Help needed from people who pay for livery stables

[sarjay]

Hello all, I really could do with some help and this seems to be the best place! I'm a student and part of my coursework is to project plan the diversification of a farm, one option is use the barn to hire out livery stables. At the moment I am unable to visit stables to hand out questionnaires to get my answers, (due to Covid-19) so I am posting on here to see if I can get a few willing people to fill out a questionnaire for me that I can use in my evidence gathering? At the moment I'm after people who have a knowledge of, or pay for the use of stables. Under Data Protection no names or alias will be used in my research plan just the answers to help me (If the forum will allow me) I can try to see if I can set up a poll to gather my answers. Thank you so much for reading this, I've learnt a great deal about horses doing this project!

 

[Wishfilly]

I think it's allowable to set up a survey on this and link to it under the forum rules. I'd suggest making a survey via something like survey monkey and linking to it on the site and I'm sure you'll get some responses.

Obviously if the barn is being used for stables, then a portion of the land will need to be used for turnout of the horses, and most people will want somewhere to ride (ideally a sandschool and access to good hacking).

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Don't know if any help, but I'm a YO who has utilised old sheds & barns at my smallholding and offer DIY livery.

I'd be happy to do a questionnaire for you; bearing in mind it would be from a YO's perspective......

 

[vmac66]

I'd be happy to fill in a questionnaire for you. I keep my horse on diy livery on a converted farm.

 

[COldNag]

I am on livery in exactly that type of setting, happy to help.

 

[sarjay]

I think it's allowable to set up a survey on this and link to it under the forum rules. I'd suggest making a survey via something like survey monkey and linking to it on the site and I'm sure you'll get some responses.

Obviously if the barn is being used for stables, then a portion of the land will need to be used for turnout of the horses, and most people will want somewhere to ride (ideally a sandschool and access to good hacking).

Thank you so much, I am just trying to place all my questions from my questionnaire into survey monkey as suggested! (may take me a while as never used before!)

 

[sarjay]

Thank you all for your offers to help! I have designed my questions that I think I need! This is so helpful to me as I would normally be expected to visit stables to get my evidence but unfortunately we are not allowed. If there is anything you don't wish to answer I think I've set it so can leave it blank. Thanks again you wonderful people, and if I ever get a horse I know where to join haha!!

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3PYJZNV

and special thanks for someone pointing me in the direction of survey monkey, I have 10 projects to plan as part of this unit, and this bit of knowledge is going to help me immensely!!

 

[sarjay]

I am on livery in exactly that type of setting, happy to help.

Thank you so much I have put the link in this thread

 

[sarjay]

Don't know if any help, but I'm a YO who has utilised old sheds & barns at my smallholding and offer DIY livery.

I'd be happy to do a questionnaire for you; bearing in mind it would be from a YO's perspective......

Yes that's super! thank you, I have added a link in this thread, very much appreciated.

 

[sarjay]

I'd be happy to fill in a questionnaire for you. I keep my horse on diy livery on a converted farm.

Thnank you so much! I've added a link to this thread, very much appreciated

 

[FourLeafClover]

Done ?

 

[sarahann1]

Done, though I had to pick limited for times as generally we can be on the yard between 6am and 9pm, but if you’re at a show or have a late night lesson we can be earlier/later as needed as long as we let the yard know.

 

[Bellaboo18]

Done

 

[NeverSurrender]

done - the same as above, the yard has opening times but these can be flexible for requirements.

 

[sarjay]

Done, though I had to pick limited for times as generally we can be on the yard between 6am and 9pm, but if you’re at a show or have a late night lesson we can be earlier/later as needed as long as we let the yard know.

Oh thank you so much, and so sorry I had not thought of that, but as long as I get a general idea I don't presume the college will look too close haha

 

[sarjay]

Done ?

Thank you so much! much appreciated

 

[sarjay]

done - the same as above, the yard has opening times but these can be flexible for requirements.

Thank you so much! thats not a problem, I will add it in to my work about variable hours, very much appreciated

 

[sarjay]

Done

Thank you for your time, very much appreciated

 

[TwoForTwo]

Done

 

[Widgeon]

Done. Seemed like a decent questionnaire, it was better than a lot of the ones we get one here!

 

[outdoor girl]

Done

 

[SheriffTruman]

Done. I'm also on a partly converted farm.

 

[SantaVera]

Done

 

[Surbie]

Done - another with yard hours of 6am-9pm so I ticked limited

 

[Callieann]

Done

 

[AFB]

Done

 

[Annagain]

Done - my yard is on a working farm. 11 livery horses and about 200 sheep (at the moment with all the lambs!)

 

[Merrymoles]

Done

 

[Wishfilly]

Done!

 

[sarjay]

Done. Seemed like a decent questionnaire, it was better than a lot of the ones we get one here!

Ahh thank you! I had to do a lot of studying first to see what type of questions to ask, as I knew nothing about stables! very much appreciate your time!