Whittonstall Hall Livery Yard

·         Full  Livery right through to DIY Livery

·         Holiday  Livery

·         Non Contagious Convalescent  Livery

·         Over night stays

L_____   from Stocksfield wrote:

 'I kept my horse at a yard very close to Whittonstall Hall Livery Yard - it all sounded great, but I soon realised my mistake when I was being charged every time I used the arena, extra for parking my trailer and even more because my horse needed to be in a field on her own for a time.   They didn't even clear the horse muck from the field, I had to do that myself and worst of all I had to carry water to the field for my horse to have a drink!  In all I spent an extra £42.50 per week that I wouldn't have needed to if I had gone to this yard, plus I wouldn't have ended up with back strain due to carrying containers full of water 200 yards every day!  I have kicked myself more than once for making such an expensive as well as painful mistake!'

STRESSLESS LIVERY

No risk of COPD

24/7 Supervision

Yard Farrier Russell Ross - The farrier you can trust to do a brilliant job and be there on time

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More reasons to choose us over other yards in the area

Fully flexible bespoke livery

All stables, yard and field entrances are lit in hours of darkness so that you can work safely

Haylage, feed and equisorb bedding is on site as well as sundries such as bandages, hibiscrub, gamgee etc.

All horses are treated with respect and kindness to ensure their welfare and happiness.  It is against our policy to employ 'fear tactics' - fear does not work in the long-term, and only serves to exacerbate a problem.

Safety is a priority, and we pride ourselves on providing a safe environment both in and out of the stable.

Paddocks and fields are mains supply electric fenced, which apart from being a great rug saver, prevents horses being injured by wire or pulling shoes off as they can sometimes do, if they have a wire fence to help them!

Worming

Our strict worming programme ensures that all equines carry a minimal burden.  All horses are wormed at the same time, by you, or ourselves if you are unable to be there. 

All horses are checked several times daily and anything which is needed is provided, such as topping up hay nets etc.

First aid

First aid procedures are instigated immediately upon a problem or injury being found.  Clients are informed straight away of any problems, and instruction is taken on the course of action which clients prefer.  In the case of a client not being able to be contacted, we reserve the right to call veterinary assistance should we deem it necessary and appropriate.

Do you have to put up with any, or all of the items on this list at your current yard?

1. They are not flexible and only allow specific types of livery

2. Yard owner/manager has a poor attitude to the clients

3. Yard owner/manager does not listen to my concerns

4. Fields and paddocks are divided with wire fencing

5. Gate to the fields are dangerous and my horse could be injured or get a leg trapped

6. Gates don’t swing and are to carry to open and close them

7. The paddocks are never/not regularly cleared of faeces

8. Fields don’t have automatic water supply and I have to carry water to my horse

9. The horses are in large groups and it is dangerous for me to go and get my horse from the field

10. Fields are infested with ragwort

11. The gateways are boggy and it’s dangerous to try and get my horse out of the field when it’s like this

12. There just isn’t enough grass and I have to feed my horse all year round

13. I have to stable my horse in the summer as they don’t allow horses to run out at night

14. I have to buy my own haylage/hay in

15. My horse is bedded on straw and I’m worried about COPD

16. There are no lights or lighting is poor and I can’t see my horse properly in the yard/stable at night

17. I have to buy feed from the shop and carry it from my car to my bins

18. The hacking is poor

19. There is no floodlit arena to ride in on dark nights

20. There is an arena but it gets very wet and can’t be used sometimes

21. I have to pay extra to use the arena

22. There is no worming programme

23. There is nowhere safe to park my car away from horses

24.  I worry that my horse may be left in the field on his own if I can’t get there to bring him in with the rest

25. If I have a problem when I am hacking there is nobody at the yard I can call to come and help

26. I am very restricted on how much equipment/rugs etc that I can keep at the yard

27. They can’t/won’t provide a paddock suitable for my laminitic horse

28. My horse gets beaten up in the field

29. I worry that if something goes wrong with my horse when I’m not there, nobody will help him

30. They don’t have a yard farrier and I have to wait a long time to get my horses feet seen to

31. The other people using the yard aren’t very friendly

32. I have concerns about how my horse will be treated when I am not there

33. I can’t have lessons with anyone other than the instructors on the yard

34. The yard manager in rarely out and about and doesn’t see what goes on

35. I have to pay to park my wagon/trailer

36. I have to pay extra to have my horse in his own field

37. The yard frequently has events with horses from all over using the facilities and I am worried that my horse my inadvertently come into contact with strangles or worse

Do I need to go on?