Quarryview
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I'm looking for advice i currently keep my horse on a lovely livery yard with a great yard owner and a fab hacking friend. Everything is on tap, school, electric, trailer parking, stable, good security and my horse is happy.
I wasn't looking to move yards but I got asked if id like to share a field in my home village with a friend and her horse. I currently travel 36 miles a day travelling twice a day. I have never known a field become available so its unlikely to arise again. There are stables, lighting, no school, water available and muck heap is sorted by the owner of the field. The downsides are no vehicular access so planning hay/straw deliveries could be awkward but not impossible and no-where to keep my trailer.
I do use my current school but I could section an area of the field to ride in if I wanted to school. Financially its cheaper, it would be nice to be able to walk to the field and be instantly there. Although tack would have to be taken home and currently I have a secure tack room. I would be worried about security of my horse in her field but i'm assured the previous horses who were in there were perfectly safe. Although there are bridleways, there is about 15 mins of roadwork before you get to them and the roads are busier than where I am now. I'd have to find new hacking buddies too or be prepared to hack alone. I know where I am now is fab but the opportunity to be closer to home is very appealing. Any advice would be extremely welcome as i'm unsure which way to go.
I wasn't looking to move yards but I got asked if id like to share a field in my home village with a friend and her horse. I currently travel 36 miles a day travelling twice a day. I have never known a field become available so its unlikely to arise again. There are stables, lighting, no school, water available and muck heap is sorted by the owner of the field. The downsides are no vehicular access so planning hay/straw deliveries could be awkward but not impossible and no-where to keep my trailer.
I do use my current school but I could section an area of the field to ride in if I wanted to school. Financially its cheaper, it would be nice to be able to walk to the field and be instantly there. Although tack would have to be taken home and currently I have a secure tack room. I would be worried about security of my horse in her field but i'm assured the previous horses who were in there were perfectly safe. Although there are bridleways, there is about 15 mins of roadwork before you get to them and the roads are busier than where I am now. I'd have to find new hacking buddies too or be prepared to hack alone. I know where I am now is fab but the opportunity to be closer to home is very appealing. Any advice would be extremely welcome as i'm unsure which way to go.