| Whether you are new to owning a horse or have | | | | have basic facilities for horse owners who just |
| done for sometime the chances are you will at | | | | need a place to keep their horse with local riding. |
| some stage need to find a livery yard or a | | | | There are in the region of 7000 riding |
| grazing field for your horse. Not all of us can | | | | establishments in the United Kingdom with a good |
| afford a big house with lots of stables and fields | | | | proportion of those offering a livery or grazing |
| to graze but that shouldn't stop us being able to | | | | service. The chances are there is a livery yard |
| keep horses. That is where finding a good livery | | | | quite close to where you live and there may well |
| yard or grazing facility comes in. | | | | be several to choose from. Local farmers may |
| Livery yards come in all shapes and sizes with | | | | also offer basic grazing and stabling services which |
| options for full, part, and DIY livery depending on | | | | for the purely leisure rider could be a cheaper |
| how much you help you want looking after your | | | | option. |
| horse. They also come with a variety of different | | | | Whatever you need it is good to research all the |
| facilities. Choosing the right yard will depends on | | | | options available and the best way to start is to |
| how involved you want to be with the livery. | | | | figure out how much you can afford and what |
| Quite a few yards have on site competitions, | | | | you want to get out of it. |
| coaching and local rides, whilst others may just | | | | |