Dumbo
Well-Known Member
have a TB who is kept at the livery yard where I work (Yard A). The set up is great, all his bills are included in my wage and he's very happy there. However it's limited turnout throughout the winter months so the days he's in I'll be mucking out twice and exercising once I've finished work. Last winter I had 2 horses and this was hard work, having to exercise 2 and finish their stables etc after I'd been on the yard all day, especially when it's freezing cold.
Anyway, I've been offered the type of horse I've always wanted and so now I'm in a dilemma. I've come up with one option that would be to keep this second horse on another yard (Yard B) in the same village, 1 mile away, that offers all year turnout. This horse is a native and lives out all year.
So my plan would be that my TB is likely to be in most of winter so I will continue to exercise him most days at Yard A. But the native on Yard B will be living out and in light work over winter, hacking 3/4 times a week then could move to Yard A in the spring when there's more turnout.
On the days I'm working, I have a 3hr break over lunch so would use this time to exercise both of them.
Am I under estimating the hard work of having 2 horses on separate yards? I can't decide whether this is a great idea or not.
Anyway, I've been offered the type of horse I've always wanted and so now I'm in a dilemma. I've come up with one option that would be to keep this second horse on another yard (Yard B) in the same village, 1 mile away, that offers all year turnout. This horse is a native and lives out all year.
So my plan would be that my TB is likely to be in most of winter so I will continue to exercise him most days at Yard A. But the native on Yard B will be living out and in light work over winter, hacking 3/4 times a week then could move to Yard A in the spring when there's more turnout.
On the days I'm working, I have a 3hr break over lunch so would use this time to exercise both of them.
Am I under estimating the hard work of having 2 horses on separate yards? I can't decide whether this is a great idea or not.