Wyndam Livery in Rhiwbina?

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Hi all, I am new here & are awaiting our beloved boy Charlie in a few weeks & cannot wait! We have been looking at various yards but nothing has jumped out at us yet except Wyndam Livery yard in Rhiwbina so is there anyone on here that has any knowledge of this yard good or bad please :D
 
I haven't heard anything bad to date. I've got mine in Lisvane. Which other yards have you been to view/what are you looking for in a yard?
 
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We went to look at 2 i think in Lisvane but the one at the very end of the lane (maybe Rudry rd?) no-one was around & may have been a little too far out in the winter months. We only know of them because we saw a young girl out hacking alone & asked her where she had come from! Cant remember the names of either though :o We live in Caerphilly and have looked at many but nothing has jumped out at us yet except for Cwm Hedd in Basseleg but it has a very long waiting list :( We would like somewhere with a indoor or outdoor school or even both would be good, nice flat ground (they all seem really hilly) thats what we get for living in Caerphilly!!
Where are you if you dont mind me asking?
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If you're in Caerphilly have you looked at yards in Pentyrch?

Bob Porter 02920890652 (I was there for 12 years, wonderful) Outdoor school.

Stocklands - big yard, but have friends there that like it (indoor and outdoor school)

Tyla Morris - small yard, but know people there who seem to like it. Outdoor school.

And then just a little further up in Groes Faen, Handfords.
 
15 mins down the motorway - you'll get there quicker than areas like Rhiwbina and Lisvane as they're further on.
 
Just spoke to Bob & he sounds lovely & asked us to pop down & take a look around tomorrow. I think it may be a bit to far only because of the motorway traffic & i know how that particular section can get extremely busy :eek:

By the way, do you have the name of his livery..maybe he has a website too?
 
XCharlieboyX said:
Just spoke to Bob & he sounds lovely & asked us to pop down & take a look around tomorrow. I think it may be a bit to far only because of the motorway traffic & i know how that particular section can get extremely busy :eek:

By the way, do you have the name of his livery..maybe he has a website too?
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Bob doesn't have a website - but do tell him Beccy gave you his number.
 
XCharlieboyX said:
I think it may be a bit to far only because of the motorway traffic & i know how that particular section can get extremely busy
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I think that the time of morning you'd be comming down to do the horse you'd find it pretty quiet.

Anyway good luck tomorrow - let us know how you get on.
 
Grazing wasn't great when i was there, and they have since built more stables and lost more land due to the motorway, check the state of the fencing etc when you go to have a look around. they may have got more land to compensate the field loss though!
 
To go to pentyrch from caerphilly you would not need to go on the motorway at all. If you came onto a470 at nantgarw and went up one junction to taffs well/radyr turn off you get to pentyrch that way so no need to go on the m4.
 
Laur said:
To go to pentyrch from caerphilly you would not need to go on the motorway at all. If you came onto a470 at nantgarw and went up one junction to taffs well/radyr turn off you get to pentyrch that way so no need to go on the m4.
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I always refer to that stretch as motorway - duh. But of course you're right it's the plain old A40.
 
Wyndham Livery doesn't do full DIY, they do full livery down to assisted DIY where your horse gets turned out or brought in whatever your choice, there are various packages with bedding/haylage/feed included etc it just depends what you are looking for.

I am on assisted DIY so I pay for forage/feed/bedding on top of the rate I pay

Have you been to look around ?
 
KerslakeEquestrian said:
Would def recommend Stocklands. Been there for approx 3 years now and was there for a year previous to that (had a 6 month break as moved out of the area).

Hope you find something suitable.

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Just phoned Stocklands & we are going to take a peek later on today :p I am concerned that it is a little far with the fuel prices rising all the time but we shall see! We were supposed to call Bob at another Livery yard yesterday to arrange a viewing there too so we might to them all at once tonight! How much do they charge to turn out maybe in the mornings? Most places in Caerphilly seem to charge a £1 which is very reasonable i think. x
 
XCharlieboyX said:
Just phoned Stocklands & we are going to take a peek later on today :p I am concerned that it is a little far with the fuel prices rising all the time but we shall see! We were supposed to call Bob at another Livery yard yesterday to arrange a viewing there too so we might to them all at once tonight! How much do they charge to turn out maybe in the mornings? Most places in Caerphilly seem to charge a £1 which is very reasonable i think. x
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Cool. Hope it all goes well. I travel just under 10 miles to it (1 way) and having tried a number of yards in the area I find it is one of the best.

Jane will have a list of prices for turning out etc... I don't have it on me and I don't partake in additional options (I am a paranoid DIY horse owner - lol). However, I don't think it is much.

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Just thought that i would apdate you guys seeing that you have taken the time to give me advice etc :p Last night we never made it to any of the livery yards as it was a little manic & we went to see our (well, nearly ours) boy! So tonight as soon as hubby finishes work at 4pm we are heading down there :D Quite excited to be honest..is that sad? x
 
XCharlieboyX said:
Just thought that i would apdate you guys seeing that you have taken the time to give me advice etc :p Last night we never made it to any of the livery yards as it was a little manic & we went to see our (well, nearly ours) boy! So tonight as soon as hubby finishes work at 4pm we are heading down there :D Quite excited to be honest..is that sad? x
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Do ring beforehand to make sure both YO's are there.

Good luck.
 
XCharlieboyX said:
Hi
We went to look at 2 i think in Lisvane but the one at the very end of the lane (maybe Rudry rd?) no-one was around & may have been a little too far out in the winter months. We only know of them because we saw a young girl out hacking alone & asked her where she had come from! Cant remember the names of either though :o We live in Caerphilly and have looked at many but nothing has jumped out at us yet except for Cwm Hedd in Basseleg but it has a very long waiting list :( We would like somewhere with a indoor or outdoor school or even both would be good, nice flat ground (they all seem really hilly) thats what we get for living in Caerphilly!!
Where are you if you dont mind me asking?
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I've kept mine at two different yards in Lisvane.There's one on the end of Graig Road with an indoor and outdoor school but they have a long waiting list. It's called Graig Lodge.

There's quite a few if you along Van Road - near the Maen Llwyd pub. My friend's also visited Greenyard livery and liked it.

Not sure if you've ever had a horse in the area but personally I'd prefer to keep them in Rudry as you've got the hacking & Sunnybank for shows etc.

Let us know where you end up!
 
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