scats
Well-Known Member
15-20 minutes would be my absolute limit. I’m currently 1 mile from yard, up one road, so about 2-3 minutes in the car. This is a godsend for me and also means I can easily walk it in no time in case of car trouble etc.
it's a lack of alternatives that makes me suck it up. closest I've been (other than having them at home for a few years) was a 15 min drive down country lanes. now I'm 20 mins on A roads, I've had 30 mins of motorways before, so this is much betterMine is 1.8 miles and a 5 minute drive. I honestly think I'd struggle to fit everything in if it was more and I'm really surprised that most of you find that 20 minutes, twice a day on top of (I assume) full time work, all the stable jobs and riding is doable .
They do but it would have to be an extreme emergency to stop me from going twice daily !!!It also helps if the yard offer services, which could mean on some days you only need to go to the yard once, if you know they can bring in
Mine is 1.8 miles and a 5 minute drive. I honestly think I'd struggle to fit everything in if it was more and I'm really surprised that most of you find that 20 minutes, twice a day on top of (I assume) full time work, all the stable jobs and riding is doable. We don't have great hacking where we are and we considered moving to a friend's place about 15-20 minutes away to improve on that but in the end decided we're better off boxing there once a week for a decent hack than driving there every day. I know you said you wouldn't consider assisted livery but would you have someone turn out / bring in for you? That would at least mean you only have to go once a day and would save a lot of time - especially if that's all you're doing. An hour's drive for 5-10 minutes of yard time is a lot.
Mine is 1.8 miles and a 5 minute drive. I honestly think I'd struggle to fit everything in if it was more and I'm really surprised that most of you find that 20 minutes, twice a day on top of (I assume) full time work, all the stable jobs and riding is doable. We don't have great hacking where we are and we considered moving to a friend's place about 15-20 minutes away to improve on that but in the end decided we're better off boxing there once a week for a decent hack than driving there every day. I know you said you wouldn't consider assisted livery but would you have someone turn out / bring in for you? That would at least mean you only have to go once a day and would save a lot of time - especially if that's all you're doing. An hour's drive for 5-10 minutes of yard time is a lot.
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