Since my adventure earlier this week, my boss has offered me a paddock at work for super cheap rent. I could manage the land as I want, come and go as I want, it includes some outbuildings that I could use. It's a rare find and still has direct forest access.
If I turn it down then he has asked if I could advertise and find suitable tenants. Ideally they want as many as they can get on there for the rent, however he has left it to me to advise him on the horsey matters. I've warned him off running it as a livery yard as he will have to get involved and he wants as little hassle as possible.
He's even asked if I wanted to sublet parts out of the fields for a return of £X and from their point of view they would get they maximum rent. I have said I don't want to do that, I just like turning up doing my horse and going home.
However given the restrictions at my yard, I have no lunging no schooling and only hacking. Over the last few months I've been wanting a schooling area, even if it was somewhere to ride if I can't be arsed to go out on the forest and deal with the gates.
Downside is this, hubby won't move. He is happy with his horse at the current yard and it suits him. So if I go, then I'd be on my lonesome, I could find someone locally and share the field with another livery for company and I know I could find someone in a heartbeat. But still just a bit :unsure: about it. I only intend to stay at this place for work for another year until my daughter is at school, so if I move then the yard is further away from home that what I would usually consider and in the summer traffic can be difficult around this area.
What would you do ?
If I turn it down then he has asked if I could advertise and find suitable tenants. Ideally they want as many as they can get on there for the rent, however he has left it to me to advise him on the horsey matters. I've warned him off running it as a livery yard as he will have to get involved and he wants as little hassle as possible.
He's even asked if I wanted to sublet parts out of the fields for a return of £X and from their point of view they would get they maximum rent. I have said I don't want to do that, I just like turning up doing my horse and going home.
However given the restrictions at my yard, I have no lunging no schooling and only hacking. Over the last few months I've been wanting a schooling area, even if it was somewhere to ride if I can't be arsed to go out on the forest and deal with the gates.
Downside is this, hubby won't move. He is happy with his horse at the current yard and it suits him. So if I go, then I'd be on my lonesome, I could find someone locally and share the field with another livery for company and I know I could find someone in a heartbeat. But still just a bit :unsure: about it. I only intend to stay at this place for work for another year until my daughter is at school, so if I move then the yard is further away from home that what I would usually consider and in the summer traffic can be difficult around this area.
What would you do ?
I don't go up there to socialise and it IS still a small yard but even so. The YO just leaves you to get on with it, he manages the land well, however there is no restricted grazing unless I stable him, which I could do at a push.
