Walsall
Foxhill's Riding Centre
Walsall riding school with full, occasional and grass livery, 30 stables, 76 acres of grazing and a floodlit outdoor school.
- Floodlit arena
Grass from £87/monthView yard
How much is grass livery?
A field and water, no stable. Cheapest, and good for hardy horses and ponies that live out.
Typical (middle) price£242a month · £56 a week
Half of yards charge£156–£298a month
Cheapest to dearest£87–£456a month
Worked out from the 26 yards that publish a grass price. Weekly prices are converted to monthly (× 52 ÷ 12). 6 of the 26 include hay or haylage in the price, and 0 include bedding.
By county
| County | Typical | Range | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | £87 | £87–£87 | 1 |
| Midlothian | £104 | £104–£104 | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | £108 | £108–£108 | 1 |
| Inverclyde | £108 | £108–£108 | 1 |
| Shropshire | £140 | £140–£140 | 1 |
| Surrey | £150 | £150–£150 | 1 |
| North Yorkshire | £173 | £173–£173 | 1 |
| Cheshire | £195 | £195–£195 | 1 |
| Aberdeenshire | £195 | £195–£195 | 1 |
| Wiltshire | £217 | £217–£217 | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | £241 | £241–£241 | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | £243 | £115–£303 | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | £249 | £173–£266 | 3 |
| Kent | £270 | £270–£270 | 1 |
| Somerset | £290 | £290–£290 | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | £300 | £300–£300 | 1 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £304 | £304–£304 | 1 |
| Hampshire | £338 | £280–£395 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | £350 | £350–£350 | 1 |
| West Sussex | £365 | £365–£365 | 1 |
| Herefordshire | £456 | £456–£456 | 1 |
The cheapest grass we've found, lowest first
Dalkeith
Edinburgh Equestrian Centre
DIY, part, retired and grass livery at Home Farm, Dalkeith, with estate hacking and all-weather schools.
- All year
- Arena
- Off-road hacking
Grass from £104/monthView yard
Gate Burton
Dart Polo Livery
Dart Polo offers schooling, working and turnout livery, plus stable and corral rental at Gate Burton.
Grass from £108/monthView yard
Kilmacolm
Gryffeside Livery
DIY/assisted and grass livery near Kilmacolm, with year round turnout, two schools and off-road hacking.
- All year
- Floodlit arena
- Indoor
- Off-road hacking
Grass from £108/monthView yard
Wickwar
Castle Farm Livery & Cross Country
Livery on a 56-acre Wickwar farm with a floodlit arena, cross-country course and year-round turnout.
- All year
- Floodlit arena
Grass from £115/monthView yard
Church Stretton
Edge Stables
Full, DIY and summer grass livery at New Hall Farm near Church Stretton, with herd turnout, a floodlit arena and off-road hacking.
- All year
- Floodlit arena
- Off-road hacking
Grass from £140/monthView yard
Oxted
Park Farm Livery Stables
Grass, assisted DIY, part, full and recuperation livery near Oxted, with North Downs hacking close by.
- Floodlit arena
- Indoor
- Off-road hacking
Grass from £150/monthView yard
Blewbury
Downside Farm
BHS approved livery yard near Didcot with grass, part and DIY livery, a floodlit 60x20m arena and over 90 acres of turnout near the Downs.
- Floodlit arena
- Indoor
- Off-road hacking
Grass from £173/monthView yard
Appleton le Moors
MBF Liveries
Livery at Hamley Hagg Farm near Appleton le Moors, with DIY, part and grass options and indoor and outdoor schools.
- Arena
- Indoor
Grass from £173/monthView yard
Alderley Edge
Copper Beeches
Full and grass livery at Alderley Edge, with an indoor arena and a focus on retirement and rehabilitation.
- Arena
- Indoor
Grass from £195/monthView yard
Questions people ask
What is grass livery?
A field and water, no stable. Cheapest, and good for hardy horses and ponies that live out.
How much does grass livery cost in the UK?
From the 26 yards that publish a price, grass livery costs £242 a month in the middle of the range (£56 a week), with the cheapest at £87 and the dearest at £456. We convert weekly prices to monthly by multiplying by 52 and dividing by 12.
Is hay included?
At 6 of those 26 yards the price includes hay or haylage. At the rest you buy your own or pay the yard by the bale, so add your hay bill when you compare. Each yard's page shows what its price includes.
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.