Chavhorse
Well-Known Member
As the title says many thanks for making me think outside of the box.
As my post said yesterday I was getting in a fluff wanting to move yards and wanting to in my heart of hearts go back to my trainers yard problem is it is a 45 minute drive away.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5268732/an/0/page/2#5268732
Spent evening surfing the web and ended up on a Western Riding in Holland website and voila!
I have found a livery with a beautiful school, round pen, lunging pen, sand paddocks with 8 hour a day turnout in winter and grass paddocks for 24/7 turnout in summer. He will have a stall with his own access to a small sand paddock at night. All turnout during the day is in small groups of 4 likeminded horses and they insist that all horses are shoeless behind (beleive me this is a first for Holland!)
A fantasitc trail riding paddock with hills built into it (this is Holland remember!) water feature to ride through and raised bridges and steps which will all go to getting him confident when hacking out. Not fantastic open riding but they trailer to the beach and the forest most weekends and I am welcome to go along. They also have riding paths through their land.
They have no problem that I ride in a Dressage saddle ! although they will encourage me to try Vardi in a western saddle
They feed and turn out and bring in I have to muck out every day not a problem as it is only 8 miles from home and on the road back from work....Result!
And it only costs 20 euro a month more than where am now with much better facilities.
So thanks Gingerwitch for making me think again rather than just running back to the known element
Yeehaw!
As my post said yesterday I was getting in a fluff wanting to move yards and wanting to in my heart of hearts go back to my trainers yard problem is it is a 45 minute drive away.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5268732/an/0/page/2#5268732
Spent evening surfing the web and ended up on a Western Riding in Holland website and voila!
I have found a livery with a beautiful school, round pen, lunging pen, sand paddocks with 8 hour a day turnout in winter and grass paddocks for 24/7 turnout in summer. He will have a stall with his own access to a small sand paddock at night. All turnout during the day is in small groups of 4 likeminded horses and they insist that all horses are shoeless behind (beleive me this is a first for Holland!)
A fantasitc trail riding paddock with hills built into it (this is Holland remember!) water feature to ride through and raised bridges and steps which will all go to getting him confident when hacking out. Not fantastic open riding but they trailer to the beach and the forest most weekends and I am welcome to go along. They also have riding paths through their land.
They have no problem that I ride in a Dressage saddle ! although they will encourage me to try Vardi in a western saddle
They feed and turn out and bring in I have to muck out every day not a problem as it is only 8 miles from home and on the road back from work....Result!
And it only costs 20 euro a month more than where am now with much better facilities.
So thanks Gingerwitch for making me think again rather than just running back to the known element
Yeehaw!
