Holzdweaver
Well-Known Member
This is going to be a bit long, so i apologize in advance!
But want to state all the facts as im just so torn. and wonder if anyone can give me a little guidance.
Its about moving my horses and although i know it has to be a personal decision, but money is a little tight and id like to know if im just being plain daft! lol
The place im at now, is small but just managable, i have a paddock for summer which is wet, some of it is all reeds but has good grazing at the top and does me if i manage it very carefully. I cant school in it as its too wet. I also have a small trash paddock with a shelter in for winter and monsoons, iv also rubber matted the area outside the stable so they dont have to stand in mud to eat their hay. The shelter is on the small side, but my two horses share it, one of which will not go in at all.
I have barely any storage, haylage is covered with a tarp and stored outside, my straw is on pallets and is covered outside and i have a tiny stone building for my tack, rugs and feed. No running water but close to a river, No electricity. Hacking is ok, but really only one or two places to go. A friend lends me her school free of charge whenever i want to use it. The owner checks my horses everytime he leaves the house, as its situated right next to the field, so i have peace of mind in that respect.
As i dont drive it takes me half an hour there and half an hour back, and after an eight hour shift its so draining. I dont usually feel like riding as im just too tired, which i know is highly selfish! For the above im paying £40 a month for one horse and one pony.
Now iv rang about a place iv passed a few times on my way to feed the geese which has three stables, a secure tackroom, and a hay barn. No running water, No electric. The amount of land is about the same and would only do two horses and that is again with careful management, but its dry land and well sheltered. Id also be able to school in there when its dry.
The whole thing needs a lot of work, walls rebuilt, weeding, roof fixing, water collection set up etc all of which im happy to do. The hay barn would mean i can buy things in bulk and surely save a bit of money? plus the storage would be a godsend. Hacking is better than the last place, but mostly roadwork again, but further afield there are tracks i could canter on. but no school i could use or rent unless i borrowed room in a friends trailer.
This place is situated five mins walk from me. As it needs work, its £160 a month for the three stables.
I really want to go for it, as its an improvement but is it worth paying £120 a month extra, just for storage and less distance to walk everyday?
I have peace of mind where i am, i love the people who rent me the field, and its like venturing into the unknown if i moved! what if everything went wrong?
Or am i being daft in questioning it??
But want to state all the facts as im just so torn. and wonder if anyone can give me a little guidance.
Its about moving my horses and although i know it has to be a personal decision, but money is a little tight and id like to know if im just being plain daft! lol
The place im at now, is small but just managable, i have a paddock for summer which is wet, some of it is all reeds but has good grazing at the top and does me if i manage it very carefully. I cant school in it as its too wet. I also have a small trash paddock with a shelter in for winter and monsoons, iv also rubber matted the area outside the stable so they dont have to stand in mud to eat their hay. The shelter is on the small side, but my two horses share it, one of which will not go in at all.
I have barely any storage, haylage is covered with a tarp and stored outside, my straw is on pallets and is covered outside and i have a tiny stone building for my tack, rugs and feed. No running water but close to a river, No electricity. Hacking is ok, but really only one or two places to go. A friend lends me her school free of charge whenever i want to use it. The owner checks my horses everytime he leaves the house, as its situated right next to the field, so i have peace of mind in that respect.
As i dont drive it takes me half an hour there and half an hour back, and after an eight hour shift its so draining. I dont usually feel like riding as im just too tired, which i know is highly selfish! For the above im paying £40 a month for one horse and one pony.
Now iv rang about a place iv passed a few times on my way to feed the geese which has three stables, a secure tackroom, and a hay barn. No running water, No electric. The amount of land is about the same and would only do two horses and that is again with careful management, but its dry land and well sheltered. Id also be able to school in there when its dry.
The whole thing needs a lot of work, walls rebuilt, weeding, roof fixing, water collection set up etc all of which im happy to do. The hay barn would mean i can buy things in bulk and surely save a bit of money? plus the storage would be a godsend. Hacking is better than the last place, but mostly roadwork again, but further afield there are tracks i could canter on. but no school i could use or rent unless i borrowed room in a friends trailer.
This place is situated five mins walk from me. As it needs work, its £160 a month for the three stables.
I really want to go for it, as its an improvement but is it worth paying £120 a month extra, just for storage and less distance to walk everyday?
I have peace of mind where i am, i love the people who rent me the field, and its like venturing into the unknown if i moved! what if everything went wrong?
Or am i being daft in questioning it??
