Moving to New Yard - cant decide - WWYD?

[buzyizzy]

I've been offered two places at a new yard, can't decide.

Present Yard
Lovely hacking, but no roadwork for my barefoot boys
Indoor stabling
Small stables
Outdoor sand school with lights and jumps
Competent YO, albeit set in her ways
Lush grazing
Walker
YO on yard at 7.30am until 4.30pm
Group turnout

New Yard
Decent varied hacking
Indoor, airy stabling
Bigger stables
Outdoor sand school with lights and jumps
Competent YO, on yard at 6.30, last night check at 9pm.
Grazing suitable for laminitics and IR horses
Individual turn out

WWYD?

 

[horsesatemymoney]

Why do you want to move?

 

[Waffles]

If it weren't for individual turnout, the second place sounds better.

 

[Purple18]

well how much do you like the other place ? if it was full tomorrow would you be upset ?

If it was me I would probably pick the new one

 

[basilbrush2009]

Be careful if you have not kept your horse on individual turnout before, i have moved yards to individual turnout not thinking it will be a problem and my horse has turned into a complete nightmare, hes a bag of nerves.
some horses i know are fine with it though

 

[criso]

You said boys - have you got more than one?

In which case I would ask yard 2 if they would let your two go out together and go there.

 

[Jingleballs]

Why do you want to move?

Ditto this - I think if you are happy with your current yard then stay - the grass isn't always greener.

If are unhappy then it's worth considering but don't move just for the sake of it!

 

[buzyizzy]

Why do you want to move?

Primarily because I need to be somewhere I can manage the horses' diets better. Plus, the lack of roadwork has done their feet no good at all.

 

[buzyizzy]

You said boys - have you got more than one?

In which case I would ask yard 2 if they would let your two go out together and go there.

Yes, they can go out together, which is best as they have the same dietary requirements.

 

[buzyizzy]

well how much do you like the other place ? if it was full tomorrow would you be upset ?

If it was me I would probably pick the new one

I thought they would be full, but YO has offered to turn two of hers out at the end of the month to free up two boxes for me. Very kind.

 

[horsesatemymoney]

Primarily because I need to be somewhere I can manage the horses' diets better. Plus, the lack of roadwork has done their feet no good at all.

Go for 2 then, but leave on good terms in case it doesn't work out

 

[buzyizzy]

Ditto this - I think if you are happy with your current yard then stay - the grass isn't always greener.

If are unhappy then it's worth considering but don't move just for the sake of it!

Point taken. I've had a long think, and as mine has only recently been diagnosed IR, I know they can't stay at present yard, just nowhere suitable for them to graze and I really don't want them in for the summer too. Last summer was bad enough as they were in so much with the grass being too much for them. I do really try not to move them as its such an upheaval for everyone.