What you’re opinion on quiet livery yard

[Ish2020]

So I moved yards last week to a small quiet livery yard. I love it my horse is so well cared for and get a lot of turnout my horse gos at 9am and will come in at 5 pm. Which is making my horse a lot happier and calmer. My mother thinks the yard is to quiet ( I am saving for a car) so she goes with me for something to do. What you’re opinion on quiet livery yard.

 

[cauda equina]

I don't get how a yard could be too quiet - unless your mother is worried that there's no one around to help if something goes wrong?
I am on my own so it's always just me and the ponies and I love it too

 

[Mule]

I would enjoy the peace

 

[holeymoley]

It sounds excellent! I was on a yard and it was just myself and a few others. It was a bit quiet to start with as I'd moved from quite an 'active' yard. You'll soon get used to it

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Perhaps she means she finds it boring for her while she is waiting for you.

 

[Dyllymoo]

I was on a quiet yard for years and I liked it. The only thing was when you wanted someone to hack with but that was easily overcome. If you are happy and so is your horse then that's all that matters?

 

[CanteringCarrot]

I LOVE a quiet yard.

The yard may also have times in the day when it is busier. It also depends on the yard and if it is just leisure riders, retired horses, etc.

This time of year when the horses are on the fields here, people don't worry about getting to the (full service) yard everyday. As the horses are handled and put out daily. So there's that too.

If your mother cannot be there and no one else is around, you can also do a text/call when you mount and dismount to check-in to let her know you're safe.

 

[ihatework]

I like a calm yard. But actually like bigger yards - living alone and working remotely for large chunks of time, I actually prefer having people around!

 

[Tarragon]

"Calm" is a better word to use. A "Calm" yard can still be an active yard. A "Quiet" yards sounds like nothing much happens.

 

[Pinkvboots]

Some horses really thrive on a quiet yard with no hussle bustle, the last Arab I bought came from a busy yard to live at home with me and one other horse and his a completely different horse here, I am really good friends with his previous owner and she said he is so chilled here compared to her place.

 

[AmyMay]

I’ve been on both a busy and a quiet yard. I loved both equally.

 

[Muddywellies]

Bliss

 

[asmp]

I think a lot of smaller yards are quiet at the moment due to the horses being out for the summer. Come winter and you’ll no doubt see more of the other liveries.

 

[clairefeekerry1]

We are on a farm with a few other liveries. Loads of turnout compared to your average yard. Can go for days without seeing anyone but we have a little WhatsApp group to keep in touch. It’s lovely and quiet and the horses seem so settled

 

[Cinnamontoast]

I was on a quiet yard and didn’t much like it. The yard is my only social life!

 

[Abi90]

I love small quiet yards. My horse keenly dislikes big bustling livery yards and has had problems with ulcers when being on them. If you’re happy and the horse is happy then that’s all that matters

 

[Flame_]

I'm on a little yard shared with one other person. I much prefer the social side of livery yards and having friends to ride with and go places with.

It's very good for the horses though. I suck up the fact that for me it's too quiet.

 

[Lintel]

A quiet yard

 

[TheOldTrout]

I don't mind quiet yards but my mare doesn't like them. Because of the hours I work, I'm often at the yard on a weekday morning or midday when there's nobody else around and she's very often really lacklustre then, in fact at one point I was about to look up to see if horses can suffer from depression. She's a lot happier when there's more people around.

 

[cindars]

Our yard has gone from a big yard to just me and one other girl known her for years our mares are half sisters and the owners Shetland. Perfect.

 

[Griffin]

I like either but I am currently on a quiet yard. I have a busy job and it's just really nice to be somewhere peaceful afterwards!

However, my mum worries about me being at the yard on my own in the dark of winter (I am considerably older than you and I have my own house)! So, I always ring her on my way to the yard and give her a rough estimate of how long I will be, I then ring her on the way out. In many ways, it's a good idea because it means if anything happened, someone has a rough idea of where I am.

If your mum thinks it's to quiet in terms of boring, I would encourage her to either learn a bit of horse care (always useful) or perhaps she could go for a walk locally.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Not quite the same thing but along the same lines - but here my fields and yard and home is a very, very quiet place. Bliss for us and my horses and donkeys are very content. However my now retired mare could sometimes be an interesting ride out and about when the mood was on her, generally spooking at daffodils fluttering in the breeze and mice farting in the hedgerows.

A friend came to visit and rode out with me and suggested my mare was so spooky and on her toes out hacking as she lived in a 'too quiet' place and therefore anything she encountered out on a hack frightened her lol! Considering she had spent a good part of her life in the suburbs of Dublin I doubt that was the case.

I didn't agree as any other horses I had previously or have since owned live in the same peace and quiet but never have shown an inclination to be overly nervous when out and about. Not sure really - but interesting to ponder if my friend did have a valid point at least with this particular horse..

OP if I was your mother - and you were often alone on a very quiet yard I am afraid I would be finding every excuse under the sun to accompany you - sorry but we Mums do tend to do that sort of thing even though it is often toe curlingly embarrassing for you

 

[scats]

It’s heaven!
Only 5 of us on the yard, I have a barn to myself at the moment and I’m generally the only person who rides and everyone tends to leave before me in the evening. I’m happy on my own there in the dark, but it spooks some of the other girls walking to the muck heap coz it’s a bit of a walk and it follows the public footpath... plus there are no lights that way. Doesn’t bother me in the slightest but it wouldn’t be for everyone.

 

[mini_b]

I love a quiet yard
Even if that means not much going on that’s good for us x

 

[Flame_]

I've re-thought this while I was at the yard and out riding. I'm really quite fond of where I am now but it took a long time to adjust to. The main reason I'm happier at an isolated yard now is that my horse has matured and I'm now able to just box up and or ride out all on my own confident that it won't be a disaster requiring assistance. IME it's most difficult if you need support for safety or confidence but as long as you and your horse can opporate self-sufficiently there are a lot of plus points of a private yard against a big yard.