New to the whole livery yard thing, am i being silly!?

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About two months I moved both my horses to a new yard for a number of reasons. Before I had been on a yard only with two other people and didn't have a YO as such as it was ran by an old couple on a farm. Blah Blah Blah anyway I went down this evening after working to muck out and there was a message on the main whiteboard saying something along the lines of people not picking up poos from the menage and then consequently being ground in - well i havn't use the school for over two weeks as horsey had a bit of time off with a sore back but lunged him 15 mins yesterday, obviously i was watching him the whole time and didn't see him poo. He was however putting his head right down when going round one particular area of the school, had a quick look and saw the tinyest piece of poo but didn't think to clear it up - me being lazy and not thinking but it was tiny!! Anyway I couldn't see anymore poos but then again wasn't really looking. Now i don't think she would directly aim the message at me but I'am really the only one on the yard who uses the school but then again am not there all the time so obviously someone could of used and not picked up a poo and like i said i havn't been in there for around 2 weeks. Am i being silly and thinking shes directing it at me, i'm only 18 (not a valid excuse really) but am also the newbie on the yard and don't want to be thought of as doing something wrong. Should i do anything or just grow up!?
 
I hate livery yards, it took me years to find my own to rent to my self but it's worth it in most ways, apart from having no one to ride with
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ignore it this time hun and if it continues move on, there are some nice yards out there!
 
livery yards, wot a nightmare!!! they hav their good and bad points, don't take it 2 heart they've might of had a bad day and r taking it out on the new girl!
 
Everything else is fine, i'm just going to feel really awkward in front of the YO and other liveries tomorrow as mabey she thinkis it was me and so do the other liveries? Paranoid or what lol!! I'm such a whimp!
 
If you feel awkward just say something to clear the air - speak to YO when she's on her own and just say that you saw her note and hope you haven't missed any poos left by your horse as you thought you had been careful. Then make sure that you pick everything up in future no matter how small - it does eventually ruin the surface if it gets mixed in and that is a fairly standard rule so don't think YO is being unreasonable by nipping it in the bud if she thinks somebody not clearing up after themselves but don't take it personally.
 
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I want out of livery yards. I flippin' love the (mainly off-road) hacking at my place, but I just can't stand it any longer.

I don't think I'm a people person really, you know
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i don't think n e of us horsey types r gd wif people, give me my neds any day, thankgod i wrk and live on a private yard wif just mine and my bosses horses, i've done and run livery yards, the neds r ok its usually just a couple of the crazy owners that upset the whole yard.
 
She is probably asking for poo to be picked up because it ruins the surface if trampled into it...it blocks the drainage as it rots too.
As the notice was not specifically directed at you, then stop being paranoid.
If you feel there is some atmosphere, say something like 'I read your note; Horsey didn't do any poo when I lunged last night, so I hope you don't think I left any. I'll be sure to pick it up if he does though, as I understand it damages the surface.'
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I hate livery yards thats why I run one have always rented my own yard then 4 yrs ago moved as YO being a prat onto a livery yard so many rules and regs even restricted the grazing then mowed the grass I hated it now renting my own yard again and try to treat liveries like my own though some owners are a bit of a challenge I HAVE HAPPY HORSES which in my book is my main concern happy horsews =happy owners
 
Oh god it's not bad really - I am happy most of the time and my horses seem to be. I think i'm just being paraniod and don't like to think people think bad of me. I completly understand about not leaving poos in the school - i always pick the poos up...If i see my horse do one. I'am happy most of the time, don't get me wrong it's not bad compared to some yards!! Whenever there is a message i always wonder if it is directed at me but sometimes know it honestly isn't because of what it says. But obivously know one was in the school with me so it's only a slight feeling of guilt inside me that i didn't pick up the tiny piece of poo left by someone else...now i'm probably (not directly) getting the blame!
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Mobile phone text-speak is dreadful on a forum and flippin' impossible to read fluently. Please meladies, proper grown up words so we can all follow what you are saying and enjoy your contribution. Thankies.
 
If you're feeling it was directed at you - perhaps a slight guilty concious about not picking up that small bit of poo? If you feel bad about it just apologise and say you didn't notice any but will pick it up in future.

I'm forever leaving notes reminding the liveries to shut gates, turn off lights, sweep up after picking out hooves etc...Never to make them feel bad about it just to remind them! the liveries leave me notes on the board too - about bits of fencing i need to fix etc! its just an easy way to remind people about things if they're not there for you to speak to.
 
I can totally see where you're coming from and why you're upset. I would be the same! Unless you feel strong enough to say something to the person who wrote the message (I probably wouldn't be!) then I would just think it wasn't aimed at be as I had done nothing wrong as far as leaving poos in the menage. You must be sure about yourself in these situations otherwise it's very easy to be downtrodden and paranoid! If anything is said or written again you will then obviously have to deal with it. I am not on a livery yard but I know a lot of people who are and you must learn to stick up for yourself right from the beginning otherwise people will see it as a sign of weakness. Good Luck. I sure it will be fine.
 
Don't worry yourself to bits, but make a bit of a show of checking for them after you have ridden, and don't track any in if you are responsible for the horse that did them! A note on the old whiteboard saying arena used and checked with date and time would also prove your diligence, but that really would be a bit OTT.

Most places now with any decent sort of surface will insist on this (not unreasonable) rule.
 
Nah. Just leave it, it's not worth getting worked up about really, moving livery yards is horrible, especially when you don't know anyone atall, It can be a nightmare.
I would just leave it and if your horse does poo, pick it up. Don't go clearing up after others, it's not your job. Maybe you could talk to any other liveries?
Good Luck.
 
I used to feel like this whenever something was said when I was at a livery yard. I would speak to them and say you are normally very careful and look out for poos and would always pick them up & you are quite confident that this incidence was not you, however if it was you apologise.....This will get your point across that you don't think its you but by handling it in a grown up way hopefully means they'll gain respect for you for future incidences....
 
I would see it as a generic reminder. At our yard there is one young lady who is very nice but for some unfathomable reason picks her ponies feet out on the yard and leaves it for someome else to clear up or skips out stable and doesnt empty wheelbarrow. Its not always obvious its her although one day we did make a liitle flag and stick it in her horses poo that was left with his name on it as a subtle(not) hint. She doesnt always do it.
 
its a general reminder not aimed at you. just make sure you stick to rules and you'll be fine! i'm very lucky that neither of my horses EVER poos in school so i know that such messages not aimed at me- i can just look smug! he he
 
I'm the person who usually leaves the notes on our yard. I leave a general note as I don't know for sure who is not clearing up after their horse (although I could hazard a good guess). I'm not getting at anyone, just reminding people. It is one of my bugbears because, as well as being bad for the surface, I don't want to ride in a school with piles of poo around.
If you always pick up your horse's poo from the school then you will know that any future notices are not directed at you and your conscience will be clear
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