Potato!
Well-Known Member
I have a choice now on what to do.
I currently rent a 3 acre field and have done for about 3 years or so. I have a double field shelter that i use as a field shelter. There is no running water and electric but i collect rainwater and have a generator. For this i pay £25per week and then i have to do all maintenance and hay and bedding myself etc. I only have 1 horse and he has company over the fence. But no school etc. This is about 2 miles from home and ony 1 from my OH'S. Howevber i am completely on my own with no help at all and my lad is starting to be a little nightmare to load etc when im on my own.
I've been offered a place on a livery at the yard nextdoor to my OH. There is a flood light school, heated tackroom and storage room, kitchen, toilet adlib hay and bedding there is parking for my trailer onsite this is normally £45per week but ive been offered it for £35.00 per week as i know the person.
Now i have a rising 6yo IDXTB which at the moment i am hunting (and finding no hosepipe etc a nightmare) and wanting to start doing a little more in the spring and summer. So the facilities sound fab but im no longer used to being on a livery yard and the idea of yard politics fills me with horror. ive asked to go and have a look at the yard on sunday. But the idea of no maintenance lovely however i realise that the land i have at the moment i am very lucky to have and am a little reluctant to give it up.
I currently rent a 3 acre field and have done for about 3 years or so. I have a double field shelter that i use as a field shelter. There is no running water and electric but i collect rainwater and have a generator. For this i pay £25per week and then i have to do all maintenance and hay and bedding myself etc. I only have 1 horse and he has company over the fence. But no school etc. This is about 2 miles from home and ony 1 from my OH'S. Howevber i am completely on my own with no help at all and my lad is starting to be a little nightmare to load etc when im on my own.
I've been offered a place on a livery at the yard nextdoor to my OH. There is a flood light school, heated tackroom and storage room, kitchen, toilet adlib hay and bedding there is parking for my trailer onsite this is normally £45per week but ive been offered it for £35.00 per week as i know the person.
Now i have a rising 6yo IDXTB which at the moment i am hunting (and finding no hosepipe etc a nightmare) and wanting to start doing a little more in the spring and summer. So the facilities sound fab but im no longer used to being on a livery yard and the idea of yard politics fills me with horror. ive asked to go and have a look at the yard on sunday. But the idea of no maintenance lovely however i realise that the land i have at the moment i am very lucky to have and am a little reluctant to give it up.