Littlebear
Well-Known Member
I am currently at a yard that my horse is happy at, horse is fairly easy mind you but the main reason i am there is the flexibility of turn out, unlimited daytime hours over winter and 24/7 in the summer and the field holds up well. There is a huge amount of hacking also and its dirt cheap. I like the people there the buts are that the school is not usable over winter so i have to go out and hire every week which is fine but obviously not ideal, and its nearly an hour round trip every day which is hard with work and other commitments that i have.
I have had the option of a yard up my road becoming available, i don't know much about it, its a small place maybe 10 stables, the obvious draw is that i would cut out travel time, arena is nice, there is much less hacking but a little bit to get you out of the schools. It is much more money but this would be offset in the petrol saving. The main worry is the lack of turnout in winter, the fields are closed when weather is bad and when its good its 4 hours max a day, then all day in summer. So i am stuck in a quandary, i don't want the horse to be worse off and stuck in loads just so i dont have to travel but of course it would be a huge bonus for me to be able to walk up the road and would be able to do more as can pop in when i have spare time rather than having to plan everything around the journey to the one i am at now.
Any thoughts or advice that might help me appreciated!
I have had the option of a yard up my road becoming available, i don't know much about it, its a small place maybe 10 stables, the obvious draw is that i would cut out travel time, arena is nice, there is much less hacking but a little bit to get you out of the schools. It is much more money but this would be offset in the petrol saving. The main worry is the lack of turnout in winter, the fields are closed when weather is bad and when its good its 4 hours max a day, then all day in summer. So i am stuck in a quandary, i don't want the horse to be worse off and stuck in loads just so i dont have to travel but of course it would be a huge bonus for me to be able to walk up the road and would be able to do more as can pop in when i have spare time rather than having to plan everything around the journey to the one i am at now.
Any thoughts or advice that might help me appreciated!