Queenbee
Well-Known Member
Well, after having been at the same yard for 7 years then moving to Cumbria I forgot how much of a pain it could be to livery!
My old yard was far from perfect, YO put her horses in my stable all the time, using my bedding and left it for me to muck out but the beast had daily turnout... despite being led to believe that that would be the case up here... turnout is not allowed when it rains (pretty much everyday now). Beast got colic for the first time in his life because of chop-changing.
I won't have him confined to a stable for months, neither will I have his routine be at the whim of the weather. He has a top of the range rug so he can go out and stretch his legs no matter how rancid it is. He loves his stable time and no doubt would rather be in there more than I put him in there but I won't have it become the only place he is... he will end up hating it.
So I am searching for alternatives now and for the first time in my life one of these considerations is Full Livery.
I think I have three options:
full livery, on rainy days walking in hand for grass and 1/2 hr - 1 hr turnout twice a day during mucking out. Indoor school, outdoor school (both floodlit) xc course, washroom, solarium... the works, 15 mins from the beach.
2. DIY with apparently supportive people who will bring in/turn out. I have not spoken to the YO but a livery says they are on 24/7 still, and go on 'in at night' at the end of the month, large school with jumps, geldings only on site (not that that matters), great facilities, hay available but bedding and feed to be bought in, right on the edge of mahoosive forestry
3. A private farm, stable and field... possibly another livery moving if so this could be perfect as we currently share duties. Similar area to option 2 so forestry rides, jumping fields and no interference, but equally no back-up.
Looking at all 3 this weekend. Sad to be leaving where I am but with no element of routine, I can't keep the beast there.
My old yard was far from perfect, YO put her horses in my stable all the time, using my bedding and left it for me to muck out but the beast had daily turnout... despite being led to believe that that would be the case up here... turnout is not allowed when it rains (pretty much everyday now). Beast got colic for the first time in his life because of chop-changing.
I won't have him confined to a stable for months, neither will I have his routine be at the whim of the weather. He has a top of the range rug so he can go out and stretch his legs no matter how rancid it is. He loves his stable time and no doubt would rather be in there more than I put him in there but I won't have it become the only place he is... he will end up hating it.
So I am searching for alternatives now and for the first time in my life one of these considerations is Full Livery.
I think I have three options:
full livery, on rainy days walking in hand for grass and 1/2 hr - 1 hr turnout twice a day during mucking out. Indoor school, outdoor school (both floodlit) xc course, washroom, solarium... the works, 15 mins from the beach.
2. DIY with apparently supportive people who will bring in/turn out. I have not spoken to the YO but a livery says they are on 24/7 still, and go on 'in at night' at the end of the month, large school with jumps, geldings only on site (not that that matters), great facilities, hay available but bedding and feed to be bought in, right on the edge of mahoosive forestry
3. A private farm, stable and field... possibly another livery moving if so this could be perfect as we currently share duties. Similar area to option 2 so forestry rides, jumping fields and no interference, but equally no back-up.
Looking at all 3 this weekend. Sad to be leaving where I am but with no element of routine, I can't keep the beast there.