Recent content by SkewbaldShetland

Thanks that does help! You're the other side of the town from me and the villages where I am are expensive :/ Do you think offering assistance in the morning would be more inviting? And then with possible assisted/part livery on the weekends at an extra cost? What would you expect to pay...

This is really helpful thank you. I can't say I know an awful lot about grass management as you can probably tell - there's nothing like this at my current place! I will definitely see what his current field management is like and see if he's willing to pay or put towards it. I'll also see...

Thank you for this info! I might not be able to negotiate on price with him but maybe the field maintenance costs? And would this have to be done every year if fields were well rested and given plenty of time to recover? He seems to have a lot of acerage. And about the assisted I know :| I...

I think it depends where you are in the county itself as at the moment looking at new yards I'm on 5 waiting lists and nothing dips below £30 p/w for basic diy with stable, turnout and a shoddy outdoor school. I've looked for the good part of a year and still haven't found anything better...

Just called SEIB to get a quote for insurance, I wasn't sure on what the rebuilding costs/age of the buildings would be so had to leave that out but for Public Liability (3m) and CCC it was only £37 p/m. The landowner may also potentially already cover Commerical Property so I'll discuss with...

Depends on the facilities the place has! DIY is anywhere from £25 p/w to £55 p/w Assisted is around £55 to £70 p/w And it depends on what services Part and Full offer a lot of "assisted diy" is actually part livery and vice versa. Turnout can be quite limited in some places but there are good...

Thank you for the good ideas, to be honest £45 p/w would not be all that shocking for the area I'm in. Turnout would be 24/7 in the summer and in at night during the winter but would probably be out for as long as possible both hours-wise and the months that they have to be stabled for. Turnout...

I think I could definitely trust the owner to let me know if something is wrong/horse injured/uninvited guests come calling. And I could always split fields up for smaller group turnout - it's just an added expense that I would rather avoid if possible. (And NativeLover - I'm in...

The livery I'm at now - all land management and fencing repairs fall to me anyway! I know it takes a lot of time but I'm now an expert at bashing in a post and putting up a rail. And if there was some sort of emergency work would allow me to go no issue - I was late to work a few weeks ago by a...

Oh yes sorry forgot to mention - I work full time but shifts are very flexible. And have weekends off.

Hi all - posting under a different name as I think my current YO occasionally stalks HHO and don't really want them to find out just yet in case things go wrong! Anyway... I have an opportunity to rent a yard including 10 American Barn style stables, a large undercover arena, and modern...