DIY, part and full livery on a hill farm: stables, summer grazing, the arena and the farm tracks, from £45 a week
Livery
Eighteen stables in two blocks, summer grazing in post-and-rail paddocks, winter turnout on the hill fields, the floodlit arena and the covered school, and four miles of farm tracks. DIY £45 a week, part livery £115, full livery £185, with the spaces left shown live.
A livery yard lives or dies by the people on it. Ours is small enough that everyone knows each other's horse, quiet enough that nobody shouts, and run by a yard manager who lives in the farmhouse.
The eighteen stables are in two blocks: the stone barn, twelve stables of 12 by 12 feet with rubber matting and automatic drinkers, and the timber block, six of 12 by 14 for the bigger horses. Every stable has a light, a power socket outside and a tie ring; the barn has hot water, a solarium and a wash-down bay. Bedding is shavings or straw, supplied at cost on DIY and included on part and full.
Horses graze in post-and-rail paddocks from April to October, in pairs or small groups chosen with you, and turn out on the hill fields in winter whenever the ground allows, which on our well-drained slope is most days. The hay is our own, made on the farm in June and analysed every year.
Liveries have the outdoor arena (floodlit until 8pm) and the covered school whenever no lesson is booked, the farm tracks, the cross-country fences in the long field, and the bridleway to Llancarfan. The tack room is locked with a code and alarmed, and the yard has cameras on the gate and the barn.
Part and full liveries are looked after by Dai and two grooms. On part livery we do the mornings (feed, turn out, muck out, hay) and you do the evenings; full livery is everything but riding, and exercise can be added. Notice is one month either side and fees are paid monthly in advance.
What is included
- DIY, part or full livery, from £45 a week
- Stone-barn and timber-block stables, rubber matting
- Summer paddocks and winter turnout on the hill
- Floodlit arena, covered school and the farm tracks
- Our own hay, analysed every year
- A locked, alarmed tack room and gate cameras
What it costs
DIY £45 a week, part livery £115, full livery £185, all with stable, grazing, the arena and the tracks. One month's notice either side. The lesson finder suggests the right lesson from the rider's age and ability and shows the next day with a place; the livery page shows the stables free now.
Questions about livery
Is there a waiting list?
The livery page shows the stables free now and the ones with notice given. When there are none, we keep a short list by type of livery and ring in order.
Do you take youngsters and retired horses?
Yes. Retired horses go on part or full livery with extra turnout; youngsters are welcome once they are handled and vaccinated.
What does a new horse need?
A passport, vaccinations up to date, a worming test or recent dose we agree on, and a clean strangles history. Newcomers spend a week in the isolation paddock behind the barn.
Find the lesson, then book the first one.
Tell us the rider's age and what they can do now and we suggest the lesson and the next day with a place. Every new rider starts with a private lesson so we can choose the right horse. Or ring Sian in the office.