Finding somewhere to keep horses?

[shellonabeach]

After seeing the post below about someone who has a nice yard but had found one nearer and as nice if not better I just wanted people's experiences of finding a good yard.

I have kept my horse in the same area for 12 years and in that time I have moved yards a couple of times - the ones of old have since closed. At the moment I am looking for a new yard as over the past year or so the yard I am at has gone downhill to the point that the fields are so overstocked my horse is thinner than he was coming out of the winter!

I have advertised in the adtrader but always get people who are too far away calling. I have thought about putting a notice on my trailer when I go to shows but again these are normally 20-30 miles from where I want to keep him.

Obviously there are yards near me but none that I would want to move to for various reasons!

So any ideas as to find grazing / livery in my area?

I am in March, Cambridgeshire if anyone wants a nice well behaved gelding on livery with his well behaved mummy for company!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Sometimes you'll see places advertise on boards at local shows or in tack shops. Sometimes if you ask farriers they may know of somewhere that has vacancies.....Good Luck

 

[sfward]

I've found it really hard. I live in york and there are hardly any decent yards around here! They are nearly all DIY, and the ones that offer part or full have massive waiting lists. I found my current yard by chance, it's actually a private farm who breed their own horses, I do like it as it's very relaxed and like having surrogate parents, but it's a bit far away really (10 miles, takes 45 mins from work in the traffic...) and is really more than I can afford. But sadly there isn't much choice!
Hope you find a yard, if you were in Yorkshire and I had my own place you would be more than welcome!!

 

[Michelle73]

When I've been stuck for grazing in years gone by I've just opened the yellow pages at farmers then started phoning. I know farmers hate horses but on three occassions I've had farmers with outbuildings not in use and have agreed to let me have used of a field and building for reasonable rent. I think thats what I would try again if anything went wrong. I always sell it as another way to make money for them. That usually makes their ears prick up!!! Good luck!

 

[miller]

Theres a new dressage yard opened nr Doddington I've seen advertised in the Yellow ads - what sort of areas are you looking at? Can ask my mate who is Wisbech based