Livery yards in merseyside / widnes

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Hi all,

I'm currently stabled on Bullens, but there is a real interfering lady on the yard who sticks her nose in, feeds everyone's horses loads of treats and extra hay and feed and I'm sick of it.
Looking for a new yard in the merseyside or widnes area, prefer indoor school and good grazing, if I could choose would also like a decent dressage instructor onsite too!
Any of you have any recommendations?
 
I was stabled on bullens for a bit, what a shame I always found Brian and kathy lovely and really helpful. From what I can gather a lot of the yards have shut down, the only two I can think of with an indoor is gellings and the lodge. There is John popes yard or the ravenscrofts but I think there more both geared to show jumping but could be wrong.
For a dressage instructor I was taught for years by a guy called Ste who originally started at wheathill he is a fab teacher and excellent with quirky bolshy horses
 
Afraid not wheathill has long gone i spent my childhood pomy years there :( although I think the hendersins yard is still behind I know they used to take the odd livery. Ravenscrofts is tarbuck/cronton area.
 
Is ravenscroft also known as halsnead? If it is...two words barge / pole.

Where us the lodge?

Have you thought about one a bit further out Croft has a good rep.
 
I don't think it is I don't know personally what the yard is like as they opened it after I moved from the area but was livery with the girls. There is also bold and there was another by bold but the name I can not remember it has good facility's
 
You're right annaellie I'm thinking of different places. I don't know ravenscroft so cant comment on them. Halsnead is at tarbock island and u would avoid that one.

Willow park is opposite bold Heath, seems like a nice yard. Got an outdoor and XC course but no indoor - but bold is literally over the road so you could hire theirs.

Bold Heath does livery but it's a busy riding school and comp venue so not sure I'd like to livery there.

Dye house has the facilities but v.little winter turn out.

New house farm in halton has great facilities indoor 2x outdoor hacking walker etc but it's a bit further out towards daresbury?
 
Thanks for all of your replies, there's one I really like the look of in Cheshire called Arley moss, however it may just be a bit too far for me to get to my old boy on a daily basis!
I'm unsure about moving to a riding school as don't want to have to wait to use an arena if they have lessons till late.
 
Come to my yard!!!
Its at L31 1EL - they do DIY or assisted (£5 a day on full livery)
Proper all year turnout in at least 1 acre per horse - in summer all day all night if you want and in winter about 5am-4pm out
Indoor and outdoor schools an jump paddock
Theres a really lovely girly on site who's a qualified instructor and does dressage with hers :)
£25 a week for the box and for them to chuck in feed am and pm and morning turnout :)
Not entirely sure about free stables at the mo but it's worth asking :)
xx
 
I would not recommend willow park at all. I was on there for a very short time as its was awfully ran. The owners were extremely rude and not courteous or helpful at all. Their son seems to think he owned the place and would boss people about or cause trouble between people. Very unpleasant place in my experience and I've heard similar things.
However I have had a very nice experience at Burrows Lane Farm, I went their was a child and staff were always helpful and you can make friends much more easily.
Also Brookhead (burtonwood) is a very down to earth place, very few stuck up people and everyone is friendly. Nice place and they put on good shows!
 
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