do you dream of having your own land????

Yorkshire dumpling said:
also i am wondering about things like electric , gas and water supplies? i know electric and gas may not be too hard to sort out but the water? best to get a tank or get connected to a supply pipe? also the costs of doing this?

i have seen some land (3 acres) which has 4 stales, split into 2 paddocks it is for rent or for sale. i was thinking of maybe buying 1 paddock and renting the other until i can afford to buy it an about a years time and getting my static (not bought yet) set up on the side that i own.

also would you need PP to do this with a static? anyone know ? xx
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Sadly, if you intend to actually live in it, then yes you do. Or you spend the next ten years of your life arguing with Planning people and risking eviction...
 
my parents do actually own land - 12 acres of it split into three paddocks with a stable block in the middle.
However it hasnt been used for horses in years so the stables need renovating but they are brick built so walls etc are sound.

It is 40 minutes away from where we live but i cant keep my horses there as it is just too far, the journey takes over an hour in the rush hour (which is when i commute to yard).

Gutted really as it is perfect, and there is a small menage too that could easily be extended.

It is my aim to turn it into a livery yard at some point, just waiting for the right time really - got big plans!! :D
 
It is hard work though!

I have 8 acres, american barn and a sand school. However, no company to hack out with or anyone else to keep you motivated. Lots of work maintaining the field and fencing etc. I struggle. Hardly ride as lost all enthusiasm.

Am selling up in spring, I think.

Sorry for negative post, just how i feel.
 
Ever since the week I house-sat for someone with horses and woke up to see them out of the bedroom window, I have dreamed of having my horses at home! Finally did it 14 years ago when we sold our 3 bed semi in commuterville and found a neglected mid-terrace cottage further away from London, which had the benefit of a 2.75 acre field behind it with a couple of stables. Price was cheap because neighbours had vehicular access right across the garden, which put a lot of buyers off. However, neighbours were happy to relinquish the right of way in return for a small drive and parking area at the edge of our property, which previous owner had been too stubborn to agree to!
 
myhorsefred said:
It is hard work though!

I have 8 acres, american barn and a sand school. However, no company to hack out with or anyone else to keep you motivated. Lots of work maintaining the field and fencing etc. I struggle. Hardly ride as lost all enthusiasm.

Am selling up in spring, I think.

Sorry for negative post, just how i feel.
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do you want a lodger!? xx
 
angrovestud said:
sorry I have not got back to you , no I still live in the classroon we have planning you have to run a buisness and it has to be in profit we breed coloured racehorses and have one in training and stand a stallion and his son at stud.
our electric cost £500 to connect we did the digging the mains electric was about 100 eet awayso not to far the water was already on.
and we use big gas bottles it all works very well you can see photos of our house on
http://www.angrovestud.com/stud-history.html
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OMG! I used to live just down the road from you, just near the white bridge. I never even knew you where there!
 
Myhorsefred, surely what you need is a few friendly liveries to help you with work, costs and hack out with you? I feel the same, it can be isolated on your own place, but I have decided to find some friendly liveries/sharers in future :-)
 
Yes! We're almost certainly going to buy a house with a little land at the end of this month. The downside is it's only on two acres; the upside is it has a four-stall barn with heated tack room and wash stall, plus a sand riding ring and amazing off-road hacking from the back garden. We wanted a house on five acres, but it's just not financially feasible right now. Maybe in another five years..

First things first--I need to re-learn how to look after horses. It's been sixteen years since my last loan, and I only started "re-riding" last year after a fifteen-year break, so I'll definitely be loaning for a good while before buying my own horse.

After living in apartments since the age of 18, I can't wait to have some outdoor space.
 
noodle_ said:
definately!

we keep looking into it and the only way its feesable is to move to france!.....in a few years it might even be a reality :)
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I moved to the far north of Scotland - 4 bed farmhouse with 5 acres, 3 barns and a dutch barn for £147k. That's 17k less than I sold my terraced house for in Cheshire :)
 
It seems like a dream but we bought a smallholding with my parents 2 years ago. I found it lonely as we were the only ones there, no other horse people, no one to help you out if needed ( I have two two year olds) Everything needs doing by yourself, like looking after the land, maintenance of fencing, stables, etc. I have moved again and much prefer being on a livery yard, it is only a mile from my house too!!
 
Yorkshire dumpling said:
angrovestud omg i really really want Angrove Cherry Pie!!!! :):):):):):o:):):):):o:):) shes lovely! wow you have really turned things round. i have just been looking on your website it looks beautiful. and your horses wowzer! xxx
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You could purchase a share in her breeding Syndicate LOL but sadly she is not for sale.
thank you I am glad you like the neds and the web site my daughter built the site and she is very talented we both also love photography which helps.

Dexter wow you know when we fought our council they said we would be an eye saw but no one can see us we are so hidden.
 
Yorkshire dumpling said:
i dont dream to be rich and have a big house somewhere (although it would be nice)
i dream about just buying 3-6 acres of land buying a static caravan and living out my days watching my horses graze next to me eventually maybe saving enough to build a flat pack home and going eco friendly (cheap house building costs and cheaper bills)
does anyway else have the same way of thinking as i do? or have you done it? would love to know xx
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Am doing exactly this. Bought 7 acres in Hants and am having to live in mobile as only way to be with horses at the moment. Have to say you cannot beat looking out onto your own fields to see your animals grazing. Avoiding the twice daily commute to a yard more than compensates for the small living accommodation . I couldn't go back to having neighbours tbh. I went to see my best friends new house a couple of months ago and was stunned at how small her ' space' was. She'd grow a rose bush and half the garden would be gone. Am much more space aware than I have ever noticed before.

I do however have bricks n morter property so if the good life ever got too much I could go back to traditional living.
 
i must be honest, after running a livery / breeding yard for many years i LOVE having the comfort of having my own horses on livery. if theres an emergency i dont HAVE to be there to check the horses as the other liverys are always around and have a wee nosey.
if something breakes its YOs job to fix it, not mine!
always someone to hack out with
help and support from the other liverys if i need it.

of course there are times when i want to scream as they have given "help" where it wasnt needed but thats what comes with livery.
 
Where i have Blue, it is just me... and the family that live there, no liveries.

They have around 24 acres and currently 10 horses there in total :) 9 of which are out 24/7 :)
 
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