BethanT
Well-Known Member
I love my livery Yard. The people on it are great, non bitchy, rarely get the Yard politics, good facilities in terms of the school jump paddock and XC jumps as well as great hacking. The rules are really relaxed. Too relaxed in my eyes, but that is a different matter.
But the grass management is crap. In the 2 years I have been there the horses have been in the same fields bar a few alterations. We have had upto 12 horses on 14 acres at any one time which caused issues as horses were constantly kicking off and the grass livery horses just got dumped in a field and left. Problem now sorted as the YM is no longer offering grass livery. There is also no worming plan in place, and as fields arent rotated there seems little point in worming my horses - although I have been.
As with everyone we had the wettest weather in winter, which put us on restricted turnout and a field rota system. And with all the hot weather, again we have no grazing. Now I and my fellow friends wouldnt have an issue with this, after all the weather cant be helped, but there is one livery with one horse in a field to themselves. Another livery with a field to themselves (admittedly 5 horses so no issue) and a third who is being allowed to swap between two different fields as and when she pleases.
I asked YM if there was a spare field for my horse and the other 3 in her field to move as the field is barren and has never been rested. It is totally horse sick. I am feeding Hay out there for mine and other liveries horses because they are so hungry (field is also only 4acres and half of that is weed). I was told there are no spare fields to move any everyone in the same boat.
Now I am sorry. You cannot have one livery swapping between fields and then tell another that there are no spare fields. Unless this person is paying much more in livery - which I doubt - this doesnt seem fair. Now I know life isnt fair, but I know come winter my horse will be in the same field, and I will still be feeding Hay to mine and others and I am the one who will be paying out. And other people will be fine because their fields will have been rested.
I have no idea how to broach this with YM as I dont want to come across as a moaning Minnie kicking off because its not fair. But I dont see how a YM can have one rule for the majority and then bend it for a few others.
Some one please tell me I am being ridiculous??
But the grass management is crap. In the 2 years I have been there the horses have been in the same fields bar a few alterations. We have had upto 12 horses on 14 acres at any one time which caused issues as horses were constantly kicking off and the grass livery horses just got dumped in a field and left. Problem now sorted as the YM is no longer offering grass livery. There is also no worming plan in place, and as fields arent rotated there seems little point in worming my horses - although I have been.
As with everyone we had the wettest weather in winter, which put us on restricted turnout and a field rota system. And with all the hot weather, again we have no grazing. Now I and my fellow friends wouldnt have an issue with this, after all the weather cant be helped, but there is one livery with one horse in a field to themselves. Another livery with a field to themselves (admittedly 5 horses so no issue) and a third who is being allowed to swap between two different fields as and when she pleases.
I asked YM if there was a spare field for my horse and the other 3 in her field to move as the field is barren and has never been rested. It is totally horse sick. I am feeding Hay out there for mine and other liveries horses because they are so hungry (field is also only 4acres and half of that is weed). I was told there are no spare fields to move any everyone in the same boat.
Now I am sorry. You cannot have one livery swapping between fields and then tell another that there are no spare fields. Unless this person is paying much more in livery - which I doubt - this doesnt seem fair. Now I know life isnt fair, but I know come winter my horse will be in the same field, and I will still be feeding Hay to mine and others and I am the one who will be paying out. And other people will be fine because their fields will have been rested.
I have no idea how to broach this with YM as I dont want to come across as a moaning Minnie kicking off because its not fair. But I dont see how a YM can have one rule for the majority and then bend it for a few others.
Some one please tell me I am being ridiculous??