livery yards in suffolk anyone?

[mrsblueskys]

WE are moving to suffolk in the summer from the north east has anyone got any ideas about how much the livery charges are there?
And what kind of services you can expect.

[Butkin]

Can you give us a clue to whereabouts in Suffolk you are going.

We've kept horses on livery near Bury St Edmunds and know those sort of prices.

To be honest you pay for what you get. Most yards will offer either full, part or DIY livery. Some smarter yards will have indoor or outdoor menages and one yard we've used actually had an equine spa as well.

What sort of place are you looking for?

[mrsblueskys]

Thanks for replying butkin, i am just after the most basic of facilities with at least an outdoor school and some where nice to ride out, at the moment we dont know where we will be living but kids will be at west suffolk college, so has to be somewhere near there. I will be wanting diy with possibly some extras, like turning out etc. and would only really consider somewhere with all year turnout. So do you have some ideas of prices?

[lottiejenkins]

this is the one up the road from me

[mrsblueskys]

Thanks lottie, i always feel a bit intimidated by yards with a lot of competition riders, just really a happy hacker myself

[Butkin]

Sounds like you'll be close to us then.

We're sending our connemara away to just the sort of place you're talking about - outdoor menage, DIY or assistance, not very competitive and friendly. They are charging us 100 pounds a week but that will include schooling her every day (the reason she is going) and full livery.

Our daughter has been here for a lesson in our next door village and this is popular spot: www.barrowhallstables.co.uk/

I'm sure if you Google livery yards in Bury St Edmunds you'll find a good choice.

We keep our horses at home but know that there are plenty of places although they can get booked up for Winter Stables (a lot of people only have their own Summer turnout).

[MiffyWhinge]

welcome to suffolk!

I keep mine (mid suffolk) at a BHS riding school cum show yard, 3 outdoor schools and a lot of off-road hacking (about 12 miles of lovely canter tracks) - there are loads and loads of yards to choose from, ours is a bit overstocked at times

schooling livery for our pony is £95 a week, but only £40 working (based on being small and living out), the horse is a bit more in winter when he needs a stable but he can live out (again working livery) for £50 a week from April (cannot come soon enough)

there is a yard not 5 minutes from my house where my neighbour keeps her horse but a dearth of decent hacking unless you like a lot of road work

CAT me if you like

[wellywoo]

Hi - have a look at this website, its got livery yards and riding schools all over the UK and you can read/write reviews:
www.ukhorseriderguide.com

[wellywoo]

Hi - have a look at this website, its got livery yards and riding schools all over the UK and you can read/write reviews:
www.ukhorseriderguide.com

[mrsblueskys]

thats great thanks for all your replies, £40 for livery only is way above what i would normally pay, miffy, what does that include?

[MiffyWhinge]

well that's working livery, so everything is done but they could use him in the school - I know this is not everyone's cup of tea

they don't do DIY at our yard now, but the place next door does and these are their prices:

Full Livery

£11.00 per day

Part Livery

Muck Out

£6.00 per day
Skip Out

£1.75 per day
Feed

£0.75 per feed
Hay (dry)

£0.75 per feed
Hay (soaked)

£1.50 per feed
Water

£0.75 per feed
Bring In

£2.20
Turn Out

£2.20
Put On Horse Walker

£0.75

[MiffyWhinge]

that went a bit funny - anyway DIY there is £25 a week including straw bedding, just have to buy own feeds

not sure how representative this is of area generally?

[mrsblueskys]

THanks for that Miffy, really useful to know and more the kind of prices i would expect.

[MitchyInge]

are you here yet?

[jurisfictionoperative]

Jesus! Do those livery yards have gold plated feed bowls! £95 a week? I just fell off my chair! £40 as a working livery? Come to north essex. £25 tops for diy in a basic yard is what I would pay round here!

[jurisfictionoperative]

I've just read it again, and those are living out prices! I sm just off to have a stiff drink!

[MitchyInge]

Am I paying too much?

I like it where we are though, I know they could both live in for £40 a week each just 5mins from home but we couldn't have nearly as much fun there (plus they scrimp on everything and the horses are all v v lean). Definitely no gold plated feed bowls though!

[jurisfictionoperative]

Don't mind me, I am just a penny pincher! £95 a week does sound a bit steep to me. The dearest place round here is about £70 a week, for 5 day full livery, muck yoursel out at weekends. The usual all yards round here, diy with stable is around £20-30. We are quite rural though so plenty of yards everywhere. We have grass livery on a local farm, with off road hacking for £10 per pony per week. Depends what you want I spose, what suits me wouldn't suit everyone. Xxx

[MitchyInge]

£10 per pony per week would suit me fine!

[jurisfictionoperative]

Is lovely in the summer! You need to be pretty hardy to hve them live out all year round! I am sure I would pay much much more when it's snowing sideways and I'm wearing two sets of thermals just to go look at them in February! and we don't have our own ménage.

[DadNanny]

Can I recommend this excellent new site...
www.go-grazing.com for finding and advertising livery yards and grazing!

[bit]

Hi I run a livery yard nr wickham market we do DIY £20 per week, to turn your horse out we only charge 50p per horse I do grass livery for £10 per week. Lovely quiet roads to hack on. Manage & jumps to use when you like. If anyone is interested in coming to my yard email me at [email protected]

[bit]

P.S. I currently have 3 kids that come & help their mums do the stables Aged 1-9 !!

[burnett1]

We are starting up a new livery yard near midenhall bury st edmunds offering diy livery for £28 plus extra services if needed i.e turn out/ feeding/ mucking out! We have a large outdoor menage and grazing available also hours of off road hacking!!

please look us up for photos, more info and prices our website is: www.elitelvery.co.uk

Tel No: 0800 014 8607 ask for jo or simon

email: [email protected]

We aim to be a small friendly yard and are open to discuss individual requirements!

Thank you everyone!!

[pknight900]

Hi, does anyone know of any good and inexpensive DIY or part livery yards near Clare in Suffolk please? I'm moving to Poslingford in August and need to make arrangements for my 18h Friesian to do the same. I've called a couple of numbers on websites but not very helpful. Ideally, I'd like full or part livery or, even better, someone to share him who would be willing to help with jobs and I'd be happy for them to do more with him as I only hack. I'd be grateful for any suggestions..?

[Loiswreathall]

Hi we have a yard (25 boxes) one space all year turn out. Menage with lights,lunge pit with lights. Parking for horse boxes etc. at rede. £35 a week