Bright_Spark
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Asking for opinions for a friend, who is looking to move their 2 ISH soon and has been to several yards. Two have ticked the most boxes. Both lovely places, very different set ups, but not sure which one to go for! Both have great pros and cons but yard one possibly more suited for the horses and yard two better for owner (if that makes sense)
Yard 1:
70 acres of grazing
Can be turned out with others or kept in individual paddock (rotated)
No stables, but barn can be used in bad weather/ emergencies.
Owner lives on site and can check/ do horses if required.
No school
Lots of local hacking (5 min on road, then miles off road)
Peaceful keep themselves to themselves kind of place
Yard 2:
Grazing not great
Turned out with others
Stable
All year turnout and can go out 24/7 in summer
School
Hours of hacking on doorstep with no roadwork
Very social
Horses are used to living out, so main concern with second yard is getting them used to being stabled, but likes the facilities and social aspect (having rented field for 2 years!).
Any suggestions, or pointers that we may not have considered would be welcome, or it might come down to tossing a coin
Thank you and white chocolate buttons on offer
Asking for opinions for a friend, who is looking to move their 2 ISH soon and has been to several yards. Two have ticked the most boxes. Both lovely places, very different set ups, but not sure which one to go for! Both have great pros and cons but yard one possibly more suited for the horses and yard two better for owner (if that makes sense)
Yard 1:
70 acres of grazing
Can be turned out with others or kept in individual paddock (rotated)
No stables, but barn can be used in bad weather/ emergencies.
Owner lives on site and can check/ do horses if required.
No school
Lots of local hacking (5 min on road, then miles off road)
Peaceful keep themselves to themselves kind of place
Yard 2:
Grazing not great
Turned out with others
Stable
All year turnout and can go out 24/7 in summer
School
Hours of hacking on doorstep with no roadwork
Very social
Horses are used to living out, so main concern with second yard is getting them used to being stabled, but likes the facilities and social aspect (having rented field for 2 years!).
Any suggestions, or pointers that we may not have considered would be welcome, or it might come down to tossing a coin
Thank you and white chocolate buttons on offer