checkmate1
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I am moving my horse from a very small yard (just 2 of us) to a big busy yard, she will still be on DIY. Any tips or advice I've never been on a big yard before.
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Moving Yards....
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AmyMay
Situation normal
Keep your head down. Smile a lot. And don't get involved with the bitching fraternity.....
Baileyhoss
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bring biscuits for the tea room. Always appreciated.
hollyandivy123
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flak jacket and head phones?
michaelj
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While not getting involved in the bitching... Make friends 
townfieldlass
Active Member
Pay on time, sweep your area and keep your head down!! I can be the best support network on the right yard with the right people...I have made some great friend over the years! Avoid trouble makers and just do your own thing!! Enjoy...!
Baileyhoss
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Keep your stuff, together, tidy and in a box with a lid (i keep a box in my stable with my hat, chaps, hiviz, fly repellant, tail conditioner, spare bits, etc. in my stable as my horse is very good and doesn't go into it - never ever leave treats in it
). Anything you leave lying about unsupervised for more than 20 seconds will walk, especially tail conditioner, schooling whips, scissors, pulling comb etc.
Oh and space is always a premium, so if you can just keep what you need on a daily basis at the yard and keep your other 15 rugs, 25 numnahs and travel boots, etc at home, then that would be better too.
You will have a person who knows everything - probably displays slight to moderate NH/Parelli tendencies. She will probably try and tell you you should take your shoes off. She's relatively harmless, you can be nice to her, but ignore all advice. She will be the only person on the yard that regularly gets bitten or kicked because she pokes everyone elses horses in an attempt to bond with them.
There will be a few teenagers, untidy in appearance and horse care. they leave their stuff lying around and pick up other peoples because there stuff has gone missing. this lot party hard and will occasionally fail to turn out their horses on a sunday morning, but they are generally a good bunch, who will help you when you need it and sit on your horse if it has just bucked you off.
There is the dangerous yard bitch. She will probably befriend you because you are new until she decides if you are of value in the 'it's good to be associated with this person' stakes. be nice to her, but keep her at arms length and never ever be drawn into talking about other people on the yard with her, when she's fed up of you, she will use that to cause trouble.
There is usually a showjumper contingency who ride in half chaps and joggers and big spurs- if their horses are sound they jump all the time, bigger and bigger until their horses are lame again, then they turn them out and ignore them until they are sound. you can make friends with them by helping them with poles, but don't let them ride your horse it'll turn into a nutter.
There may be an eventing contingency - good bunch that will help you in all disciplines, they will not tolerate nh/parelli. don't take wimps or happy hackers seriously and have no time for the showjumpers. (unless you are a wimp that wants to get brave, then they may take you on as a project and you'll be jumping intro by next year)
If there's a dressage queen, just watch in awe. She arrives looking perfect, her horse is immaculate and she can muck out, poo pick and leave looking just as immaculate. She is probably very nice, but you will always feel scruffy and inadequate next to her.
there will be a few happy hackers, quite possibly older women, they are very friendly motherly types, they love their horses and spend hours wandering the countryside, but if you join them you will be gobsmacked because they spend the whole ride speaking about people!
Umm I can't think of any more, but i'm sure others can.
F x
Oh and space is always a premium, so if you can just keep what you need on a daily basis at the yard and keep your other 15 rugs, 25 numnahs and travel boots, etc at home, then that would be better too.
You will have a person who knows everything - probably displays slight to moderate NH/Parelli tendencies. She will probably try and tell you you should take your shoes off. She's relatively harmless, you can be nice to her, but ignore all advice. She will be the only person on the yard that regularly gets bitten or kicked because she pokes everyone elses horses in an attempt to bond with them.
There will be a few teenagers, untidy in appearance and horse care. they leave their stuff lying around and pick up other peoples because there stuff has gone missing. this lot party hard and will occasionally fail to turn out their horses on a sunday morning, but they are generally a good bunch, who will help you when you need it and sit on your horse if it has just bucked you off.
There is the dangerous yard bitch. She will probably befriend you because you are new until she decides if you are of value in the 'it's good to be associated with this person' stakes. be nice to her, but keep her at arms length and never ever be drawn into talking about other people on the yard with her, when she's fed up of you, she will use that to cause trouble.
There is usually a showjumper contingency who ride in half chaps and joggers and big spurs- if their horses are sound they jump all the time, bigger and bigger until their horses are lame again, then they turn them out and ignore them until they are sound. you can make friends with them by helping them with poles, but don't let them ride your horse it'll turn into a nutter.
There may be an eventing contingency - good bunch that will help you in all disciplines, they will not tolerate nh/parelli. don't take wimps or happy hackers seriously and have no time for the showjumpers. (unless you are a wimp that wants to get brave, then they may take you on as a project and you'll be jumping intro by next year)
If there's a dressage queen, just watch in awe. She arrives looking perfect, her horse is immaculate and she can muck out, poo pick and leave looking just as immaculate. She is probably very nice, but you will always feel scruffy and inadequate next to her.
there will be a few happy hackers, quite possibly older women, they are very friendly motherly types, they love their horses and spend hours wandering the countryside, but if you join them you will be gobsmacked because they spend the whole ride speaking about people!
Umm I can't think of any more, but i'm sure others can.
F x
Wilbur_Force
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Keep your head down, do what feels right to you and dont give a monkeys cuss as to what other people say. Generally, the nicer your horse, the more people want to sniff round you! Keep your stuff together and tidy and make sure you know what is kept at the yard - label your yard tools if you have them as things like that get 'borrowed'
And . . . enjoy it! You will soon sort the wheat from the chaff and there are genuinely some nice people on livery yards and knowledgeable too!
And . . . enjoy it! You will soon sort the wheat from the chaff and there are genuinely some nice people on livery yards and knowledgeable too!
checkmate1
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Thanks everyone!!!
