Advice please on moving to a small yard

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My ex racehorse has been on a big yard( about 30 horses) for a year now but I need to move him as we are relocating. I have found a private yard with excellent facilities, just 4 horses, but am wondering if he would be better on another big yard. Have any of you moved from a large to small yard and how did your horses find it? Am I worrying unnecessarily?
 
We went from 11 down to four horse yard at Xmas, love it! Horses took a couple of weeks to settle in but would'nt change a thing. It's more about the facilities and routine than the number of horses. The peace and quiet is great though and my boy is very settled now.
 
I moved to a small yd, only 6 horses, now 3 have gone, one of which was in with my filly, she is now on her own, the remaining 2 are 2 fields away. Ans she is the only one that goes in at night. She doesnt seem too bothered, she is always peased to see me though! I hate it, her being on her own. I am trying to get back into the yard i was in a few yrs ago, with 30 ish horses, so she has some company.
 
I went from a yard of 45 to a busy yard of 20, to a yard of just my 2. Genie is the happiest she has EVER been. Titchy is chilled out but attention seeking, however she's always been like that!!
 
I did, moved from a yard of 70 horses to one of 10. Love it, my mare settled in great and settled into the routine easy. I prefer it tbh. I was very careful not to siddenly turn up with a load of stuff and be overbearing or ruin the equilibrium of the yard. We've fitted in well and made friends. :)
 
I think my horse would be a nightmare on a large yard. It's all down to the individual horse. Mine all love our set-up. Just the 3 of them :)
 
I moved my boy from a busy (noisy) yard of 30 to a yard of 5 last summer - the previous yard was all he'd ever known so it did take him a while to get used to it being so quiet but it is rather blissful and I don't regret it for one minute.

I'd make sure you leave it a good 6 months before making any hasty decisions to move if he does initially struggle to settle... They all need a period of settling in to new set-ups :)
 
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