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Do it yourself or DIY livery – A stall in the stable and paddock or field are usually provided. The owner undertakes all care of the horse and provides all hay, feed and bedding. This is usually the least expensive option. Sometimes an amount of hay and/or straw for bedding is included in the fee.
Does DIY livery include bedding?
Livery usualy includes use of field, stable, tack room and all/some of the facilities (if any are available). Sometimes also includes feed, hay and bedding.
What does part livery include?
Part livery includes a field and stable and usually includes all hay, bedding and care of your horse. You will still have to exercise your horse but with part livery all other aspects of your horse’s care are taken care of. Some yards will also include hard feed in the part livery cost.
Does DIY livery include hay?
Well-Known Member. usually when hay is offered in livery, you should be given the option of a reduction for grass only livery.. so yes the hay should still be included..
What is DIY assisted livery?
Assisted livery – this is basically an enhanced DIY arrangement, with most of the work still being the responsibility of the horse keeper. The livery manager/staff help out, perhaps by putting in feeds or bringing in and turning out the horse on behalf of the keeper.
What do you need for DIY livery?
At a minimum, you should provide adequate toilets and changing facilities for them, a proper floodlit ménage and access to off-road hacking for their horse. A clean and professional look is also essential. Everything must be well maintained, including adequate fencing and good muck heap management.
What is full working livery?
Working livery the horse was treated as for full livery except the price was halved and the horse used daily in lessons instead. The owner provided tack, many of them had a separate set of tack for the riding school to use. If tack was broken by the riding school, the horse owner had to repair/replace it.
What is the difference between part livery and full?
Full livery – The staff undertake all care of the horse and often exercise or even compete the horse on behalf of the owner. This is normally the most expensive option. Part livery – The horse is normally fed, watered, and the stall or loose box is mucked out (cleaned) on behalf of the owner.
What is half livery?
Part livery tends to mean muck out, skip out, turn out and catch in or putting on the walker, changing rugs, picking out feet after turnout etc. and includes hay, basic feed and bedding. Full would include all the above plus grooming, tack cleaning and exercise riding or lunging by a groom.
What is a half livery?
Part livery This type of livery is similar to DIY Stabled livery but the day to day care of the horse is shared by the owner and livery yard staff and the care routine will vary from yard to yard. Some livery yards may include some exercising of the horse within their part livery service.
What is grass livery?
Grass livery around here, means that you get the field, maintained etc. with water, and most yards will look at your horse daily.
Do I need a Licence to run a livery yard?
What licences does a livery stable need? Livery stables that simply house and care for other people’s horses do not need a licence. But you may need to get a licence if, for example, you offer a working livery arrangement whereby, in return for a reduced livery fee, you: hire out your customers’ horses for hacking.
Do you need planning permission for a livery?
Planning permission is required for any permanent equestrian construction including stables, a permanent field shelter, or an arena, and it may even be required to simply keep horses/ponies in a field.
Is stabling good for horses?
Stabling your horse overnight can give both the horse and the field some much-needed recovery time. Your horse doesn’t have access to shelters in the field. Horses that are exposed to the elements all night long will often fare better when kept in a stable.
How often do you visit your horse on full livery?
Usually 4 or 5 depending on work.
How much is it to rent a stable for a horse UK?
Grass Livery can be expected to cost around of £20-£25 per week. DIY Stabled Livery can be expected to cost roughly £30-£40 per week. A full livery service can cost up to £100-£150 per week. Any extra care of the horse or tasks carried out by staff at the livery yard costs extra.
What do I need to run a livery yard?
Running a livery business will involve substantial overheads, including staff costs, business rates, insurance and property maintenance costs. Depending on your situation you may also have mortgage or rental payments. Day-to-day running costs will include electricity, water and wages.
What insurance do I need for a livery yard?
If you have a commercial livery yard, you need to ensure you are covered for interruption of business due to sickness or other unforeseen circumstances. Furthermore, if you employ staff at your stables, you are required by law to have employers’ liability insurance.
What qualifications do you need to run a livery yard?
Qualifications. Whilst qualifications aren’t necessary for running a livery yard, they can definitely go a long way in attracting future customers. Horse owners will likely want to see evidence of proficiency and you can easily take courses in stable management through the British Horse Society.
What is a working livery horse?
Working livery Working liveries are usually managed riding stables that offer horse owners a discount in stabling fees in return for allowing their horse to be used in riding lessons. There may be the option of part or full livery within this agreement too, which offers flexibility to busy horse owners.
Does full livery include feed?
Most full livery services include: feeding, mucking out, skipping out, changing rugs, turnout and bringing in, bedding down at night and any hay tops needed during the day. Other services generally available to full livery owners are an additional cost include: Horse exercise, plaiting, pulling and bathing.
