DIY/Part-Livery near Ringwood or New Forest

alice.j

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Due to some recent ... developments in my equine life, I'm considering moving yards (and hopefully buying 'my' pony). I live near Ringwood, and can't really afford - time or petrol-wise - to be at a yard more than 15-20 minutes away, though would stretch a bit for the 'perfect' yard (if those exist!). I earn minimum wage and work 25ish hours a week (also studying for my masters), so money is tight but I can cut some things out of my life to make this happen. My only real requirements are all-year turnout (24/7 in summer, ideally, and as long as possible in winter), a decent sized arena, and nice hacking.
DIY preferable but part-livery would work.
Any suggestions on where to have a look?
 
If you have a look on the NFED website and also Facebook has a livery and grazing in Hampshire page I think? Your best bet might be to hope for a private yard if your budget isn't huge, it's understandably not cheap round there!! There are some yards at Ripley, just off the Christchurch road - I think they are more reasonably priced, but off the top of my head I can't remember their proper names ( I have a feeling one is south Ripley farm and there's another one just opposite the school - but I really don't remember that ones name...)
 
When I lived there, there were several places that took horses at 3 legged cross and West Moors. Much closer than Fording bridge but you may be in a chicken and egg situation, re finding somebody who will take on just any horse age and sex unknown.
 
Have you looked at Decoy Pond Farm? www.decoypondfarm.co.uk

I've not had actual experience of it, and it may be a little out of range (between Lyndhurst and Beaulieu), but my partner did go to see it just over a year ago and got a good feel from the place (we didn't move in the end as it was a little too far from us to consider for DIY livery when we added the travel on)
 
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