Advice Needed on Moving Livery Yards

[rachier]

Right, where do i start!!

Been at Livery yard for 18 months - and love it although (like everything equestrian there is alot of friction between liveries). Everything came to a head at the weekend, there were workds between me and others and i rather hastily moved the horses (i was sooooo silly).

Regretting it now as i miss all of the people that i did like and there is another very large problem!!

I bought my first horse (still got) from the lady who runs the new yard and they are still very attached to him). Obviously pleased to have him 'back'. My second horse is going back to other yard on saturday.

I know i will want the other back pretty soon and i dont want to tell her he is going -aaaaaarrghhhh.

The thing that is doing my head in is its all my own fault!!

What would people do?

I know i have unecessarily moved them in the first place thou.

 

[ajn1610]

Bit confused - is each horse at a different yard now?

 

[rachier]

No, both at same - horse no 2 will be moving back on saturday.

 

[ajn1610]

How come you are moving no 2 back to original yard? won't that make it really difficult for you to manage them both?

 

[rachier]

Because i know new yard owner will go mental - plus hes retired and she checks him 4 times a day so i will probs manage ok, only needing to go and feed (yards are only 3 miles apart).

Think im just gonna leave him there for like a month and say i cant manage going between the two or something like that.

 

[chillidragon]

I'm incredibly confused. This is what I've worked out: you were on Yard A, had a falling out and shifted both horses to Yard B. You then regretted this and moved Horse 1 back to Yard A, but Horse 2 is still at Yard B and the YO (who sold Horse 2 to you in the first place) is quite attached. So now you have to break news to Yard B's owner that you want to move Horse 2 back to Yard A again. Is that right?

Well, as you've noticed yourself this wasn't an ideal situation all round and you've probably caused your horses quite a bit of stress and confusion. The only thing I can think is to be brutally honest with Yard B owner - you got in a tizz, made a rash decision and acted on impulse, and now that you've cooled off you've realised that the negatives have far outweighed any positives. Apologise, accept any comeback graciously and learn from it for the future.

 

[Serephin]

not being funny, but if I wanted to move my horse I would! they sold the horse, it doesn't belong to them anymore.

 

[rachier]

I suppose its a brandy and to the yard!!

 

[Vicki_Krystal]

i am about to start keeping my horses on 2 seperate yards and im not too bothered.
but they are your horses so if you want to move the you can - it has nothing to do with the old owner