scats
Well-Known Member
We dont have any set time rules. You can come and go whenever.
There is no latest time, and in all honesty, I wouldn't be at any yard that dictated how I cared for my horse. I find it absolutely patronising to have someone second guess decisions, and know that I'm perfectly competent to organise my horses according to a schedule that suits both them and me. In my case, mine all live out 24/7. The friend I share a field with goes up and casts her eye over everyone in the morning, and I then see to mine and check hers at just after 4pm. When my horses were on a stabled routine, they always went out very early, but I'd still be pretty put out by a yard owner or manager having a rule about something like that.
There is no latest time, and in all honesty, I wouldn't be at any yard that dictated how I cared for my horse. I find it absolutely patronising to have someone second guess decisions, and know that I'm perfectly competent to organise my horses according to a schedule that suits both them and me. In my case, mine all live out 24/7. The friend I share a field with goes up and casts her eye over everyone in the morning, and I then see to mine and check hers at just after 4pm. When my horses were on a stabled routine, they always went out very early, but I'd still be pretty put out by a yard owner or manager having a rule about something like that.
I went to look at a full livery only yard with opening hours of 10am - 4pm, with no exceptions (lessons, competing etc. not 'allowed'). This particular yard also required 48 hours notice if you were coming to see your horse. Unsurprisingly they're not very busy.
My yard opens at 8am (which is too late for me to do her before work if i have to be in for 9 but atm is fine as i start at 6am)
No real close time in weekdays but weekends she likes everyone off by 7pm.
It is a bit annoying as I used to at other yards, in the summer, go up for a bout 7pm to ride out of the heat of the day!
Just taken a yard on and I have allocated 6am - 9:30pm as the opening hours, but we have residential properties (that are seperate from the yard) only about 10 feet from the yard, so their right to privacy/Not having people banging about at 5am has to be respected.
Obviously if someone is competing/there is a medical emergancy then I will be flexible but I don't want it to be a normal occurance. Unfortunately one livery in their wisdom decided to chainsaw at 9:30pm in a barn and disturb one of the tenants across the road so now we have to be very careful. (Chainsaw person has ruined it for everyone, even through he knew that tenant had complained about late night noise previously, probably from previous chainsaw incidents).