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Post by GettingFrustrated on Nov 26, 2014 13:55:00 GMT
I have had my horse out on loan for years but he is now coming home as his loaner can't keep him and I don't feel at his age I want to be loaning him out again. I have moved to a new area since he last lived with me so I don't know much about horsey facilities around here. I have been looking for grass/DIY livery, not bothered about anything fancy just somewhere quiet and safe. It's impossible! No where seems to take children (I am a mother, I will have kids in tow occasionally although not routinely), no where seems to cater for a good doer that prefers to be out rather than in all the time, no where even seems to offer basic livery without lots of "extras". Are the days of just putting your horse on a patch of grass and letting them be a horse gone? Or is just bad luck?
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Post by chalky284 on Nov 26, 2014 14:19:48 GMT
I totally sympathise, I've moved from east to west and I've never known attitudes to how horses are kept to be so very different. It appears that it is absolute blasphemy to ask for grazing!!! It's normal around me to keep horses in all winter, some yards winter lasts 9 months!! And summer turnout is a few hours a day. Some yards have better turnout in the summer, but winter turnout is nigh impossible!! What area are you in???
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Post by nici on Nov 26, 2014 15:01:07 GMT
Livery yards need to make a profit, and they can do that best by packing in the maximum number of horses per acre they can. That means limited grazing available and generally a lot of horses in a small space, not ideal for children. I am lucky enough to have a small private yard, where the grazing is managed so my laminitic / good doer small natives can live out and be ponies 24/7 and only come in when I need them to, or when they need box rest, and where my daughter and her friends can play in the fields and the woods. The ponies are now all trampoline, swing / slide / ball and bike proof What we gain in freedom we lose in facilities though - no school, no lights, but plenty of mud. I wouldn't go back onto a big yard though! Places like this do exist, but they are hard to find...
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Post by Toaster on Nov 26, 2014 15:39:13 GMT
Roughly where are you OP? There is a new place in Gloucestershire which takes grass liveries and allows them to live as a herd with minimal interference if that's any use, really nice experienced lady. Its really for youngstock, injured and retired horses though, not really the place for daily visits etc
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Post by judyh on Nov 26, 2014 16:32:37 GMT
I have offered exactly what you are looking for, not one reply!!! In this area horse owners are only interested in " facilities" for riding. It appears 180 acres of woodland across the lane are not good enough. If I didn't have my own land , to find somewhere with own paddock and 12'x12' stable with help would be jumped at......
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Post by 19simeon56 on Nov 26, 2014 19:21:49 GMT
What area are you in? Someone on here may have what you're looking for (judyh?) but you haven't said where you are based. The problem with a lot of yards is that they cater for the people who aren't really interested in doing things with their horses,the riders round me ride their equines out on a weekend,I doubt they're out for more than a half an hour before the horse is put back either in it's stable or back out in the paddock
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Post by chalky284 on Nov 26, 2014 19:57:17 GMT
Judyh where are you??? Anywhere in Lancashire??? ( keeping fingers crossed!)
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Post by judyh on Nov 27, 2014 6:57:41 GMT
I'm 7 miles south of Thirsk in North Yorkshire. Have advertised on here with this, but as I said I have had no interest at all.
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Post by chalky284 on Nov 27, 2014 13:15:30 GMT
What you're offering sounds great! But sadly for me your not in my area. Good luck though!!
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Post by B_31 on Nov 28, 2014 10:30:46 GMT
It is out there....
ones in cheshire are arley hall...grass livery turnout only...can use facilities etc..
The yard im at is fab, daily turnout, stables, lights, outdoor, jump field, off road hacking etc - and hay/shavings included for 35 a week
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Post by dis on Nov 28, 2014 10:43:35 GMT
it can be hard to find a yard where they even let you use the fields in winter at all! id recomend having it in the written contract if thats important to you as its easy for them to change their mind if its not written down!
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Post by Carrots&Mints on Nov 28, 2014 10:53:16 GMT
Im in burnley lancs and the yard we are at does all year round grazing in a massive field (out with YO youngsters) no stables available I dont think but if your just wanting grass livery ill pm you her number
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Post by Carrots&Mints on Nov 28, 2014 10:54:57 GMT
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