Wootton
Shelvin Farm Livery
Livery at Shelvin Farm in Wootton, with an outdoor arena, cross-country course and nearby bridlepaths.
- Arena
- Off-road hacking
Competition from £320/monthView yard
How much is competition livery?
Full livery with fittening, schooling and often travel to shows, for horses in work.
Typical (middle) price£1,092a month · £252 a week
Half of yards charge£835–£1,600a month
Cheapest to dearest£320–£1,825a month
Worked out from the 15 yards that publish a competition price. Weekly prices are converted to monthly (× 52 ÷ 12).
By county
| County | Typical | Range | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | £320 | £320–£320 | 1 |
| Northumberland | £650 | £650–£650 | 1 |
| West Midlands | £737 | £737–£737 | 1 |
| South Glamorgan | £758 | £758–£758 | 1 |
| Berkshire | £976 | £913–£1,040 | 2 |
| Shropshire | £1,065 | £1,065–£1,065 | 1 |
| Essex | £1,092 | £1,092–£1,092 | 1 |
| Surrey | £1,250 | £1,250–£1,250 | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | £1,363 | £1,363–£1,363 | 1 |
| Wiltshire | £1,600 | £1,600–£1,600 | 1 |
| Hampshire | £1,673 | £1,600–£1,825 | 3 |
| Somerset | £1,761 | £1,761–£1,761 | 1 |
The cheapest competition we've found, lowest first
Longframlington
Stablewood Equestrian
Competition, hunter and schooling livery at Longframlington, with a horse walker, solarium and competition training facilities.
Competition from £650/monthView yard
Chadwick End
Netherwood Lodge Livery
Full, competition and schooling livery at Netherwood Lodge near Chadwick End, with a floodlit arena, horse walker and turnout.
- Floodlit arena
Competition from £737/monthView yard
Bonvilston
Liege Manor Equestrian Centre
Full, working, schooling, breaking and competition livery at a Bonvilston centre with indoor and outdoor arenas and year-round turnout.
- All year
- Arena
- Indoor
Competition from £758/monthView yard
Maidenhead
T&P Equestrian
DIY, part and full livery at Braywoodside, with a floodlit arena, lunge arena and individual grass or sand turnout.
- Limited in winter
- Floodlit arena
Competition from £913/monthView yard
Arborfield
Litchfield Equestrian
Part, full, sales, backing, rehab and holiday livery in Arborfield, with year-round turnout, farm hacking and a floodlit arena.
- All year
- Floodlit arena
- Off-road hacking
Competition from £1,040/monthView yard
Oswestry
Oswestry Equestrian Centre
Livery at a showjumping base near Oswestry, with indoor and outdoor arenas and options from retirement to competition livery.
- Arena
- Indoor
Competition from £1,065/monthView yard
Wakes Colne
Hemps Green Equestrian
BHS approved Essex yard near Colchester with competition, holiday, working and sales livery, plus coaching and breaking.
Competition from £1,092/monthView yard
Esher
West Weylands Farm
Full livery with exercise and competition livery at Esher, with a 70 x 30m arena and hacking over Oxshott Common.
- Arena
- Off-road hacking
Competition from £1,250/monthView yard
Cirencester
The Talland School of Equitation
Full, student, grass and competition livery at a riding school with indoor and outdoor arenas and all year group turnout.
- All year
- Arena
- Indoor
- Off-road hacking
Competition from £1,363/monthView yard
Questions people ask
What is competition livery?
Full livery with fittening, schooling and often travel to shows, for horses in work.
How much does competition livery cost in the UK?
From the 15 yards that publish a price, competition livery costs £1,092 a month in the middle of the range (£252 a week), with the cheapest at £320 and the dearest at £1,825. We convert weekly prices to monthly by multiplying by 52 and dividing by 12.
These figures come only from prices yards publish themselves. Yards that don't publish prices aren't counted, and published prices can be out of date: always confirm with the yard. What else to budget for.