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Horse Sitting in York | Horse Care in York

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010


Horse Sitting in York

If you are looking for help with your horses whether it is for a day or a month we can help. Our horse sitter in York will come to your horse and provide all its care as if you were there doing it yourself. This is less hassle for you and no stress for your horse.

As horse owners we all know that sometimes during the working week, fitting in all the horse care and exercise you would ideally like your horse to get can be difficult. Rather than muddling through and rushing around let us help you.

Horse Sitter in York
Horse Sitter in Acomb

If you are going on holiday our freelance groom in York is more than happy to come and care for your horse while you are away. All of our grooms and horse sitters hold equine qualifications are CRB checked and are fully insured for your peace of mind.

We will cover all stable and yard duties, including mucking out, rug changes, turn out/bring in and grooming. For a full list of our services please click the link below.

Horse care services in York

Whatever your requirements we can tailor our services so your horses gets the exact care you want.

Freelance groom in Acomb

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Summer Holiday Horse Care | Horse Care | Horse Sitters

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Summer Holidays and Horses

We all start to look forward to our summer holidays at this time of year. Whether it’s 2 weeks in France or a weekend in Skegness. Whatever the length or wherever the location of your holiday, someone will need to feed and care for your horses.

Finding someone you trust and who is reliable and competent can be difficult to say the least. So much so that some horse owners don’t have holidays because they don’t want to move their horse to a livery yard or leave their horse in someone else’s hands who they don’t know and maybe isn’t experienced.

A professional experienced horse person, who knows the signs of colic, can treat a minor injury or has the experience to know when and if to call the vet, is such an important factor for many horse owners when it comes to choosing someone to care for their horses.

This is where Kirstys Horses comes in, we offer all horse owners and yards and professional, reliable and trustworthy horse care service. All of our horse sitters are well qualified and extremely experienced when it comes to caring for and handling other people’s horses.

So for those of you who haven’t had a break for a while, if we told you that you could leave your horse where it is, have it cared for exactly as you have done today keeping its usual routine and an experienced equestrian professional would be caring for your horse. Would you consider having a holiday or break now?

We have many clients using the services of our horse sitters that have never left their horse, ever. Whether it was a family crisis or illness that first led them to needing someone to care for their horse, many of these people are now use our horse sitters regularly. And most have now even had a holiday!

Deciding to leave you horse with someone else is a big decision in itself, deciding on the “somebody” to care for your horse is another matter. So make your decision easier by using a professional company who are experienced in caring for other people’s horses and ponies and who are used to being alone on a yard using their own initiative and horsemanship. This way you can ensure wherever your holiday is to, you can relax and enjoy it, knowing your horse is happy and safe at home.

Some advise on what to look for when searching for a horse sitter or groom

Horse Care Services

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Yard Staff | Riding Schools | Livery Yards | Competition Yards

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Yard Staff and Grooms

Being a processional equestrian establishment having reliable, competent and experienced yard staff plays a key role in ensuring the yard runs efficiently. Yard staff and grooms cover all aspects of the day-to-day running of equestrian yards from the office and telephone to mucking out and exercising of the horses. Loosing just 1 member of the team puts extra responsibilities and pressure on the other staff. So if a member of the team calls in sick, goes on holiday or finds alternative employment, the yards usual tempo and routine is upset.

As yard owners, finding a temporary grooms for can be difficult, time consuming and you never know exactly how the replacement groom will fit in or even if they are adequately trained or experienced. Therefore finding a suitable groom you can call on time and time again will save a lot of time and prevent any negative impacts on your yard and business.

Kirstys Horses have horse sitters who are able to provide cover for staff shortages at very short notice. All their horse sitters are suitably experienced to be able to competently and efficiently complete all types of yard duties and fit into the absent grooms role with no impact on the usual running of the yard. The horse sitters have equine qualifications, many years experience working with horses and have also receive further specific training from Kirstys Horses head office before starting any yard work. They also have their own insurance and are CRB checked.

By using Kirstys Horses, you will be able to call upon your local horse sitter to assist you whether it’s for just a few hours or for a few months. Whatever your staffing problem, Kirstys Horses will have a horse sitter that can assist you and your yard.

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Horse Care | Help Caring for Horses | Yard Staff

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Help with Horse Care

Horses need care 365 days a year. This is a massive commitment for anyone and during the normal course of everyday living, isn’t always achievable. Nearly all of us have holidays whether its 1 day or 2 weeks, we are all susceptible to becoming ill or having an injury and we also have a life around our horses, be it work, family or friends. This means at some point we are going to need help from someone in caring for our horses.

You could ask for help from friends, family or other horse owners but what happens if something goes wrong. Is your family member aware of the subtle signs of colic and what happens if your friend becomes ill or tied up at work and can’t make it to your horse? Who will cover the vets bill or insurance excess if your horse is injured while in the care of someone else? Because our horses are so important to us these ‘what if’s’ could leave even the best of relationships frayed. So why risk it?

Rather than putting the big responsibility of your horse onto a friend and risking a friendship, why not consider using a professional horse care company or person to care for your horse. This way no friendships are risked, your horse will always be cared for when you require and should anything go wrong there is sufficient insurance in place.

Using an outside person to care for you horse is a concern to most horse or yard owners as you don’t know who you are employing, their experience, if they are competent, trustworthy or even if they are going to turn up at all. All of these concerns are justified and thorough checks should be carried out before employing anyone to care for your horses.
Employing a groom read more

Using a professional horse sitting or freelance groom company rather than an individual person can help eliminate these concerns. A professional horse care company who bases it reputation on competent and reliable grooms cannot afford to send grooms who are not capable of the duties required by the horse owner. Therefore the company will already have done most of the checks you should carry out before employing a groom. It is still advisable you ask the individual groom for references from previous clients.

Grooms

A professional horse care company will be able to assist larger equestrian yards such as riding schools or livery yards as well as private or professional hunt, polo, dressage yards etc. If your usual yard staff or groom is on holiday, ill or even if you’re looking for temporary or a long-term regular groom using a professional horse care company will take away a lot of the time and resources you spend on advertising and interviewing.

Yard Staff

The basic services carried out by a groom should cover the following:

Yard Duties

Mucking Out
Skipping Out
Bedding Down
Feeding
Hay and Haynets
Water
Tidying Muck Heap
Sweeping Yard

Field Kept Horses

Health Checks
Feed
Hay
Water
Poo Picking

Horse Care

Rug Changes
Boots
Grooming
Health Checks
Lunging
Riding for exercise

Specialist areas

Clipping
Handling of stud horses and young stock
Show Turn Out


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Livery Yards | Mobile Livery Service | Livery Services

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Mobile Livery Services | Livery Yards

Deciding to own a horse is a major decision and a big commitment. Not just financial, but there is the time commitment to consider as a horse needs caring for 365 days a year. Among other things, there is the concern of where to keep it and who will look after it when you’re on holiday, ill, working late etc. Horses are not like having a cat or a dog, as most people will happily feed and walk a dog while you are on holiday but a horse?! Most people would run a mile, not because they don’t like horses, but because they are harder to look after, take more time and are generally more expensive to fix if something goes wrong.

The first decision that needs to be made once you have decided to have a horse is where to keep it. Some of us don’t have the option to keep our horses by our house and therefore livery yards offer a solution. Some liveries offer a ‘full’ livery service others a ‘part’ or ‘DIY’ (Do It Yourself) service. Choosing a livery yard suitable for you and your horse might depend on the type of service best suited to your needs, where your friends are or just simply down to location. Other people might be fortunate enough to keep their horse at their own property.

Wherever you keep your horse, there will be times when you need help from someone to care for you’re your horse. Whether it’s just to feed him 1 night or to do everything for 2 weeks, at some point you will need a hand and whom will you ask? For those using a full livery service this shouldn’t be a problem but for the rest of us finding help can be tricky, especially help that is competent and reliable.

Some people might temporally move their horse to a livery yard that offers a full livery service. However getting a stable on a yard when you need it might not be that easy, so travelling even further away from home might be necessary. This option can be stressful for your horse, especially if he doesn’t settle well or is a bit nervy. Others might relay on friends or other horse owners but what happens if something goes wrong? What if that person can’t make it and if the horse is injured who pays for the vet bill? This option can lead to favours been owed or friendship frayed.

So what’s the solution?
A professional mobile livery service.

Leave your horse where it is. No stress for your horse, no stress for you. Have a Mobile Livery come to care for your horse.

A Mobile Livery Service brings the services of a typical full livery to you and your horse so the horse doesn’t move and you don’t keep risking friendships or replying on family. Mobile liveries are operated by freelance grooms or horse sitters and are a professional horse care service. Whenever you are going away or are tied up with life commitments a mobile livery will come to your horse and provide all the care he needs. You won’t have the hassle of finding a livery yard with a spare stable or the inconvenience of transporting and your horse won’t get stressed by changing his routine. You can leave your horse exactly where he is and nothing will change for him. He won’t even know your not there!

Mobile livery, freelance grooms and horse sitters are all horse care professionals, caring for all types of horses and yards is what they have been trained to do. They will have equine qualifications and should be CRB checked, but most importantly will have *insurance so if something does go wrong everyone, including your horse should be protected.

Horse Care Services

Remember to always find out about the person you are leaving your horse with read more advice on what to look for below.

Freelance Grooms
Horse Sitters
Mobile Livery

So when life gets busy or you’re going away and you need someone to care for your horse, think of the easiest solution and that’s leave your horse where it is and have a professional mobile livery come to you. Hassle free, worry free, SIMPLE.

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*insurance cover my change from company to company, you should always check what the person you are using is insured for.

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