A big thankyou to all the GOOD livery owners out there...

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I just wanted to share a story about my fantastic yard manager to show that not all of them are uninterested, stingy bitchy types!

I moved my horse to my current livery as soon as I bought him 8 months ago. Firstly he got a virus which mimicked strangles, cue yard on lockdown. Every morning at 7am before anyone arrived and any other horses were seen to, she was out in a field in the middle of winter cleaning up his abcesses, as we decided this was the best way to prevent the spread of any infection.

When he went lame with a mystery ailment, she helped me find people who would keep working him when I was stuck at uni, and helped me regain my confidence out hacking - which is what he needed to keep doing.

Now I have found myself with a very underweight horse with a destroyed immune system who cannot stomach certain foods due to ulcers and Equine IBS, yet she has spent hours ringing feed companies with me, talking to different vets in the area, and helping me try to see light at the end of the tunnel when I am very much feeling like we are at the end of the road with him. She has done everything she possibly can, from buying the most expensive feeds (at no extra cost to me) to helping me organise for him to be moved to a field with lush grass. Together we are transporting him this weekend in a last ditch attempt, hoping some good grass will sort him out.

Whilst I have been feeling dragged down and helpless by it all, she has been there for me 100%, looking after him and caring for him like he is her own. I cannot imagine there are many livery owners who would go to such lengths for a horse they do not own, and I am so lucky to have someone there to support and help me when times are as tough as they have been. Heres hoping all of our hard work pays off, and come summer I will be back on my lovely boy, making a complete fool out of ourselves at what I hope will be our first ever outing together.

There are some brill livery managers/yard owners out there!
 
what a lovely lady! there are some out there who actually have a passion for their work with horses but they do seem to be as rare as hen's teeth :)
 
Thats what I thought...there are always so many negative posts about yard managers being incapable etc, and I dont think it is particularly fair when you think about how much they do. Without mine I am not sure where me and Neddy would be at the moment :)
 
I will join in too, I love my YO, apart from owning my long term loaner (who I love) she treats all horses as the owners want them to be treated, nothing is too much trouble and she will help out with all sorts of problems (often FOC).

I agree, lots of bashing and less lovin' ! :)
 
She sounds great! My YO is also fantastic, I could not ask to be on a better yard. My horse is cared for like on of her own, and she will always help and advise me if I need it. Her OH makes a mean cup of tea too :D
 
Oh I almost forgot about the countless cups of tea...and the occasional wine/vodka when things just arent going very well (I feel a lot of these will be drunk when he leaves for his holiday in a field this weekend).
 
icj00495 said:
...there are always so many negative posts about yard managers being incapable etc, and I dont think it is particularly fair
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Actually, I think this is the third thread running this month in praise of good YOs. Not that I begrudge them it, just sayin'. :D
 
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