Laura2013
Well-Known Member
My job has recently moved to around an hours commute from home and the yard, and I am looking to relocate into the new area, with a potential flat lined up.
I have my mare close to home and from the flat/ work to the yard is probably close to 1hr30mins round trip. I currently do her twice a day although she lives out. There is no formal assistance on the yard but helpful liveries for occasional emergencies.
I've found a few potential yards closer to where I am moving- nothing confirmed but at the very least I have a definite space for April time, which would mean only struggling with her where she is now for a short time. And I could get a bit of help from my mum to make it doable.
My dilemma is that I had been planning to sell her this year. Initially at the end of the summer but now with the amount of time I have for her I'm thinking she could end up sitting in a field for the summer. She's young and so I think unlikely to sell quickly, so I'm probably not going to be able to sell her until spring at the earliest.
My thinking is that if I move her with me, I'll have a bit more time to keep her ticking over, possibly better facilities to sell from and will be in less of a hurry- effectively I would have a whole summer to find the right home for her.
But it could be that I move her in the next month and she sells in April, which then seems like a lot of change for a young horse especially. Although no different to sales livery I suppose.
If I leave her where she is and move, she will have the basics, checks and daily feeds, but will otherwise basically have to see to herself which seems apart from anything a sad way to end our time together.
Interested in all thoughts- honesty appreciated!
I have my mare close to home and from the flat/ work to the yard is probably close to 1hr30mins round trip. I currently do her twice a day although she lives out. There is no formal assistance on the yard but helpful liveries for occasional emergencies.
I've found a few potential yards closer to where I am moving- nothing confirmed but at the very least I have a definite space for April time, which would mean only struggling with her where she is now for a short time. And I could get a bit of help from my mum to make it doable.
My dilemma is that I had been planning to sell her this year. Initially at the end of the summer but now with the amount of time I have for her I'm thinking she could end up sitting in a field for the summer. She's young and so I think unlikely to sell quickly, so I'm probably not going to be able to sell her until spring at the earliest.
My thinking is that if I move her with me, I'll have a bit more time to keep her ticking over, possibly better facilities to sell from and will be in less of a hurry- effectively I would have a whole summer to find the right home for her.
But it could be that I move her in the next month and she sells in April, which then seems like a lot of change for a young horse especially. Although no different to sales livery I suppose.
If I leave her where she is and move, she will have the basics, checks and daily feeds, but will otherwise basically have to see to herself which seems apart from anything a sad way to end our time together.
Interested in all thoughts- honesty appreciated!