Thinking of Changing Livery Yard - advice please?

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almostthere

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Hi,
I have a dilemma, and would appreciate your views.
Would you swap a great yard manager and facilities for lesser facilities but better access. My current yard limits access early evening and as i work full time that limits what i can do in the long Summer evenings before they lock up. The rest of the yard tend to live and work closer than me and all leave earlier. I feel like the odd one out. Alternative yard has worse facilities although good yard manager (and they are intending to improve) but unlimited access. Also more guys out competing (current yard mostly hackers) so i feel like it would encourage me to up my game......oh and second yard is a LOT cheaper (£100+ a month cheaper)
any views? I am really stuck....
 
Well being blunt - it does not matter how fantastic your current yard is IF you cannot use the facilitiles in the week..... MOVE... you only have one life and you will only ever have one summer of 2010 !
 
Couldn't keep my horse anywhere where there was unreasonable access. Many of us are on the yard till 8.00, 9.00 during the summer.

So, yes, I'd be moving.
 
Have you had a word with your current yard manager? If she's really on your side she should be able to come up with a compromise solution for you. I can understand yards restricting times if, for example, the owners live on site and want a little privacy but there's always a compromise if both sides want there to be, eg the general rule stays but where the individual's circumstances dictate, maybe you could ride Mondays. Wed and Fridays as long as you're quiet and respect the owners privacy and are gone by 8pm. If you don't get anywhere, I guess your options are limited. If you can't ride your horse there's not much point in having him! So you would have to move to somewhere you COULD ride him.
 
Thanks for your replies which did not surprise me. Difference in facilities are really - better stables at current yard (Large internal 16 x 14) whereas new yard are 12x12 and bit rundown . Current yard also has horsewalker which was a godsend during the snow but not really vital.
I think I will take the advice and give yard manager a chance and see if she can sort something for a few days a week......I know that I am quite a big part of her income so would feel bad just leaving her without trying to sort it out first....thanks guys, sometimes it just helps to hear other people's views...
 
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