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Alex the Vet
from £100
Hampshire5.0(1)
Equine DentistPhysiotherapyFreelance Rider
Offering vetinary services in the equestrian space. Happy to travel around Hants, West Berks & Wiltshire. Also happy to
Covers 40 miles of RG20
List your equestrian services where the work already is.
A discoverable profile in front of the yards and horse owners already on the platform: the ground you cover, what you charge, and whether you have room.
- No card
- No commission on work you invoice yourself
- Live in about ten minutes
Find your category, and who is already in it.
Counts are live, and a provider can cover more than one trade. A trade with fewer than three listings shows no number. Don’t see yours? Pick the closest match during onboarding.
Horse Care
7 trades · 6 with listings
Horse Work
2 trades · 1 with listings- Freelance Riders21 listed
- Riding CoachesBe one of the first
Supplies & Transport
2 trades · 1 with listings- Hay & Feed SuppliersBe one of the first
- Horse Transport6 listed
Yard Services
1 trade- Cleaning ServicesBe one of the first
Land Services
4 trades · 3 with listings- Harrowing & Rolling6 listed
- Equestrian FencingBe one of the first
- Paddock Fertilizing4 listed
- Hedgecutting3 listed
Found, then booked.
Two jobs, and the second one is the part no directory does.
Found
A listing that is your web presence
Service area, accreditations, services offered, photos, contact and reviews — searchable by category and county, on a page that already ranks. For many smaller operators it replaces a separate website entirely.
Booked
Work offers, when something changes
A cancellation, a new specialism, a clinic opening — broadcast to the owners and yards inside the ground you cover who have opted in. 10 to start with, unlimited on Pro.
A cancellation on Tuesday, in front of the right yards by lunchtime.
A work offer is a short message you broadcast to the owners and yards inside the ground you cover who have opted in to hearing from professionals. Ninety-day cooldown per recipient, and anyone can switch it off, which is why people read them.
No pay-per-click, no bidding, and no commission on the work that comes back. How work offers work
Example: a work offer arriving in the OpenStable app
Four steps, about ten minutes.
Step 1: Tell us about your business
Your trading name and your primary category, plus any secondary ones. Takes a minute.
Step 2: List your services and what they cost
At least one service needs a name and a price. A price is the first thing an owner looks for, and a listing without one is asking them to ring and find out — so this step is required. Negotiable and POA are both fine; the rest can wait.
Step 3: Set your coverage and contact details
Your postcode and how far you travel, plus at least one way to reach you — phone, email, WhatsApp or website.
Step 4: Go live
Confirm your email and publish. Your listing is searchable immediately in the directory and on every category and county page that covers your trade. Photos, accreditations and the rest of your profile can be added any time.
Free is a real listing. Pro is a growth channel.
Free£0
- Full listing and full search visibility
- Every inbound request free to accept
- 10 work offers to get moving
Pro£9.99 a month
- Unlimited work offers, on fair use
- Instant connection on inbound requests
- Public responses to your reviews
Nothing you already have moves behind it.
Compare plansNo commission on work you invoice yourself. If you choose to take the payment through OpenStable that carries a flat 2% (1% on Pro), and nothing else.
Straight answers
Provider questions.
How do customers find me on OpenStable?
Horse owners and yard owners search the services directory by category (farrier, vet, etc.) and county. Pro listings sort first; free listings sort second by relevance and recency. Yards already on the platform also see your listing when their liveries ask for recommendations.
Do you check a provider's listing before it goes live?
No. You write your listing and you own it — the accreditations you hold, whether you carry insurance, the ground you cover and what you charge. We publish it as yours, and owners are told plainly that those details are self-declared and worth asking to see. What that buys you is speed: no gatekeeping, no waiting on us. What it asks of you is that the listing is true, because your reviews are attached to it.
Do I need a website or social-media presence to list?
No. Your OpenStable listing is your discoverable web presence — service area, accreditations, services offered, photos, contact, reviews. For many smaller operators it replaces the need for a separate site entirely.
How do work offers actually work?
Every provider gets 10 work offers to start; Pro members send unlimited on fair use. You compose a short message — say, “I’ve had a cancellation in Northamptonshire next Tuesday” — and broadcast it to opted-in horse owners and yards in your service area. There’s a 90-day cooldown per recipient so nobody gets spammed, and customers can switch off professional outreach in their settings.
Can I list under multiple service categories?
Yes. Many providers offer more than one service — a farrier who also clips, a vet practice with a dentist on staff, a saddler who fits and re-flocks. Pick a primary category and add up to several secondary ones; you appear in search for all of them.
What does SP Pro give me that the free plan doesn't?
SP Pro at £9.99/month adds unlimited work offers (fair use), instant connection on inbound requests, and public review responses. Free listings stay live and discoverable, and every inbound request is free to accept; Pro turns a directory listing into a growth channel.
Be the one they can actually book.
Free to start, no card needed, no commission on work you invoice yourself. You'll be discoverable across your service area within minutes.
Something else? alex@openstable.co.uk