What are your main priorities when looking for a new yard?

[Catg]

I'm not looking for a new yard, just interested in what you all consider important.

For me it would be:

Close to home
Good grazing
All weather school
Good hacking

That's a assuming I'm paying for full livery on yard with electricity, running water and security etc.

What about you guys?

(I just know when you reply I'm going to start changing my list because of all the other important things I didn't think of! lol)

[black crow]

For me it's usually been

Good clean grazing, preferably small groups or better; individual, good access
Floodlit, well managed arena
Clean, easy acess stables, large with a good air supply, an overhang if possible
Yard is clean, well maintained, good maintained muckheap, storage area for bedding, hay and trailer, and good water acess
Any full livery horses look well and happy - although ive always done DIY, its a good sign if the horses look well
Secure feedroom that is atleast to some degree protected from vermin [i.e no straw all over the floor and open doors]
Lockable and secure tackroom well set out
Atleast 2 miles of good hacking


Erm, yeah :lol: Im not at livery anymore but thats what i used to look for

[My Crazy Clan]

All year turnout out.

Nice big stable.

Good fencing.

Good grazing.

Some were to keep your hay/straw tack etc would be a bonus but not essential, also the closer to hone the better.

[eeek]

In this order
1. Lots of safe turnout
2. Lots of safe hacking
3. Nearby
4. Good vibes - NO BITCHING

Stable, storage and school are all bonuses (though if I was racing I would need a stable). Don't mind if the stables aren't great as long as they're not dusty, don't use them much anyway.

[CDR]

1- Cost
2- Location
3- Good grazing
4- Nearby hacking
5- School

[hot.to.trot]

24 hr turnout
facilities
cost
location
yeard friendliness

[Twizzel]

Good grazing, 24/7 turnout in summer, decent facilities- minimum of floodlit school, decent sized stables, storage, electricity, water, decent access for lorry.

[Lobelia Overhill]

I was a bit spoiled with the first yard I was on (over 20 years ago), we'd
an indoor arena
an outdoor arena
a field with showjumps
a field with cross country jumps (that we built ourselves out of odds and ends)
nice clean, dry stables, the best feed and bedding available, and it was close to home.
The only thing was it was very expensive!

I have a hard time not comparing every yard I've ridden at since with it! :ashamed: