what is the average weekly rate for a full livery?

Question

My sister might be getting a horse she wants to charge me £10 a week, I think that's unfair as shell only be riding it, if she does and I agree, what is the average cost (in English pounds please) does it cost for a full livery, as I am not willing to look after her horse for £10 a week as well as having my own three to care for on top.

Some of you might think I'm being sly, but I think its wrong to have a horse just to ride, She needs a bond with it also she never has time.

Answer 1

wait a sec, she's wants you to pay her? she's got it backwards, the person caring for a horse owned by someone else is the one who gets paid. where i'm from, if someone is paying for full horse care (feeding, mucking, turn out, blanketing, grooming, etc.) it's about 500$ per month, which works out to approximately 78 gbp per week



and a horse needs to be exercised (either ridden, or ground work) at least 4-5 days per week (and turnout for a lot of the non-exercise times).. if she expects you to exercise her horse in addition to in-stable chores, then you can definitely charge more

Answer 2

Full livery means the horse will be ridden everyday, except weekends for her - full livery on the yard I'm on is about £400-£500 a month (I'm in Berkshire - I've seen some livery yards in Surrey with pricing lists on their website and some charge £700 a month for full livery!)



What she wants is DIY so she has to do everything herself or part livery where everything apart from grooming and riding is done for you (I'm on part livery - £250-£300-ish a month)



She should be willing to pay you to look after her horse, not charging you!



She shouldn't have a horse - she sounds far too bratty to be able to have anything more than a pet rock. No doubt she'd get bored within 5 minutes and go off chasing boys.

Answer 3

I'm confused - she's charging you or paying you?



If you want to be paid at the cost of full livery WITHOUT you having to exercise the horse then you'll be charging your sister between £85-£110 ish per week. If you DID exercise it can go up as far as £140 ish. These prices are vague and depend on the area and the experience of the person looking after the horse.



However, 'Full' livery also includes hay, bedding, feed as well as all the actual looking after of the horse.



It might make more sense to charge your sister hourly for the time you spend looking after her horse. I work as a groom freelance and charge £8 per hour. That way she will have to pay for all the feed etc and be responsible for it. Then again, can you not come to an arrangement where you do mornings, she does evenings or something? My sister and I work our horses out that way and no money ever changes between us!!



Weird though to want a horse and not want to do anything with it but ride. Can't she ride one of yours and you charge her for the riding?!

Answer 4

Hi in my opinion your sister shouldnt get a horse, horses take up alot of time and money, you need to check your horse everyday and ride it frequently, so just riding it ince a month is no good, it will just be wasted, you need to talk to your sister and tell her that its not a doll you can just leave and pick back up two months later, and that in now way should she get a horse.

full livery is really exspensive, diy on average is 30 aweek not including hay or straw or anything. So you can imagine how expensive full livery. but on average full livery is about £90 per week.



Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I look after my sister's horse for free! It's a rather loose arrangement - I look after her horse, she turns up and asks how he is, rides, etc, and sometimes she cleans my house as payment. Our circumstances are different, and it's far more convenient for her horse to live with me and for her to ride whenever she gets a chance. What's wrong with having a horse "just to ride"? Not everyone is a tweenie who wants to sit in their horse's stable writing poetry and gazing into each others eyes, some people have busy lives - for them full livery (or a nice sisterly arrangement) is the only way to have a horse!



Full livery is £100 a week at the yard down the road from me, but that's Scottish pounds, English ones are sometimes more and if you're in the south of England it would be considerably more.





If you are wanting to charge your sister "true" full livery rates, you will need to provide a "true" full livery service...

Answer 6

Should she really be having a horse if she does not have time to do all the things we do for horses?



£10 is definitely far too little. There is no such thing as an average - it depends on the services provided, facilities, whether the horse is indoors or out, and so much more.



I suggest you go on the internet and have a look at livery charges in your local area and and compromise.

Answer 7

well where i am:



stable: £25

bedding:£9

a hay bale: £35- once a month

water/electricity: £5

feed: £20- every 2-3months



and this doesnt include looking after the horse :)



and this

Answer 8

Explain to me why she is making you pay for her horse? Will you be riding it or doing anything with it? Or is it going to be her horse to ride and do stuff with?