Do you get on with everyone on your yard?

Oh Benson 21, I know of a 40 something who would fit in with that perfectly. Her style is sending texts/photos of "thought you ought to know".

Strangely enough said that horse people were horrible on every yard she had used. Fortunately she bought her own land and now only has herself to stir.
 
I get on with everyone one - but that's not to say I'm "friends" with everyone. There are some that I like a whole lot, some who I'm happy to ride with and socialise with...and some I just tolerate. There was only one person that I really disliked enough to say I dind't get along with and couldn't get along with - but it wasn't just me - it was also 24 of the 26 other liveries and the YO as well. That person is away now (has been for months and months) and despite the odd disagreement or butting of heads, it's a fairly happy place where we play/compete/socialise together.
 
I try to keep out of squabbles but there is a woman on my yard who I've stopped speaking to because she slagged off the care I gave to my horse as she lay dying, I phoned the emergancy vet & then phoned back twice for further advice & followed his advice to the letter.
Apparently this woman knows better than a vet who lectures at the Royal Veterinary College.
If she ever tries to speak to me again I'll smack her spiteful, backstabbing, bitching face in.
I'm a bit cross as you can tell!!
 
Im on my own so i am fine but at a livery yaqrd before it was awful, i was bullied so badly by people older than me who told lies etc. I think jealousy was alot to do with it as i was competing affiliated, had a lorry etc!! It got so bad i was frightened to go there without my boyfriend (who hates horses!) for fear of what they would do say!
It was truly terrible but im really happy now so i can thank the bullies now!!!!
 
yes fortunately, There are only 3 other liveries on my yard and one of them is my daughter! However, having owned horses for 40 years, I have been there, seen it and got the T shirt as far as obnoxious, bitchy, know all know nothing, type people on livery yards go. I'm too long in the tooth to be dragged into squabbles over what is my hobby, so as long as my YO will have me, long will I stay.
 
My yard is only tiny, there's me and 3 other diy liveries. There used to be one person who had a knack of souring the atmosphere, but she left a while ago and the rest of us get on fine. We go to shows, hack, hunt and go out for meals together - it's nice and I wouldn't want it to change. :)
 
I loaned a mare off a girl who had a youngster as well so couldn't manage both. In the 4 years I loaned the mare we went through 5 yards, with the girl moving us because she had fallen out with someone. I wondered why the people at the yards were so bitchy, as they were always fine with me.
Then I realised (sadly to my expense)- it was the girl I was loaning off who was the bitchy one!!!!!
 
I am obviously very lucky indeed.

We only have 4 liveries on my yard, then there is the YO and his wife, his daughter and 3 sharers and we all get on great.

If you are away you just put a list up and everyone fills in what they can do for you, we spend long winter days drinking tea and chatting in the bunk house, watch each others lessons, go to shows, out for meals it is truly great.

We have a large communal tack room and never has anything gone missing, in fact if you leave something out by mistake it will be put away for you. YO says that the day someone steals something is the day he stops taking liveries.

As an example I go and muck my chap out in the evenings as he is out in the day time, on Tuesday it was throwing it down and one of the other liveries brought all the horses in and gave them hay....later I got a phone call from another one saying my guy had made a bit of a mess so she had skipped him out and put down some fresh bedding.

I feel really sorry for all you poor folk having to deal with so much hassle.
 
No not everyone, but do have some amazing friends from the yard. Its bound to be the case not everyone is going to like each other.
 
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