to move or not to move

[lordchester]

so thinking of moving my girls to a new yard, bin where i am for 9 years, thinking of going
1. its 11 miles from my house
2. its £190 per month for stable and hay (theres facilities too)
3. the yard manager is a right bossy madam (its more lilke an army base camp)
4. buying shavings isnt a pain, but its an extra £50 i pay for turnout, its working out alot! with petrol aswell

heres my pickle......
theres two possibilites, one i could bike too, the other is 4.8 miles away
the first one is £160 a month with hay and straw, theres a lovely school and turnout, downside.... its a lady who has one horse and herself and is looking for company.... will i be lonely ive always bin on a yard.
the second one doesnet exsit yet will do in march, its being transformed from farm to yard, gonna have two schools and lots of facilites, room for lots of liveries the price they think is £35 a week, and then you buy hay and bedding off the farmer seperatly, is that the norm? places ive looked at have one or the two inc? so cant work out if that will be more expenisve?

any help

 

[CalllyH]

I'd go to the first one in a shot personally. You can always keep the second in reserve when it's built!

 

[mirage]

I've never been on a yard with anyone else,so can't say whether you'd be lonely or not.My friend has a place on a yard with a small school,stable and tiny paddocks,plus hay/straw storage and she pays £36 per week per pony.