Jingleballs
Well-Known Member
What is it about the middle of winter that gives me itchy feet?
I'm really lucky to keep my horse at a yard with excellent turn out (he lives out 24/7), a fab yard owner and decent hacking. Facilities are pretty much non existent at the moment although due to improve at some point in the future.
I moved him here during the summer as I'd decided to turn him away for a bit due to lack of time - working full time, young family and I'd lost my horsey mojo a bit.
Good news is, my mojo is coming back. Bad news is with no facilities, no transport, bad weather and no riding in daylight hours during the week, I'm struggling a bit to keep my mojo going.
The yard I moved from in the summer was also ace - cheap, good level of care albeit a very rigid routine you had to adhere too. Y/O was good but could blow a bit hot and cold sometimes and there was definitely preferential treatment for some of the liveries she was closer too but I never felt hard done to although know others who have left after she made their life difficult.
Hacking is amazing but limited company to hack with and while everyone was nice, it was generally an older crowd who I didn't feel I fitted in with - I actually think this contributed to me losing my mojo in the first place. Turn out is also good - rain or shine they are out all daylight hours and 24/7 in summer. Oh and it's also 3 miles from home rather than the 10 miles of my current yard but the road isn't great and if it's icy I have no chance of getting up there. Don't get me wrong, it had its downsides - horses limited to 1 large net a night which isn't ideal if you have a poor doer - luckily i have a good doer and use trickle nets.
With all the crappy weather and my desire to get back riding, part of me is yearning to go back there. It wouldn't be much more expensive per week to keep him there on full livery than what I pay now, I'd have a good school, good hacking, closer to home. My worry would be that she started to become difficult with me also and made my life difficult which with my other committments, I don't know if I can handle. Or that I lost my mojo again and was paying full livery for a horse who'd happily live out in a field (and probably prefer it).
I'm lucky that my current yard owner is one of the few who don't take it personally when people leave and welcomes old liveries back with open arms so if I did move I could always go back there if it didn't work. I'm also sure, my old yard would have me back as I left on good terms and still keep in touch with the Y/O.
Argh - what to do?? If my current yard would just get their finger out and sort the facilities it would all be solved but I get the feeling they are going to keep promising things and not delivering!!!
I'm really lucky to keep my horse at a yard with excellent turn out (he lives out 24/7), a fab yard owner and decent hacking. Facilities are pretty much non existent at the moment although due to improve at some point in the future.
I moved him here during the summer as I'd decided to turn him away for a bit due to lack of time - working full time, young family and I'd lost my horsey mojo a bit.
Good news is, my mojo is coming back. Bad news is with no facilities, no transport, bad weather and no riding in daylight hours during the week, I'm struggling a bit to keep my mojo going.
The yard I moved from in the summer was also ace - cheap, good level of care albeit a very rigid routine you had to adhere too. Y/O was good but could blow a bit hot and cold sometimes and there was definitely preferential treatment for some of the liveries she was closer too but I never felt hard done to although know others who have left after she made their life difficult.
Hacking is amazing but limited company to hack with and while everyone was nice, it was generally an older crowd who I didn't feel I fitted in with - I actually think this contributed to me losing my mojo in the first place. Turn out is also good - rain or shine they are out all daylight hours and 24/7 in summer. Oh and it's also 3 miles from home rather than the 10 miles of my current yard but the road isn't great and if it's icy I have no chance of getting up there. Don't get me wrong, it had its downsides - horses limited to 1 large net a night which isn't ideal if you have a poor doer - luckily i have a good doer and use trickle nets.
With all the crappy weather and my desire to get back riding, part of me is yearning to go back there. It wouldn't be much more expensive per week to keep him there on full livery than what I pay now, I'd have a good school, good hacking, closer to home. My worry would be that she started to become difficult with me also and made my life difficult which with my other committments, I don't know if I can handle. Or that I lost my mojo again and was paying full livery for a horse who'd happily live out in a field (and probably prefer it).
I'm lucky that my current yard owner is one of the few who don't take it personally when people leave and welcomes old liveries back with open arms so if I did move I could always go back there if it didn't work. I'm also sure, my old yard would have me back as I left on good terms and still keep in touch with the Y/O.
Argh - what to do?? If my current yard would just get their finger out and sort the facilities it would all be solved but I get the feeling they are going to keep promising things and not delivering!!!