livery yard dilema

[ILuvCowparsely]

you can ask all these questions and get answers that you find acceptable... you give your notice .... you move...... the first day the sudden feeling of all your hope starts to run out of your boots when you realise your pony is on a tiny amout of hay and he has been standing in since 1pm - and the board says that there will be no turn out tomorrow as the fields are wet and the school is now out of bounds and the jump paddock is not to be used for riding as its too wet - and you go to where the hay is kept and there is none left and you look up at a 35 ft stack of hay bales wondering how on earth you can get one down with being killed and you call the ym whom promises to be on call 24/7 for emergencies.... and they wont answer and when they finally do you get a mouth of abuse and they tell you your horse is obese and its had its ration.

We stick to our word, you get what you pay for and what you agree to, nothing more nothing less. That s why we have very long term liveries.

I cheat no one and none cheats me.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

People have this obsession with signing things. You don't need to have signed a piece of paper to have entered into a contract.

If the yard contract needs signing then you have too, if its verbal then that is different, its better for both sides. We have NEVER had anyone refuse to sign the contract

 

[Buddy'sMum]

If you feel like you are not getting what you were promised, have a look over your contract. If they are in there, she had breached the contract. If maybe they are not but she said them to you, You could still consider it verbal contract.

I would then sit down with the YO and say 'I didn't want to offend you, but honestly i am leaving because ....' and explain you feel you do not owe her anything as she has breached the contract so it is void. But if she hasn't then in reality unfortunately you will be entitled to pay up.

^this^
If your agreement (written or verbal) was for your horse to be chomping away in the field by 8am and not be brought in until 1pm, and that's not happening and if your agreement states that you would be allocated your own storage space and after 3 weeks you still haven't been, the YO is in breach of contract and is giving you no option but to leave. So I would argue about being liable for giving and paying for a month's notice. In the 3 weeks you've been there, you've been paying for facilities you haven't had access to.

 

[ArtisticI]

I guess with all the talk of contracts, it definitely goes both ways. If a yard isn't providing what they said they would I guess you would have a leg to stand on as they are breaking the terms of the contract. However, if they specified that the haylage would be weighed etc i guess you'll have to pay.

 

[moosilver]

i have paid!!
leaving tomorrow.....good riddance!!
didnt want a bad name and i wanted to do the right thing although it pains me to do it i couldnt have it on my mind!
i hope the new yard is better otherwise ill be looking for a new house with a paddock.... had enough of this ****! (POOR HUBBIE)

 

[Adopter]

Hope new yard works out for you, but have to say, I much prefer having land and stables at home. For us compromise was moving to a smaller cottage in need of renovation, and OH non horsey relatives horrified at house we gave up to move to a wreck with land!!