Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.

[expanding_horizon]

Im on one of the most expensive yards in my area and it is less than £350 a month

Are you defining full livery differently?

It typically means yard-

- Does full care of horse 7 days a week
- provides feed, hay, bedding,
- Exercise daily, groom and tack clean
- hold for vet, physio, farrier
- has decent riding facilities

 

[ycbm]

Are you defining full livery differently?

It typically means yard-

- Does full care of horse 7 days a week
- provides feed, hay, bedding,
- Exercise daily, groom and tack clean
- hold for vet, physio, farrier
- has decent riding facilities

Full livery round here doesn't normally include exercising the horse, tack cleaning or more than a quick brush and hoof pick.
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[expanding_horizon]

Full livery round here doesn't normally include exercising the horse, tack cleaning or more than a quick brush and hoof pick.
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Then it’s part livery here

If not exercising or tack cleaning it’s part livery, which can be 7 or 5 days.

 

[ester]

We have this conversation a lot Full livery in my circles has always been not including riding/tack cleaning.

 

[conniegirl]

I have never known full livery include exercising. If it includes exercising then it is either Production or hunter livery.

But it includes everything on your list except the exercising and cleaning tack.

 

[Surbie]

Are you defining full livery differently?

It typically means yard-

- Does full care of horse 7 days a week
- provides feed, hay, bedding,
- Exercise daily, groom and tack clean
- hold for vet, physio, farrier
- has decent riding facilities

Round here the above, minus the exercising/groom/tack clean, is full livery and will cost you £850-1050/month. 5-day livery = part. Exercising etc is extra.

 

[marmalade76]

Perhaps that's the modern definition of full livery but back in the day full livery meant you had the horse groomed, tacked up and out on the yard ready for the owner to get on.

 

[Ambers Echo]

Why would anyone want that?! How weird. As if your horse is a valet-parked car. I enjoy connecting with Lottie on the ground before getting on and I like to assess her reaction to being tacked up.

I’m on full livery which does include holding for farrier and routine vet visits, day to day care. So if I’m not riding I don’t need to go up. But does not include exercise, grooming or tack cleaning. They will bring her in for me to ride on request but I never request that. I’m not that lazy!

 

[Pippity]

Why would anyone want that?! How weird. As if your horse is a valet-parked car. I enjoy connecting with Lottie on the ground before getting on and I like to assess her reaction to being tacked up.

I’m on full livery which does include holding for farrier and routine vet visits, day to day care. So if I’m not riding I don’t need to go up. But does not include exercise, grooming or tack cleaning. They will bring her in for me to ride on request but I never request that. I’m not that lazy!

About twenty years ago, a friend kept her horse on a yard that offered the traditional full livery, complete with exercise. The owners were mostly extremely senior people in business and politics, who just wanted something to ride when they wanted to ride, rather than having a relationship with the horse.

What this meant was the horses were ridden by anybody and everybody. I used to borrow one to hack with my friend.

It was probably good for the horses to be ridden by numpties a few times a week, because their owners certainly weren't excellent riders. But, if I were the owner, I'd be horrified.

 

[babymare]

Perhaps that's the modern definition of full livery but back in the day full livery meant you had the horse groomed, tacked up and out on the yard ready for the owner to get on.

Back when I was 16( far to many years ago to put on here lol )I trained in a yard which was full livery and yes the owners rocked up and horse was ready and waiting for them to just mount. Every aspect of the horses care was done by us grooms. But it also meant us grooms got to exercise some lovely horses

 

[ycbm]

Perhaps that's the modern definition of full livery but back in the day full livery meant you had the horse groomed, tacked up and out on the yard ready for the owner to get on.

How far back are you talking? I was in full livery 40 years ago when it didn't mean exercising in most years and in one yard was exercise 3 days a week. Full exercise included and tacked up ready to get on was hunter livery.

It's just diffeent terms used in different areas. So it's important to clarify what is and is not included when you sign up for it.
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[Goldie's mum]

The utterly disgraceful state of this Clydesdale 8yo mare for sale on the heavies group

The foal is by a stallion which stood last year at a well known Scottish stud.
The other foal being sold by the same seller is by a different stallion from the same stud.
They sold some in-foal mares in June last year.
I have contacted them.

 

[Abacus]

This isn’t related to a specific ad and it’s not cheeky but I think it ridiculous. People who write their horse’s ad describing themselves as ‘mummy’. Or write it from the perspective of the horse - e.g. ‘I’m looking for a new mummy to love me’. I know there’s no harm in it but I don’t want a horse that has been mummied, or indeed one that can write an advert…

 

[FireCracker238]

This isn’t related to a specific ad and it’s not cheeky but I think it ridiculous. People who write their horse’s ad describing themselves as ‘mummy’. Or write it from the perspective of the horse - e.g. ‘I’m looking for a new mummy to love me’. I know there’s no harm in it but I don’t want a horse that has been mummied, or indeed one that can write an advert…

Does that mean they won't sell to a man

 

[cauda equina]

Then there are the ads which are littered with question marks??????
What does that mean??????

 

[bouncing_ball]

About twenty years ago, a friend kept her horse on a yard that offered the traditional full livery, complete with exercise. The owners were mostly extremely senior people in business and politics, who just wanted something to ride when they wanted to ride, rather than having a relationship with the horse.

What this meant was the horses were ridden by anybody and everybody. I used to borrow one to hack with my friend.

It was probably good for the horses to be ridden by numpties a few times a week, because their owners certainly weren't excellent riders. But, if I were the owner, I'd be horrified.

I saw a lot of this on yards near Richmond Park 20-25 years ago, they used to often turn up, and mount and then take business calls on their mobiles whilst riding round Richmond Park!!!

 

[bouncing_ball]

Then there are the ads which are littered with question marks??????
What does that mean??????

I think generally that is a text formatting error that has occurred. Maybe they copied and pasted text and some was odd format.

 

[ester]

Yup text or emoji fail

 

[bouncing_ball]

How far back are you talking? I was in full livery 40 years ago when it didn't mean exercising in most years and in one yard was exercise 3 days a week. Full exercise included and tacked up ready to get on was hunter livery.

It's just diffeent terms used in different areas. So it's important to clarify what is and is not included when you sign up for it.
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In South East, hunter livery involved hunters. Full livery was either you could disappear for weeks / months on end and horse would be fully looked after and kept fit. Or if you wanted horse was groomed, tacked up and handed to you at block to ride when you turned up.

Part could be 5 or 7 days, was all basics done for horse, excluding tack cleaning, grooming and exercising.

But I think anyone looking for livery will need to confirm what is included / excluded.

My local big yard, full livery is exercising 5 days a week, grooming daily, tack cleaning once a week.

 

[toppedoff]

I misread it but I saw "Friendly DIY only in x"

I thought it mean the only friendly DIY yard in the area whoops

 

[Goldie's mum]

That’s needs reporting surely?

I know exactly where this is now, down to the grid reference, directions & photo of the front gate but no one seems to accept reports from people who "saw it online" - you have to have been there in person apparently.
Hope someone nice buys her.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

I looked at a yard locally but it had limited turnout so I didn't go there. They described it as 5 day livery and part livery on the weekend so I asked what was included on the weekend: turnout, muck out, bring in, feed, feet picked, skip out. I was confused as this sounded like full livery to me. I asked what I'd get during the week. They groomed daily and exercised the horse to my specifications on top of the normal stuff!!!

I assume this version of full livery was because of the limited turnout. Lovely yard with excellent riders and grooms and it has had a lot of success in dressage spheres.

My current yard have just advertised spaces on our yard but the advert is ridiculous, not a reflection of the services we get as full livery.

 

[asmp]

I know exactly where this is now, down to the grid reference, directions & photo of the front gate but no one seems to accept reports from people who "saw it online" - you have to have been there in person apparently.
Hope someone nice buys her.

That’s frustrating.

 

[AmyMay]

I know exactly where this is now, down to the grid reference, directions & photo of the front gate but no one seems to accept reports from people who "saw it online" - you have to have been there in person apparently.
Hope someone nice buys her.

But that’s not true. Thinking in particular of a few incidents recently- most recently the cat being thrown in to a river.

 

[toppedoff]

Someone wants a yard thats posh and luxurious and someone pointed out that looks may not mean good management and the poster said they don't care they just want a good looking livery yard fair enough?!

 

[Pinkvboots]

Why would anyone want that?! How weird. As if your horse is a valet-parked car. I enjoy connecting with Lottie on the ground before getting on and I like to assess her reaction to being tacked up.

I’m on full livery which does include holding for farrier and routine vet visits, day to day care. So if I’m not riding I don’t need to go up. But does not include exercise, grooming or tack cleaning. They will bring her in for me to ride on request but I never request that. I’m not that lazy!

Years ago my job was looking after 5 full liveries I rode them on the days the owner didn't, on their days I groomed tacked up and handed them the horse then took it from them when they finished untacked brushed off or washed off.

It was literally like having 5 horses of your own that you got paid to look after and ride most owners only rode 3 or 4 times a week, one pony in my care was only really ridden by me I think I saw the owner about once a year.

 

[Tiddlypom]

This has popped up on local horsey FB page.

Roll up, roll up. Someone to 'bring on' a naughty pony who must pay a specified trainer for the privilege of having lessons on him.

Good opportunity for the right person! I’m looking for a small, confident, capable rider to exercise/school my pony. *** is 13.2 hands, Welsh Section B - rider is to pay for 1 lesson per week from *****. *** is not a novice ride - he’s been to pony club, cross country, pole clinic, jumping clinic , farm ride the forest. Fig needs bringing on - he needs someone who is 100% committed - this is a great opportunity without the hassle of buying. We are based in **** p.m if interested! thanks

 

[maya2008]

This has popped up on local horsey FB page.

Roll up, roll up. Someone to 'bring on' a naughty pony who must pay a specified trainer for the privilege of having lessons on him.

Good opportunity for the right person! I’m looking for a small, confident, capable rider to exercise/school my pony. *** is 13.2 hands, Welsh Section B - rider is to pay for 1 lesson per week from *****. *** is not a novice ride - he’s been to pony club, cross country, pole clinic, jumping clinic , farm ride the forest. Fig needs bringing on - he needs someone who is 100% committed - this is a great opportunity without the hassle of buying. We are based in **** p.m if interested! thanks

Would be a good opportunity if they were being paid to do it!

I saw an ad the other day - someone wanting to loan out their 5 year old mare for a year because they were being…well…a 5 year old mare and a bit too feisty. So she wanted someone else to put up with the hormonal teenage stage, then hand it back once it turns six and becomes a nice easy ride again. Unsurprisingly, she got no takers!!!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

One popped up the other day asking to loan a 150% bombproof ridden shetland for their autistic child. Pony must not bat an eyelid at anything on the ground or under saddle and must not be too old.

Did I mention they wanted it on loan? A pony like this is quite literally worth it's weight in gold and would certainly not be being given away.

 

[maya2008]

One popped up the other day asking to loan a 150% bombproof ridden shetland for their autistic child. Pony must not bat an eyelid at anything on the ground or under saddle and must not be too old.

Did I mention they wanted it on loan? A pony like this is quite literally worth it's weight in gold and would certainly not be being given away.

Does a 150% bombproof, completely saintly and always patient SHETLAND actually exist?