Cliquey yards

Mr Fox was killed outright by the hounds, but not by the others. Which is crueller now?

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my yard has a massive mixture - from some gorgeous oldies to the all rounders right up until the spanish dressage horse.... I think it is quite cliquey in the way that some peopl (quite understandably) don't want young people like me on the yard. Hopefully I have proved that I am okay though.
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TThere is a handful of everyone, from happyhackers to eventers!
I would definately leave because of bitchiness etc...tis no fun otherwise!
 
i said my yard was clique & i was part of it but its more that a mother & daughter are very different from the rest of us & dont want to get on with anyone else, they made huge problems when i moved there last year saying that putting my horse out with theirs (in a group) made it run around but it was actually theirs who was bullying my lad! They dont come up til gone 10am in the morning & their horses are out of hay at 7pm the night before & wonder why their loan horse wont let them catch him!!
 
I'm on a mainly all dressage yard - so yes cliquey but they are a lovely bunch and do not fix their views upon you. There are also X2 eventers and a SJer so we can all live in harmony
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The newest addition to our yard is an eventer and she's right at home so we must be doing something right
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"10am in the morning & their horses are out of hay at 7pm the night before & wonder why their loan horse wont let them catch him!!"

We didn't get up till 10 yesterday! Felt so guilty, Oscar was having a tantrum even though he still had hay ¬_¬ We had to stay at the vets with Jayjay though, which we hadn't anticipated, so there wasn't much we could do.

Our yard's not really cliquey, it's more about what you do... ie. There's the Jumping clique and the Happy Hacking clique...
 
All yards will have groups, people who have the same philosophy, same type of horses, age, how long they have been there.

So I just get on with looking after the horses, can't see the point of running around like a headless chicken trying to impress somebody?
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This is interesting, thanks.
I have just moved yards and its the first yard that I have been at that is really cliquey. I am not part of the 'cool' gang and finding it quite hard to meet people and make friends
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I am pleasant and say hello to everyone but no-one has offered to show me the hacking or even come over to introduce themselves. At all my other yards people have been really friendly to the new people and I usually make friends really easily so not sure what to do about it here. There are a couple of people who I chat to, and one is also new and we get on well.
I have decided to take the philosphy to just get on with doing Springy and not worry about it, but I ws just wondering if this was a common thing on yards? Since it is not something I have really encountered before.
 
I think in the horse world the are a lot of eccentrics and some real weirdos and I'm always a bit wary of anybody new until I've weighed them up so don't mean to offend anyone but come across as a bit aloof somethimes. Quite lucky at our yard as it's the most un bitchy yard have ever been on.

Having said all that I don't give a stuff what they think anyway so long as my horse is looked after properly!
 
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"10am in the morning & their horses are out of hay at 7pm the night before & wonder why their loan horse wont let them catch him!!"

We didn't get up till 10 yesterday! Felt so guilty, Oscar was having a tantrum even though he still had hay ¬_¬ We had to stay at the vets with Jayjay though, which we hadn't anticipated, so there wasn't much we could do.

Our yard's not really cliquey, it's more about what you do... ie. There's the Jumping clique and the Happy Hacking clique...

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it's ok once in while but im talking about everyday & sometimes later especially when 1 horse isnt even their own!
 
my yard at home is very cliquey and it is constantly changing who is in and who is out which is quite an achievement for a yard with 5 people on it! It really bugs me as there is no need for it really.
 
would agree that like minded people bunch together so could appear clicque.. we've got all sorts on our yard which is nice, someone LUCY SPRING I think, said people weren't particularly friendly on her new yard - sometimes people are reserved (what a funny lot we Brits are) so my advice would be to ask one or two people for help with hacking routes etc, and I bet they will love to help, that's the best way to break the ice imo!
 
I am on a large livery yard and have never noticed any cliques. There are certainly all different levels of rider and horses but everyone is always polite and helpful.
Maybe my yard is an exception though!!
 
I put yes to clique but it's not in a bitchy way at our yard. There are just groups of people who tend to do things together, like hack out or go to shows, because they're interested in the same things. I've been there only a few weeks and already they've lent me stuff to try out, offered to accompany both me and my OH on hacks (especially as my horse is very young) and generally helped us settle in. I've never noticed any bitchiness at all and YO introduced us to all her clients straight away, although they've all introduced themselves again as there are quite a few, and everytime I see someone they say good morning or hello. Even the horses are well mannered (well mine is just learning to be better!). Hope you find your yard to be more friendly soon Lucy, you never know maybe another new person will move on the yard shortly.
 
Thanks guys. I have chatted to people and tried to be friendly. One of the problems is that I am there early in the morning and late at night during the week and so only really see people at weekends, but I always say hello to everyone and its not always reciprocated!! Never mind there is one person who arrived just before me and she has agreed to come out hacking with me so there is hope! I think I was spoilt at my last yard where I made some life long friends as well as riding buddies!
 
There's only 4 liveries at my yard (and one is leaving soon lol), so not really enough people to be cliquey! I guess others might say it is because me and my friend are there, and then there's another 2 that we don't really speak to (rarely see them)
 
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