Recent content by Disillusioned

Just love Tally. Old horses are the naughtiest of all!

FrankieCob - I agree too. Though my sums did add up when I started out but certainly don't now. Another occasional gripe on this forum is of "greedy" yard owners/managers taking in too many horses. It is more likely that these extra horses are what keeps the yard going. I could have increased...

s4sugar - I have a couple of good friends who provide boarding facilities and I fully appreciate that that line of work too is not the cushy number it's often seen to be. Again, it is a 365 day a year commitment, you are tied to opening hours and you have the added insecurity of it being...

applecart14. There have been times I’ve thought you’ve been jumped on unfairly on this forum, but your contradictory comments on this thread have hit a bit of a nerve. Firstly my user name on this thread. For someone who complains that people don’t read her threads properly...

Wow, I’ve really opened up the floodgates on this one! Thank you all for such positive comments, both on here and via PM (I will respond to the PMs later). So many other posters have made really valid points – too many to mention but I will pick a few out. Firstly, MiJods &#8211...

But running a decent yard properly is a full time job - how am I meant to find the time and energy to earn another income? And why should I have to accept only earning "pocket money" when so many other people earn enough to be able to afford to have horses on livery? And I don't currently...

Thank you all for your supportive replies. It's reassuring to see that some people do appreciate the true costs involved. misst - my current charges are comparable to other yards in my area. If I was able to fill my yard with people paying a more realistic £700 a month then I could afford to...

For info, I am a long time forum user under a different name but needed to be anonymous for this. So, I am a very experienced livery yard manager and for several years, I have been renting and running a yard. I provide full and part livery – full includes turning out, bringing in, mucking...