Livery

Why come to Patchetts?

Having your horse based at Patchetts has a number of advantages, not least of which is our location - we are half an hour by car from North London and easily reached from the M1 & M25, yet the centre, being located in green belt area, is surrounded by countryside full of interesting farmland rides, bridleways & hacking through rivers and woodlands.

Patchetts provides a top class livery service for all clients and horses ideal for the busy horse owner as well as the competitive owner or just riders who want to enjoy their riding in a relaxed yet professional establishment.

As a BHS approved livery yard Patchetts is commited to offer the highest standard of service, welfare of the horse and happiness of clients are priorities.

The stabling & livery

Patchetts offers Full, Part and Bespoke livery services with excellent stabling and facilities.

The Full Livery service includes:

• Rubber Matting
• Solariums
• Straw bedding (shavings at extra cost)
• Haying, feeding & watering
• Mucking out, skipping out & bedding down
• Dedicated designated groom for each horse
• All year turn-out
• Two exercise/turn-out sessions daily of up to 45 minutes each. One session may be ridden work or lungeing, the second sessions may be turn-out or on the horse walker
• Tacking up
• Grooming
• Tack Cleaning
• Assisting with vet/physio visits
• Equissage Machine
• Washing machine for numnahs/small items Use of all facilities including BSJA course hire on course hire days
• Covered horse walker

 Part/Bespoke Livery service includes

• Rubber Matting
• Solariums
• Straw bedding
• Haying, feeding and watering 
• Mucking out, skipping out & bedding down
• Dedicated designated groom for each horse
• All year turn-out
• One exercise/turn-out sessions daily of up to 45 minutes. Either turn-out or on the horse walker
• Equissage Machine
• Washing machine for numnahs/small items Use of all facilities including BSJA course hire on course hire days
• Covered horse walker

DIY

• Stable Rent
• Use of all facilities inc grazing

For more information on Full, Part or Bespoke livery services please contact Stuart Reeve-Young on 07917693296

Livery Administration

Hours The facilities at Patchetts are open seven days a week from 07.30 to 21.30. Reception and shop hours are:

• Monday - Wednesday 9am - 5pm,
• Thursday and Friday 9am -5pm,
• Saturday 9am - 5pm
• Sunday 9am - 5pm

Office hours are:

• Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.30pm

Instructions

All instructions relating to your horse must be given to reception in writing, this includes booking lessons & schooling. Instructions for your horses' daily routine should be written in the diaries at reception. It is important that everyone fills in their instructions to ensure that the best service can be given & to allow the staff to organize their day efficiently.

Please give your consent to the office for any person other than yourself to ride your horse in your absence.

Extra Charges

Under full, part  livery, the following services will be charged extra:

• Shavings
• Clipping
• Worming - we have a regular worming program and horses are wormed every 6-8 weeks

Please note that
Owners/riders are responsible for finishing off their horse if after 5.30pm, i.e. brushing off & rugging up, as late night staff cannot provide this service.

Other extras
We organise vet and farrier visits (usually coming once a week unless an emergency), but vet and farrier fees are invoiced out directly to clients. We can also organise tack repairs and rug cleaning when needed. Lorry and trailer parking is available. In house trainers are available to school your horse.

Accompanying tack & equipment

Owners provide the following for their horse:

• Headcollar
• saddle
• bridle
• grooming kit
• rugs and bandages when required
• water bucket
• manger or feed bowl
• haynet

All items must be clearly marked.
Please note that all goods and effects are kept here at the owner's risk.
We advise clients to insure their horses and tack.

Club Membership

All Livery Owners & any other rider/sharers are required to be members of Patchetts Equestrian Club, subscriptions are payable in reception or may be added to your Livery bill if you prefer (the membership year runs from January 10th each year).

Fees

Livery fees are invoiced monthly in advance and the invoice should be paid within seven working days of its receipt. We require one month's notice of leaving or any change in the agreed arrangements.

Safety

It is our policy that riders are correctly dressed and we insist on protective headwear to the current BSI standard being worn. Livery Owners wishing to ride without the correct headwear must sign a disclaimer at reception. There is no smoking on the yard at any time.

For safety dogs must be kept on a lead at all times, Patchetts reserves the right not to allow unsuitable dogs on the yards.

Activities and events

Our busy diary is full of shows for all standards, course hires and various clinics/training.

Prices

• Full Livery Prices
• Part Livery Prices
• DIY Livery Prices