Chavhorse
Well-Known Member
Yes its a Should I Change my Yard question!
In a nutshell my horse is rising 5 until November he was based in training Livery for his saddle making and basics. I moved him to be nearer to home in mid November.
I have been over the last few weeks generally missing the atmosphere and facilities of my trainers place so am having serious thoughts about if I am in the right yard for me.
Can I just say my priority is to let Vardi reach his full potential. He is fabulous relaxed, quick to learn but I just feel that I want to be in a situation where I can work towards letting him mature and learn in the best way and for that I may have to make some sacrifices.
Staying at Current Yard
For
20 mins down road
Horse is happy
Nice People
Against
Facilities one school which is also used as turn out and at the moment is a mud bath.
Rigid riding times for school at the moment and everyone tends to ride at once. On average you will have four people excercising their horses and on occasions two children on ponies join as well.....on the plus side my youngster has learnt to ignore other horses cantering past him when he is working.
Normal routine is get all the horses in from school, poo pick, ride, pool pick then turn them out again.
Horses get turned out every day at the moment in the school geldings from 8am - 3pm mares from 3pm to 8pm. In the summer it is the same but they go from school onto grass paddock for an extra 3 hours a day each.
Riding in the evenings is after 8pm
YO is lovely and knows her stuff but yard is chaotic and frankly a bloody mess
Outside riding - will have to take test to ride in Recreational area written and ridden exam including jumping! (eek!) Or just go out along the cycle paths through the housing areas very busy roads and lots of traffic.
Moving to Trainers Yard
For
Beautiful set up in middle of countryside large well draining school 2 x lunge arenas winter sand paddock turnout and summer individual grass paddocks 10 hours a day.
Quality of care is exemplary
Very zen like atmosphere for both horses and clients.
Offers a package of full livery stalling including 1 private lesson a week plus add on for training of horse if I want and need it. Training package worked out and agreed in advance with goals. So for instance I need to work on my youngsters balance, we would draw up a programme for him and me, have a weekly meeting to discuss progress and set new goals.
Against
Distance it is a 45 minute drive and I will have to accept that during the winter months I only see the horse at weekends.
In the summer will have to arrange to drive myself into work start early finish at 4 then go down to horse ride then get home at about 8pm. Could do this 2 times during the week in the summer as well as weekends.
So he would be worked by me 4 times a week (Summer) 2 times a week (winter) and I would include a training packet initially of them working him 1 to 2 times a week.
Thoughts guys
In a nutshell my horse is rising 5 until November he was based in training Livery for his saddle making and basics. I moved him to be nearer to home in mid November.
I have been over the last few weeks generally missing the atmosphere and facilities of my trainers place so am having serious thoughts about if I am in the right yard for me.
Can I just say my priority is to let Vardi reach his full potential. He is fabulous relaxed, quick to learn but I just feel that I want to be in a situation where I can work towards letting him mature and learn in the best way and for that I may have to make some sacrifices.
Staying at Current Yard
For
20 mins down road
Horse is happy
Nice People
Against
Facilities one school which is also used as turn out and at the moment is a mud bath.
Rigid riding times for school at the moment and everyone tends to ride at once. On average you will have four people excercising their horses and on occasions two children on ponies join as well.....on the plus side my youngster has learnt to ignore other horses cantering past him when he is working.
Normal routine is get all the horses in from school, poo pick, ride, pool pick then turn them out again.
Horses get turned out every day at the moment in the school geldings from 8am - 3pm mares from 3pm to 8pm. In the summer it is the same but they go from school onto grass paddock for an extra 3 hours a day each.
Riding in the evenings is after 8pm
YO is lovely and knows her stuff but yard is chaotic and frankly a bloody mess
Outside riding - will have to take test to ride in Recreational area written and ridden exam including jumping! (eek!) Or just go out along the cycle paths through the housing areas very busy roads and lots of traffic.
Moving to Trainers Yard
For
Beautiful set up in middle of countryside large well draining school 2 x lunge arenas winter sand paddock turnout and summer individual grass paddocks 10 hours a day.
Quality of care is exemplary
Very zen like atmosphere for both horses and clients.
Offers a package of full livery stalling including 1 private lesson a week plus add on for training of horse if I want and need it. Training package worked out and agreed in advance with goals. So for instance I need to work on my youngsters balance, we would draw up a programme for him and me, have a weekly meeting to discuss progress and set new goals.
Against
Distance it is a 45 minute drive and I will have to accept that during the winter months I only see the horse at weekends.
In the summer will have to arrange to drive myself into work start early finish at 4 then go down to horse ride then get home at about 8pm. Could do this 2 times during the week in the summer as well as weekends.
So he would be worked by me 4 times a week (Summer) 2 times a week (winter) and I would include a training packet initially of them working him 1 to 2 times a week.
Thoughts guys
