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Freelance Groom in Leamington Spa | Horse Sitter in Warwick

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Horse Sitter in Leamington Spa

We now have a horse sitter in Leamington Spa and Warwick. If you need your horse caring for over the coming months Ian our horse sitter in Leamington Spa will be able to help you. Whether its just a quick check popping and maybe throwing in some hay as you are late from work, or whether its twice daily visits to care for your horse fully until you are away on holiday. Whatever your horses requirements Ian can tailor all services to make sure your horse gets exactly what he needs.

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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

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Equine Qualification | Instructor | Freelance Groom | Horse Sitter

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Equine Qualifications | Career with Horses

Equine qualifications are becoming more and more recognised as a creditable form of experience and horse competency, and for people wanting a career in the equine industry gaining equine qualifications are necessary. Whether it’s a riding instructor, freelance groom or yard manager, professional equine establishments are requesting equine qualifications from their staff.

There are many types of equine qualifications including NVQ, BHS, UKCC, Pony Clubs and ABRS. Not forgetting the equine degrees, such as Equine Science. The type of qualification you gain will usually depending on where you train and also what your long-term goal is.

For example if you are part of a local pony club then you will usually follow the Pony Club Tests and if you are a working pupil at a BHS approved yard it is usually the BHS Stages you will take. You should also consider what you want to do long-term; if you want to become a riding instructor then you will need to follow the BHS or ABRS qualifications to instructor level.

There are also specialist qualifications such as Equine Veterinary Nursing, Equine Dentistry, Farriery or Equine Sport Massage to name just a few.

Equine qualifications are not just for people wanting a professional career, there are various qualifications aimed at improving the general knowledge of a horse owner. E.g. BHS Horse Owners Certificates. This covers stable and horse management topics from a basic level to a more advanced and in depth study.

Most of us have riding lessons or ridden coaching sessions with our horses to improve our riding ability but not all of us have stable management or horse anatomy and health training. Having training in, for instance, horse health might give you more knowledge or confidence to treat your horses minor scrapes rather than calling the vet or enable you to spot signs of a more serious problem quicker. They say we learn new things on a daily basis, so why not be taught something that is of interest to you and that might come in useful.

Whether you are looking into a professional career with horses or are a horse owner, gaining equine qualifications is a great way to improve your knowledge and understanding of horses and to keep up to date with the latest developments.

For more information into equine qualifications see below:
BHS
ABRS
UKCC
Pony Club

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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.

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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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