My Scottish adventure begins on Sunday!

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On Sunday, I'll become a resident of Scotland! OH (who moved up a month ago) has wanted to go home for years and I love Scotland - I can't believe this is finally happening!

Our new house is in Caldercruix, near Airdrie and I've just (literally today) been offered a job at the University of Edinburgh so now those big things are sorted, it's time to think about fun stuff.

Can anyone tell me anything about places to ride, maybe about sharing (I might be brave), or anything else fun? I'm a total newbie to Scotland (apart from holidays) so actually, any useful stuff would be very much appreciated.

Also, if I can bribe any of you into being my friend(s), that would be great ;)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm so EXCITED!!!

ETA: Have any of you heard of, or have views of, Blue Ridge (http://www.blueridgeequestrian.co.uk/), Tannoch Stables (http://www.tannoch.co.uk/) or Horse Haven (http://www.horsehaven.co.uk/)? These are probably closest to me in terms of home (I won't be driving in to work so possibly not an option to go closer to Edinburgh)...
 
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Welcome to Scotland. Hope it will be everything you're looking for. I'm near the west coast so not in your new area and don't know about the stables you mentioned but hopefully someone will come on and comment on them. Good luck.

P.S. Is that a Suffolk Punch in your avatar?
 
Welcome to Scotland! I used to live near Airdrie :) There are a lot of yards in the area, get yourself onto the local Facebook groups and see if anyone is looking for a sharer.
 
Pen said:
Welcome to Scotland. Hope it will be everything you're looking for. I'm near the west coast so not in your new area and don't know about the stables you mentioned but hopefully someone will come on and comment on them. Good luck.

P.S. Is that a Suffolk Punch in your avatar?
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Thank you :)

I can't wait to be able to spend more time on the west coast - Isle of Skye is on my list and next summer we're hoping to do the north west 500.

It is - I worked with a driving 4 for a couple of summer holidays a fair few years ago. I love them - they're my favourite breed.

alainax said:
Welcome to Scotland! I used to live near Airdrie :) There are a lot of yards in the area, get yourself onto the local Facebook groups and see if anyone is looking for a sharer.
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Thank you :)

I had a look for local groups on Facebook but only found a couple with only a couple of members. Do you know of any?
 
Welcome to Scotland. If you are looking for a nice horse to ride in that area message shutterbug on here. She is looking for a shared for her lovely big horse on a nice yard in airdrie :)
 
Did I hear my name get mentioned????

Hiya and welcome to Scotland. I grew up in Airdrie, my horses live in Airdrie and I'm only 5 mins down the road in the next town.

I used to livery at Tannoch, but we moved to more local stables to go DIY about 6 years ago and haven't looked back.

I am indeed looking for someone to share my lovely boy Arion, he's the chestnut in my piccies below, as I also have a 5 year old horse to bring on and I'm struggling for time with a full time job and not being 100% health wise. We have some lovely hacking with several forests to ride in and endless road work on country roads. We have a big outdoor school with jumps and are on a nice little yard in Plains which is just down the road from Caldercruix and we have a few lovely instructors who come to the yard as well as one who liveries on the yard.

You would be very welcome to come and have a hack with us once you settle in and we can show you around. I can also be bribed to be your friend. Jack Daniels and Smarties generally work lol
 
Shutterbug said:
Did I hear my name get mentioned????

Hiya and welcome to Scotland. I grew up in Airdrie, my horses live in Airdrie and I'm only 5 mins down the road in the next town.

I used to livery at Tannoch, but we moved to more local stables to go DIY about 6 years ago and haven't looked back.

I am indeed looking for someone to share my lovely boy Arion, he's the chestnut in my piccies below, as I also have a 5 year old horse to bring on and I'm struggling for time with a full time job and not being 100% health wise. We have some lovely hacking with several forests to ride in and endless road work on country roads. We have a big outdoor school with jumps and are on a nice little yard in Plains which is just down the road from Caldercruix and we have a few lovely instructors who come to the yard as well as one who liveries on the yard.

You would be very welcome to come and have a hack with us once you settle in and we can show you around. I can also be bribed to be your friend. Jack Daniels and Smarties generally work lol
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Gosh, this is so kind of you - thank you so much. I would definitely love to take you up on your offer, please :) I also like smarties. Although they will never be the same as when I was little, with all the E numbers...

It seems like we've picked a good place, being central of the central! I just can't wait to be there now!

I'll drop you a PM in the next couple of days to arrange something :) If I visit, please can I help you muck out etc? I really miss that!
 
Kat_Bath said:
Gosh, this is so kind of you - thank you so much. I would definitely love to take you up on your offer, please :) I also like smarties. Although they will never be the same as when I was little, with all the E numbers...

It seems like we've picked a good place, being central of the central! I just can't wait to be there now!

I'll drop you a PM in the next couple of days to arrange something :) If I visit, please can I help you muck out etc? I really miss that!
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Oh you can help me muck out as much as you like. Drop me a message and we will get a visit organised x
 
Shutterbug said:
Oh you can help me muck out as much as you like. Drop me a message and we will get a visit organised x
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YAY! I really miss all that side of stuff!

Jenni_ said:
Welcome to Scotland :)

Will you be commuting to Edinburgh every day?
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Thank you! Yes, I will. Sadly, I am already a seasoned commuter. I wish I wasn't but think I have to face up to the fact that working in Higher Education will normally require travelling as I'd prefer to live in a small town or big village. Train journeys do normally make for good reading time though...
 
Fortunately for you we recently reopened the Airdrie to Edinburgh line and you can get a train straight from Caldercruix now. A while ago you would have had to have trained into Glasgow just to come all the way back and go to Edinburgh.
 
When OH and I first visited her family in Scotland (her dad is in Armadale), that was in 2011 and it had just reopened - they were soooooo happy! I remember thinking that it can't have been that big a thing but it really was and obviously I'm glad as I have v.good transport (I'm about a 3 second walk from the station - yay)!
 
Up until September last year I swore I'd never work in the centre of Edinburgh again because of the 1.5 hour bus journey and waiting about etc... now the borders line has re-opened I can get the train from my doorstep to Edinburgh in 26 minutes so its made jobs in Edinburgh an option again should I ever want to change jobs...

I am a lazy commuter though...
 
Welcome! my hubby works UofE but we are in the wrong direction from you but I am sure you will find your feet and new horsey peeps very quickly as we are a friendly bunch round here. As others have said, keeping an eye on local fb groups can be useful.

Best of wishes with the flitting!
 
Come harness racing at Corbiewood in Bannockburn! I pass through Airdrie to get there, you just head onto the M80 for Stirling and come off at the Stirling Services and voilá! You're at Corbiewood Stadium, the home of Scottish harness racing and the best fun anyone can have on a Sunday afternoon for £10!!
 
Country_gal said:
Welcome....I am in the Lothians but happy to volunteer as a new friend!!! I am sure you will love it here!
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Thank you! And thank you! I hope I will. Have you always been around there? I can't wait for all the Scottish adventures. I also can't wait to be there - currently passing Carlisle. Yawn.

Crosshill Pacers said:
Come harness racing at Corbiewood in Bannockburn! I pass through Airdrie to get there, you just head onto the M80 for Stirling and come off at the Stirling Services and voilá! You're at Corbiewood Stadium, the home of Scottish harness racing and the best fun anyone can have on a Sunday afternoon for £10!!
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Do you know, I knew it existed but I have absolutely no clue about harness racing! Maybe I will come along! Do you race/own/go along for fun?
 
Kat_Bath said:
Thank you! And thank you! I hope I will. Have you always been around there? I can't wait for all the Scottish adventures. I also can't wait to be there - currently passing Carlisle. Yawn.
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Didn't happen to pass a mini bus full of hungover looking women on the motorway did you? I was passing Carlisle around the same time returning from a hen weekend in Liverpool :D
 
Kat_Bath said:
Do you know, I knew it existed but I have absolutely no clue about harness racing! Maybe I will come along! Do you race/own/go along for fun?
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All of the above! I was posting in C&T earlier in the year about the filly I was racing (been posting reports for the last couple of seasons), but was getting short on time through the summer with various commitments. Should probably restart it as my girl won yesterday (she'll have her own dedicated post on my blog once I catch up with that as well...)

If you ever want to come along, let me know. I'm forever trying to get new people to visit!
 
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