Guided rides at a holiday park or campsite

Holiday guests, mostly families, plus the site owner if you agree a set fee or a share of income.

Price per rider for short rides, often 30 to 60 minutes. Busy school holidays and summer weekends bring most of the income, and you may pay the site a rent or a share of takings.

• Experienced and calm horse handling
• Confident with beginners and children
• Basic business and booking skills
• Good at building a relationship with a site owner

• Hiring out horses is likely to need a council licence, so check the rules before taking bookings
• Specialist public liability insurance, and check whether the site's own insurance covers you or not
• Horses still need care, stabling and grazing off-season when there are few customers
• Write down the agreement with the landowner, including rent, access, parking and who is responsible for what
• Transporting horses safely, including vehicle, trailer and your own driving licence entitlements

Startup costs are estimates, typically around £8,000 to £35,000, depending on how many horses you keep, your stabling and grazing, and your transport. Horses still need care and grazing off-season, when there are few customers.

Hiring out horses is likely to need a council licence, so check the rules before taking bookings. Also check specialist public liability insurance, whether the site's own cover includes you, and your vehicle and trailer requirements for transporting horses.

Write down the agreement with the landowner, including rent, access, parking and who is responsible for what. Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around £1,500 to £8,000, depending on the season and the number of guests.