Leo Walker
Well-Known Member
I've done the field thing for the last 5 years and when I had young horses it was brilliant. Now I have something I want to ride it just wasnt for me! Muddy horses, no facilities, no one to ride with, and a move down South meant much smaller acreage and endless poo picking! Mines now at a big livery yard on assisted DIY, ad lib haylage and straw, horse fed and turned out/brought in by yard. In turn up once a day, muck out quickly and spend the rest of my time brushing him, doing groundwork and just generally spending time with him. All undercover in american barn stables with automatic water, rubber matting and corner hay feeders. I can pay a few quid and put him on full livery for the day as and when suits me as well.
It is soo much easier than slogging it out in a muddy field! I came very, very close to giving up, having moved him I am loving having horses again! And to be honest, its really not that much more expensive than keeping him out 24/7 by the time I've added it all up
It is soo much easier than slogging it out in a muddy field! I came very, very close to giving up, having moved him I am loving having horses again! And to be honest, its really not that much more expensive than keeping him out 24/7 by the time I've added it all up