Should I move yards? Would I be crazy?.

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I keep my horse in a quiet livery yard where I am basically the only livery, it's really quite but super safe, with really knowledgeable people, great facilities and my horse is very happy and settled here.

The problem is I never have anyone to ride out with or train with or do anything with. It's getting a bit lonely. I spend way too much money on keeping a horse and I want to really enjoy it.

Before I moved up country at my old yard I used to have loads of people to ride with, we did jump evenings, went to comps together and yard bbqs. It wasn't a massive yard just a lovely bunch and I miss it so much. Just feels very solitary at the moment.

I have put posts up about if people want to hack out and that I have a spare space in the trailer if anyone wants to come out with me but no one has messaged back. There is a lot of retired horses in the area. I am with the riding club so have a few things booked in over the rest of the year.

Would I be nuts for thinking about leaving when he is so settled? The owners are also lovely.
 
If you have a trailer, I would look into joining a riding club, maybe doing Le Trec (if in your area, this sport is super friendly) and attend clinics. Really put yourself out there.

Give that a try first, good yards are really hard to find and you may find that the grass is not always greener if you move 😏
 
Do the other people, the owners, know anybody who might hack with you? Could you mention the space at your yard at riding club, perhaps? Or if you have time get on the riding club committee to help and get to know more people? I think yards can be difficult and bitchy if you get on the wrong one. Maybe set up a Facebook group with the name of your area and Horseriders, say set up to meet for hacking, chats and to swop tips, or something like that, see if you get any takers.
 
Clearly you should buy another horse to fill the spare space then you can pick someone to ride with you 🤣

Slightly more seriously I think moving might be a big risk, you could end up somewhere with more people but still not get the social side of it/have people that want to do those things though I know why you miss it.

I would be doing the RC stuff and trying to make extra friends that might want to do the same stuff there before thinking about moving.

(I've had horses at 'home' and on livery, there's been pros and cons of each)
 
JCbruce said:
I keep my horse in a quiet livery yard where I am basically the only livery, it's really quite but super safe, with really knowledgeable people, great facilities and my horse is very happy and settled here.

The problem is I never have anyone to ride out with or train with or do anything with. It's getting a bit lonely. I spend way too much money on keeping a horse and I want to really enjoy it.

Before I moved up country at my old yard I used to have loads of people to ride with, we did jump evenings, went to comps together and yard bbqs. It wasn't a massive yard just a lovely bunch and I miss it so much. Just feels very solitary at the moment.

I have put posts up about if people want to hack out and that I have a spare space in the trailer if anyone wants to come out with me but no one has messaged back. There is a lot of retired horses in the area. I am with the riding club so have a few things booked in over the rest of the year.

Would I be nuts for thinking about leaving when he is so settled? The owners are also lovely.
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Your very first sentence answers this.
Your last - confirms it.
Don’t jeopardise for ‘company’ that both you and your horse may find you thoroughly dislike.
 
I wouldn't leave a good yard for anything, tbh. The one I'm on now is amazing, but my last one was horrendous and I actually had my lad up for sale before being able to move because I hated it so much!
 
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If i was happy with a yard but just needed buddies then I'd try and hunt down the buddies. I have found getting out to clinics helps you meet people as do FB adverts.
 
I have recently moved from a very good yard to another, equally good yard, for this very reason. Even if the space at your current place gets filled, there is no guarantee that the new person will become your riding buddy. You need to move to a bigger place with more people because your needs are not being met where you are. Having Sid that, it's not easy, so I feel for you. Good luck whatever you decide.
 
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If i was happy with a yard but just needed buddies then I'd try and hunt down the buddies. I have found getting out to clinics helps you meet people as do FB adverts.
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Absolutely. You've got to hunt down the buddies. Since you have a float/trailer/horse box, you can go to them on occasion. Maybe that would be sufficient and you would find that you were fine to not always want to hack with company at other times, if that makes sense.
 
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