Erin22
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Can someone tell me what working livery could cost these days?
Working livery?
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Muddy unicorn
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There are too many variables to give a definitive figure, however when we (briefly) looked into it for a potential horse for my daughter a few years ago, the riding school (London outskirts) wanted £400 per month. On top of that we'd have to cover insurance, farrier and any different feed if we wanted something they didn't offer as standard. The riding school would have the final decision on which horse we bought as it would need to be suitable for beginners' lessons and my daughter would only be able to ride it three times a week in off-peak times (ie when she was at school). We would have got a £10 discount on lessons though ...
We decided against going ahead ..
We decided against going ahead ..
Widgeon
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I was curious so I had a bit of a poke around the internet on your behalf and by the looks of it, working livery seems only to be offered by the bigger riding schools, and usually seems to include full care by the school staff. I found half a dozen places offering it off the back of a Google search and they all seemed to be £300-£500 per month, depending on poshness of yard and part of the country. So you might need to start by establishing whether there is actually anywhere near you that actually offers working livery. Here is an entirely random selection...
Lincolnshire: £160-£240 pm https://www.caistorequestriancentre.com/livery-price-list.html
Ealing, London: £350 pm https://ealingridingschool.biz/livery-horse-transport/
Manchester: £390 pm http://carrington-rc.com/full-livery/
Gloucestershire: £470 pm https://www.bartonendstables.co.uk/livery
Worcester: £310 pm https://www.courtequestrian.co.uk/price
Lincolnshire: £160-£240 pm https://www.caistorequestriancentre.com/livery-price-list.html
Ealing, London: £350 pm https://ealingridingschool.biz/livery-horse-transport/
Manchester: £390 pm http://carrington-rc.com/full-livery/
Gloucestershire: £470 pm https://www.bartonendstables.co.uk/livery
Worcester: £310 pm https://www.courtequestrian.co.uk/price
PinkvSantaboots
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I think the college near us St Albans charges £350 pm
Erin22
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Ah, thank you so much for the replies! I didn’t know it could be so expensive! We are looking to buy a horse and our local stables doesn’t say how much working livery costs on the website!
Widgeon
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Give them a call, or drop in when they're likely to be less busy - explain your situation and ask about other options too like assisted DIY or part livery (this may well be cheaper). They may not have space, or have a waiting list, if they're a good / popular yard - that would be worth knowing. If they don't have room for you they may be able to suggest other local yards that might not be immediately obvious or advertised. Definitely worth talking to them. Lots of yards don't put prices on their website, probably because they're subject to change for so many reasons.
AdorableAlice
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There is more to this than meets the eye. Your horse will have to be inspected by the licensing authority to be included on the list of licensed horses. Do be mindful to ask the premises for all details of their licence and when inspections are done.
Widgeon
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Yes all this, you have to make sure it's a suitable place for your horse, and in addition any yard taking on a new working livery will need to be sure the horse is suitable for them. So you'd be buying a horse not just suitable for you, but also for a riding school. Which is quite a big ask. Assisted DIY or part livery would probably be an awful lot easier and less of a potential minefield.
Eleanor2003
Active Member
Another thing to add into the mix is if you are sending them to working livery, you can’t be guarantee what sort of rider will get on your horse… although cheaper, depending on the horse, it will shape their education. Lots to think about!