NellRosk
Well-Known Member
I'm really torn, will give a brief description of current yard:
- It's cheap (£25 a week in summer, which goes to £40 per week in winter)
- It's time consuming, no taps at stable and muck heap far away so winter with 2 large horses is somewhat of a nightmare. I didn't have a life last winter, spent it mucking out and trailing to and from the field.
- Restricted turnout in winter, by the end of winter horses were just going out at weekends so were miserable.
- Fully DIY, I do everything.
- Has small arena but rarely ride in it as it is too small for one of my horses to canter in and is very poorly maintained.
- YO is petty and vindictive, always have to tiptoe round because they kick people off at the drop of a hat
- Has free trailer parking
- Poor land management
New yard:
- Is a lot more expensive (£60 pw) but is full livery. YO poo picks, does all waters, worms, gives ad lib haylage in winter, beds down field shelter, holds for farrier and vet etc. I wouldn't have to do anything.
- Has no arena, there is one a mile away so have to factor in the £15 hire charge into cost.
- Has no trailer parking, would keep at same yard that hire arena is at but would have to factor in cost of parking (about £20 a month).
- Has 24/7 turnout. In winter they have hard standing with field shelters and ad lib forage.
- Land in fantastic condition.
- Small yard, would only be me and one other livery.
I'm so torn. The second yard would skint me at £120 a week. I'm fine paying this in winter because of bedding, forage and the service provided but honest answer, is it too much for summer when they're just at grass? I asked YO and she said it was an average over the year.
My horses would be so happy there, they'd love to be out full time. In winter I'd only be able to ride at weekends because it will be dark on an evening and I wouldn't have to go up in the week as everything would be done and there aren't any lights in the field shelters. I'd feel lost without seeing them every night so that's a weird thought. I don't know what to do! Do I pay more and effectively hand over my horses for someone else to look after because I know they'll be happy or keep looking?
- It's cheap (£25 a week in summer, which goes to £40 per week in winter)
- It's time consuming, no taps at stable and muck heap far away so winter with 2 large horses is somewhat of a nightmare. I didn't have a life last winter, spent it mucking out and trailing to and from the field.
- Restricted turnout in winter, by the end of winter horses were just going out at weekends so were miserable.
- Fully DIY, I do everything.
- Has small arena but rarely ride in it as it is too small for one of my horses to canter in and is very poorly maintained.
- YO is petty and vindictive, always have to tiptoe round because they kick people off at the drop of a hat
- Has free trailer parking
- Poor land management
New yard:
- Is a lot more expensive (£60 pw) but is full livery. YO poo picks, does all waters, worms, gives ad lib haylage in winter, beds down field shelter, holds for farrier and vet etc. I wouldn't have to do anything.
- Has no arena, there is one a mile away so have to factor in the £15 hire charge into cost.
- Has no trailer parking, would keep at same yard that hire arena is at but would have to factor in cost of parking (about £20 a month).
- Has 24/7 turnout. In winter they have hard standing with field shelters and ad lib forage.
- Land in fantastic condition.
- Small yard, would only be me and one other livery.
I'm so torn. The second yard would skint me at £120 a week. I'm fine paying this in winter because of bedding, forage and the service provided but honest answer, is it too much for summer when they're just at grass? I asked YO and she said it was an average over the year.
My horses would be so happy there, they'd love to be out full time. In winter I'd only be able to ride at weekends because it will be dark on an evening and I wouldn't have to go up in the week as everything would be done and there aren't any lights in the field shelters. I'd feel lost without seeing them every night so that's a weird thought. I don't know what to do! Do I pay more and effectively hand over my horses for someone else to look after because I know they'll be happy or keep looking?
