Horses. Hounds. House.
Freelance grooms, exercise riders, hound carers and house sitters who know country life, all on TallyHO Temps.
Freelancers at the ready in Essex Rates are on average £15/hr
Find help in EssexYou only pay when you book.



Someone you trust to feed, muck out, turn out and check your horses while you're away.
Experienced grooms for a few hours, a day, half a day, a week or a show season, from £15/hr in Essex.
Keep your horses fit and ticking over when you're short of time or injured.
Walks, feeds and company for your hounds and dogs, by people used to working dogs.
Your home, yard and animals looked after together, early feeds and all.
Illness, injury or a sudden trip? Message local freelancers who offer short notice help.
A sample of real Essex freelancers on TallyHO Temps. Names and photos are shown once you register.
Essex · £16/hr
Listed as: Groom
Essex · £20/hr
Listed as: Groom
Essex · £18/hr
Listed as: Rider
Essex · £16/hr
Listed as: Horses & Hounds Care
Essex · £15/hr
Listed as: Equine Care
Essex · £18/hr
Listed as: Yard
Also in Essex: more grooms, equine carers, yard help and exercise riders, plus trainers and general help.
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See full Essex profilesRegister, then tell freelancers your dates, your animals and where you are.
Read profiles with experience, skills, areas and rates. Message them yourself and choose who fits.
Pay by card through TallyHO Temps. The money is held until 48 hours after the job is done.
From Epping Forest to Saffron Walden, across to Chelmsford, Colchester or St Osyth,as well as the farmland of mid Essex, our Essex freelancers list the county as their area. Every profile shows where they're happy to travel, so you can find someone who covers your patch.
See who covers your area
Each freelancer sets their own hourly rate and shows it on their profile. In Essex, listed rates currently are mostly between £15 and £20. TallyHO Temps adds a service fee, shown clearly before you confirm. You only pay when you book.
As soon as you have registered you can browse Essex freelancers and message the ones you like. Plenty of them offer short notice cover, but availability is up to each freelancer, so it is worth messaging two or three if your dates are tight.
Message your freelancer through TallyHO Temps as early as you can. If you need help with a booking, the TallyHO Temps team is a message away on the contact page.
TallyHO Temps encourages freelancers to hold public liability insurance, and profiles show their experience and skills. Ask about insurance, qualifications and references before you book. You choose who looks after your animals.
You pay by card through TallyHO Temps when your booking is confirmed. The payment is held and released to your freelancer 48 hours after the job is done, and your card details are never shared with the freelancer. Please never pay in cash or by bank transfer.
Yes. Full profiles, with experience, skills, areas covered and rates, are visible once you have registered.
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