Horse Livery
Services and Prices 2011
Full Livery
Gilfach Equitation offers a high quality full livery service. Managed by qualified and experienced professional staff. Appropriate licenses, insurance and Approval (British Horse Society) are held. Twenty four hour a day supervision and an exemplary yard routine is provided. The health, safety and welfare of all horses resident at Gilfach is of paramount importance to us. As a small yard, a peaceful and contented atmosphere is also important to us and our horses. Spaces are limited.
Included in our Full Livery Package:-
Purpose-built stabling within an enclosed, sheltered, well-ventilated, well-lit, rubber matted barn
Each stable has
Rubber matting floors and anticast strips
Wooden hay mangers allowing feeding from the ground
Automatic drinkers
Electrical lighting and sockets to the current safety standards
Grills between each stable to allow socialising
Extensive pastures extending to around 40 acres
Summer turn-out Paddocks
Divided into between 0.5 to 2 acre areas allowing horses to be turned out individually or in small groups to allow safe socialisation
Permanent electrical fencing
Secure boundary fencing and gates
Natural shelter belts
Automatic waters troughs
Poo-hoovered daily; harrowed, rolled, topped, muck-spread and rested as appropriate
Easy access from the main yard
Summer paddocks are rested completely throughout the winter months
Winter Grazing
Approximately 25 acres of the farm are used for our horses that live-out throughout the year for the winter months
Free access to a large field shelter, haylage, numerous water troughs and extensive shelter belts
Secure boundary fencing and gates
Daily health and wellbeing checks
A limit to a maximum of eight the number of live-out horses over winter
Pastures are completely rested during the summer months
Purpose built all-weather sand-turnout areas
All stabled horses have a minimum of 3 hours turn-out time per day (unless medical conditions prevent)
Divided into small areas allowing horses to be turned out individually or in small groups to allow safe socialisation
Permanent electrical fencing
Fully drained
Good shelter
Provision of haylage at all times
Automatic waters troughs
Poo-picked twice a day
Easy access & scrutiny from the main yard
Other Facilities
All-weather outdoor arena
20m x 40m
Full drained and fenced
Rubber and silica sand surface
School letters, rules, poles and extensive range of show jumps
Leveled daily or as necessary
Gritted during icy/snowy weather
Easy access & scrutiny from the main yard
Access to fully qualified Instructors and Coaches
Tack Room
Secure and alarmed
Fully lit and heated
Ample space for daily tack
Tea and coffee making facilities
Easy access & scrutiny from the main yard
Wash Room
Clean and hygienic
Fully lit and heated
Rug Room
Spacious with ample rug rails
Well ventilated
Fully lit
Easy access from the main yard
Feed Room
Spacious
Well ventilated, fully lit, tidy
Feed kept in vermin-proof bins
Easy access to the main yard
Feed is purchased on livery’s behalf
Hose Bay
Safe, secure, concreted area
Hanging hose for safety
Well draining
Easy access & scrutiny from the main yard
Bedding & Haylage Stores
Safe, convenient, dry area
Bedding and Haylage is purchased on livery’s behalf
Excellent Hacking
Quiet country roads from the farm gate
Easy non-road access to extensive bridle ways
Numerous local common lands easily accessible
Other Services
Training for you and your horse
Fully qualified and experienced Classical trainer on site
Training from scratch, remedial or on-going for your horse
“Tick-over” exercise for your horse also available
British Horse Society courses held on site
Invited trainers often visit
Regular and reliable Farrier service
Our neighbour, Marc T Jones, also happens to be an excellent farrier!
Horse Dentist
We have an annual visit from a qualified Equine Dental Technician
Worming Regime
Faecal egg counts are taken on a regular basis. Chemical de-wormers are administered as advised by our Equine Vets
Equine Vet
Gilfach Equitation uses the excellent services of Abbey Equine Clinic, Abergavenny, for all health matters regarding our resident horses. We insist that all horses resident at Gilfach are vaccinated against Tetanus, and strongly advise vaccination against Equine Flu.
Master Saddler
Gilfach Equitation uses the excellent services of Llwynon Saddlery, Trecastle, for all saddle tack fitting and rug cleaning/repair needs
Pricing
£69.85 per week for full livery
8am Morning routine: hard feed, haylage, watering, rug-change, turn out, mucking out, bedding down, prepare evening and morning feeds, setting fair
3pm Putting to Bed routine: Skipping out, bedding down, night-time haylage, watering, bringing in, leg hose if needed, rug change, brushing off, feet picked out, evening feed, setting fair
10pm Night time checks on well-being, haylage and water provision
Additional costs
Bedding - wood pellets at £6 per week for an average horse
Haylage - £12 per week for an average horse
Hard feed - at cost according to horse’s needs
Farrier, Dentist, Physiotherapist, Worm Counts, Veterinary services, Saddlery services are charged as appropriate
Exercise, training, schooling of your horse (£20 per session of 45 mins) to include tack clean.
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