What insurance do you need to run a livery yard?

Public liability insurance keeps you protected against any accidents that might befall visitors to your premises due to your negligence. If you have a commercial livery yard, you need to ensure you are covered for interruption of business due to sickness or other unforeseen circumstances.

Do you need a Licence to run a livery yard?

Livery stables that simply house and care for other people’s horses do not need a licence. But you may need to get a licence if, for example, you offer a working livery arrangement whereby, in return for a reduced livery fee, you: charge people for riding lessons on your customers’ horses.

What is the cost of livery?

Grass Livery can be expected to cost around of £20-£25 per week. DIY Stabled Livery can be expected to cost roughly £30-£40 per week. A full livery service can cost up to £100-£150 per week. Any extra care of the horse or tasks carried out by staff at the livery yard costs extra.

Can you make money from livery?

Well-Known Member. A decent number of horses and a well run yard can make enough money to give you a salary even after rent, but it is not a route to riches. Remember that every livery space you occupy with your own horses is one less that can be earning you a living.

How much land do you need for a livery yard?

Minimum Land Requirements The BHS recommends a ratio of one horse per 0.4 – 0.6 hectares on permanent grazing (1- 1.5 acres per horse). However, this recommendation can only ever be a guide as there are many factors affecting this, such as: Size and type of horse.

What constitutes a livery yard?

A livery yard, livery stable or boarding stable, is a stable where horse owners pay a weekly or monthly fee to keep their horses. Facilities at a livery yard normally include a loose box or stable and access for the horse to graze on grass.

How do I start a livery yard business?

In order to set up your livery business, you will need to obtain planning permission for the change of use of land and/or buildings to equestrian use, or for the construction of new buildings. If you have existing stables, make sure they are not restricted to personal use through a previous planning condition.

What do you need for a livery?

Most insurers will offer a standard livery yard package, which will include employers liability, public liability and care, custody and control [a liability insurance exclusion that removes indemnification for the insured when property is in their care]. Property and contents can normally be taken as required.

How many horses can you put on 3 acres?

“The recommended stocking rate to keep pasture is 1,000 pounds of horse per two to three acres,” says Dan Undersander. “Overstocking is one of the biggest mistakes on the small acreage horse farm. When you put eight to 10 horses on two or three acres, the horses will graze the grass too short and it dies out.

When was the LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard scrapped?

It was scrapped in 1973 as being surplus to requirements, by which time it had also donated parts to the restoration of A3 class locomotive 4472 Flying Scotsman, which had recently returned from America and was being restored at Derby Workshops.

When was the first A4 Mallard released into traffic?

Mallard in 1962. Mallard was released into traffic for the first time on 3 March 1938. It was the first A4 to be fitted with a Kylchap double blast pipe from new. This was one of the factors that led to its selection for the attempt on the world rail speed record in July of that year.

What was the top speed of the LNER Class A4 Mallard?

The wind-tunnel -tested, aerodynamic body and high power allowed the class to reach speeds of over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), although in everyday service it rarely attained this speed.

How old was Duddington when he drove the mallard?

In the words of Rob Gwynne, assistant curator of rail vehicles at the National Railway Museum : Duddington, then aged 61, climbed into the cab, turned his cap around (as had George Formby in the contemporary film No Limit ), and drove Mallard into the history books.