for my horse per month.
Im now looking at full livery which is £95 a week so sharer at that amount would not be extremely helpful
 
amandaprior said:
Yes but once you have added fuel costs, bedding costs, feed costs , farrier etc. it works out about three times that for my horse per month.
Im now looking at full livery which is £95 a week so sharer at that amount would not be extremely helpful
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I thought you said the yard was down the road? In which case you can walk.. lol no fuel costs!

Personally I think £25 is a little steep for 2-3 rides a week, since your livery is so cheap.

You said in the post, £70 0r £90 both without a school.. Or am i losing the plot. do you mean £90 with a school?

Are you getting hay or haylage? Does the yard provide this? If so how much? Check out your local feed store for the prices of the chaff and nuts you require. Do you need help with the financial side? OR are you looking more for help with the time/riding side?

Also, invest in some rubber mats which could save the cost of bedding quite a bit and try something new like, egg boxes!! Sounds weird but they are cheap, absorbent, spongy so comfy and your horse wont eat it!!!

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I have my share horse for 50 % of the time (3 days one week 4 the next) and split his costs 50:50 with his owner which equates to £150 pcm. I can do pretty much what I want with him (everything we can do is in share contract) on my days. I think this is fair and as my own horse is on the same yard I know the costs are fair :)
 
Round here it's usually £20 a week for two or three days (including at least one weekend day) or £10 a ride if jobs aren't done by the sharer. Sharers also get to compete the share horse if they want.

The most expensive share I know of is £100 a month, this is for a competition horse that is on full livery so the sharer has to tack up and ride, that's all.

Averaged out over a year I would have thought your horse would cost a maximum of £230 a month, for livery, hay, bedding, feed, shoeing, worming and insurance.
 
Should have said this would be based on a horse living out over the summer as this is what the original poster said her horse would be doing. Also her livery is quite cheap even for DIY. :D
 
Tricky one this, I used to help someone out and paid them £10 a week which she said basically equates to his shoes. I could ride pretty much as much as I wanted as the lady had a young child and didn't have the time to.

Another share, we did 50:50 and split costs down the middle until her father bought the horse for her (was her aunts horse) and then it went 100% to her! :D

If you are actually sharing your horse ie all costs/all riding etc then it would be fair to split costs in half if you were to do things 50:50 but if you are asking for a couple times of help/week then a smaller contribution would be more apt and perhaps some yard duties thrown in?

If I were to advertise for a sharer for I personally would probably not ask for more than £20 a week depending on how much days or riding they did.
 
DIY sharers at our yard pay £200 a month with no chores but put this into perspective that DIY livery is £295 per month with hay included, then you've got full set of shoes at £80, feed on top. It is requested sharers have their own insurance preferably with pet plan rider insurance or contribute the extra if put on owners contract and agree to pay excess etc if deemed liable.

I would normally work it out as half the livery and half the shoes or just the "extra" for shoes if for instance they needed back shoes as a result of hacking more often on roads due to sharer. Lets face it you would be paying for livery and shoes for your horse anyway, the livery charge includes the extra feed you may need and general wear and tear to tack, you'd be worming anyway and hopefully have your horse insured!
 
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