Relocating + horses advice/experiences please

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I am relocating due to work in a couple of months, about 300 miles away. I would like to take my horse with me, but obviously want to leave it a few months for me to settle in first (in case I dont like it and want to come home!). Im not really sure what to do with my horse though...I have a sharer at the moment but unfortunately she cant afford him by herself and can only make it up on afternoons. In a way it would be good to take him with me straight off as its a great way of meeting new people, but dont want to unsettle him unless Im 100% sure that I will be staying there. Any experiences/advice??


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When we moved we took the horses straight away, we were only there 2 years but still couldnt have done it any other way.

we moved and I took a week to get livery they followed 2 weeks later was lucky in that I had someone to look after them for that period of time.

Could he go on part livery where you are? so the YO turns out am and you pay a bit more for that so sharer can continue? its difficult being that far away and looking after things in all honestly. If you are actually moving for work Id take him its not like you can just up sticks and come back immediately, this is a choice you have made for certain reasons?
 
Yes thats a good point, even if I didnt like it there I would have to give notice, but it would be a big stress for him to move all the way down there only to come back in a few months!
 
I'm not post-stalking, honestly, I just remembered your post in the SB the other day which I responded to
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I moved to Suffolk just over two years ago, and I was in a fairly similar position. It was a big move, 250 ish miles.

Fortunately though, we had family in the area (reason for moving), but none of them are horsey so they couldn't help much on that front! I travelled over here about a month or so before 'the move' and looked at a couple of yards - intended to look at more, but within 6 hours of me being over here for the recce I had a phonecall saying horse was crippled on his previously-fractured leg, so I had to whizz straight back again!

I decided on the second yard I saw, then moved over here about 3/4 days before I had my horse transported. It's taken a while to settle in, mainly because I didn't know farriers/vets/dentists etc in the area. I'm more limited because I don't compete atm/belong to an RC etc so I was fairly limited to other liveries' knowledge for a while.

Tbh, I'd move your horse straight away, horses cope well with change especially when they have their owner with them
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We moved nearly 500 miles (and across a bit of sea) and I sent my then 4 horses off on the Saturday in my lorry (driven by a horse transporter friend), OH in his van, and the lorry mechanic with a low-loader with all the farm/yard stuff on it, and I didn't catch up with them till the Tuesday!
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The furniture wandered off on a round-trip of Ireland, and didn't get here till the Wednesday!
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The horses were put in bull pens (no stables here at that point) and turned out by OH during the day. They seemed perfectly happy after their trip and suffered no ill effects from the move
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I would take him with you when you go - otherwise you might find one of the reasons you don't like your new job/home is because you are missing him
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thats true, are you worried about the relocation ? if he is with you maybe that will make it easier for you, and you will make new horsey friends which will help in the long run? Ive moved my horses a lot and agreed they are fine if 'mum' is with them.
 
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thats true, are you worried about the relocation ? if he is with you maybe that will make it easier for you, and you will make new horsey friends which will help in the long run? Ive moved my horses a lot and agreed they are fine if 'mum' is with them.

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Kind of...not sure why though as Ive done it before (similar distance) and took him with me then and he loved it. As long as he has food + friends hes happy anywhere and settles fine. Maybe its because Im older now I seem to stress about these things more!
 
know that feeling! does your sharer know your moving? what if she decides to stop sharing whilst your 300 miles away, I think Id take him, deep breath and look forward to a new chapter

Where abouts are you moving to? I know my area , west mids and south fairly well can help with putting you in touch with some of my horsey friends if thats any help, pm if you prefer
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Yes she knows, she would love to have him full time but cant afford it. Im moving to Newmarket...just been looking at livery sooooooo much more expensive down there
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I would take your horse, i moved to ireland popped my old girl on the transporter headed to the airport and met her at the other end.
Did not know how long i would be staying but thought that she would get more stressed never seeing me than a little trip over the water
 
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