Supere
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I recently moved yards to a private yard, with aprox 13 other horses, all in one herd turnout. My mom and I moved our two horses together, one of whom is very late 20s. They had both been on the same yard for many years, so it was a big change for them, the older one has settled fantastically, the other is still pretty nervous and unsure of his surroundings at times. He has always been fine in a stable, however since moving he doesn’t seem to like his stable, i don’t have anywhere to tie up so have to groom and tack up in his stable, some days he’s okay, other days he’s desperate to get out, and is constantly bothered by the slightest noise anywhere on the yard.
We were in a position we needed to move pretty soon for the sake of the older boy as winter setting in the other yard would have been far from ideal.
The issue is, when looking for a new yard I really wanted a menage , and somewhere to continue jumping through the winter (as we only had a grass paddock that could not be used through winter at previous yard) and the yard we are at now does not have this - I did not think it would bother me as much as it is, but with only really hacking available, i’m finding it hard. My boy is also extremely nervy out on his own, which unsettles me and in turn unsettles him more so, and there’s only really one person on my yard to ride with (as most people don’t ride their horses at the new place).
Boxing and transporting is not an option as a) I don’t have transport without hiring and hiring driver too, and b) It is too costly for me to do this regularly. I am finding myself riding much less, and again i didn’t think it would bother me as much as it is.
The hacking is good, although mostly stone paths, and mine isn’t great on the roads as again so nervy, so hard to explore what’s around other than right on the door step.
I am torn as to what to do and would appreciate someone else’s perspective on it - I think now the winter is setting in i may have to sit it out till spring either way.
We had been looking at yards for months prior to moving, mostly either full, or out of our price range - also worried on how our older boy would fare moving again next year if it came to it
We were in a position we needed to move pretty soon for the sake of the older boy as winter setting in the other yard would have been far from ideal.
The issue is, when looking for a new yard I really wanted a menage , and somewhere to continue jumping through the winter (as we only had a grass paddock that could not be used through winter at previous yard) and the yard we are at now does not have this - I did not think it would bother me as much as it is, but with only really hacking available, i’m finding it hard. My boy is also extremely nervy out on his own, which unsettles me and in turn unsettles him more so, and there’s only really one person on my yard to ride with (as most people don’t ride their horses at the new place).
Boxing and transporting is not an option as a) I don’t have transport without hiring and hiring driver too, and b) It is too costly for me to do this regularly. I am finding myself riding much less, and again i didn’t think it would bother me as much as it is.
The hacking is good, although mostly stone paths, and mine isn’t great on the roads as again so nervy, so hard to explore what’s around other than right on the door step.
I am torn as to what to do and would appreciate someone else’s perspective on it - I think now the winter is setting in i may have to sit it out till spring either way.
We had been looking at yards for months prior to moving, mostly either full, or out of our price range - also worried on how our older boy would fare moving again next year if it came to it
