holeymoley
Well-Known Member
Is anyone else in an area that’s just absolutely rubbish for livery yards?
There is just a real lack of them in general around my area no matter what direction you’re in unless you want to travel 30mins +. 30mins+ is maybe normal?! But impossible with our road infrastructure come rush hour and school run etc . All the places that were around when I was growing up have disappeared or owners sold on etc. The ones left are a mixture of folk that are only out to make money and have no horse experience, another one that one minute is selling up then the next minute is not and no longer really interested and the next is really good but crazy with new ‘problems’ every week.
I’m honestly done with the whole yard thing. So fed up of being told yes you can get/do x, y and z on viewing then it never happens. I have a very low maintenance horse(laminitic) but really easy to do. As long as we have at least 2 possibilities/routes worth of hacking from yard I’m happy to box up the rest of the time to arena/school.
Just a moan. The basics of current yard(crazy one) I really like and I keep telling myself I’m very lucky to still be able to visit during covid. If a problem arises, which it seems to have one after the other for the last few months, basically if you don’t like it you get to spit your toys out the pram and create a scene until Yo gives in?! Ex liveries/‘friends’ also seem to have an input on YO though too which is ridiculous. I go away each night thinking this place is mad. Im beginning to think I’m going mad! As much as my previous yard was ran by people with no clue and set up was far from desirable it was much less mentally tiring.
Urgh. I just wish we had more choice.
There is just a real lack of them in general around my area no matter what direction you’re in unless you want to travel 30mins +. 30mins+ is maybe normal?! But impossible with our road infrastructure come rush hour and school run etc . All the places that were around when I was growing up have disappeared or owners sold on etc. The ones left are a mixture of folk that are only out to make money and have no horse experience, another one that one minute is selling up then the next minute is not and no longer really interested and the next is really good but crazy with new ‘problems’ every week.
I’m honestly done with the whole yard thing. So fed up of being told yes you can get/do x, y and z on viewing then it never happens. I have a very low maintenance horse(laminitic) but really easy to do. As long as we have at least 2 possibilities/routes worth of hacking from yard I’m happy to box up the rest of the time to arena/school.
Just a moan. The basics of current yard(crazy one) I really like and I keep telling myself I’m very lucky to still be able to visit during covid. If a problem arises, which it seems to have one after the other for the last few months, basically if you don’t like it you get to spit your toys out the pram and create a scene until Yo gives in?! Ex liveries/‘friends’ also seem to have an input on YO though too which is ridiculous. I go away each night thinking this place is mad. Im beginning to think I’m going mad! As much as my previous yard was ran by people with no clue and set up was far from desirable it was much less mentally tiring.
Urgh. I just wish we had more choice.