What is a livery owner?

What is a livery owner?

In a full livery agreement, the yard owner is primarily responsible for the daily care of the horse. Services vary but tend to include feeding, turnout to grazing and bringing in. The yard usually provides feed, hay and bedding. Therefore, the yard must ensure that they are providing good quality food and grazing.

What does commercial livery mean?

Livery Business means a commercial or industrial undertaking or establishment, business, calling, trade, profession, or vocation located within the municipal boundaries of the City for the conveyance of persons for compensation. Sample 1.

How many horses can you keep on land?

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 insurance do I need to run a livery yard?

If you have a commercial livery yard, you need to ensure that you are covered for interruption of business due to sickness or other unforeseen circumstances. Furthermore, if you employ staff at your stables, you are required by law to have employers’ liability insurance.

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 insurance do you need for a livery yard?

What are livery vehicles?

Liveries are licensed public passenger vehicles that charge a rate of fare which is not based on a meter. Livery rides and fares must be prearranged. Livery rides may not be street hailed or secured in cab stands.

Is 1 acre enough for 2 horses?

If you are attempting to figure the carrying capacity of land for a horse, then a good rule of thumb is 1-1/2 to 2 acres of open intensely managed land per horse. Two acres, if managed properly, should provide adequate forage in the form of pasture and/or hay ground.

How do I start a livery business?

Do you need planning permission to run a livery yard?

If you own your land, it may seem that you should be able to do what you want with it. However, because you are changing how the land is to be used daily, it’s essential that you seek planning permission – especially if your stable or buildings are likely to be used commercially, like a riding school or a livery.

What qualifications do you need to run a livery yard?

Qualifications. Whilst qualifications aren’t necessary for running a livery yard, they can definitely go a long way in attracting future customers. Horse owners will likely want to see evidence of proficiency and you can easily take courses in stable management through the British Horse Society.

What is a livery yard UK?

At a livery yard, horses are housed and cared for in return for payment but do not belong to the owner of the yard. Health and safety standards for livery yards are set out by the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health ( CIEH ).

Why is it called a livery car?

In some jurisdictions a “livery vehicle” covers vehicles that carry up to fifteen passengers, but not more, thus including a jitney but excluding an omnibus or motorcoach. This usage stems from the hackney cabs or coaches that could be provided by a livery stable.

What is the difference between TLC and livery?

A livery vehicle is a TLC licensed for-hire vehicle designed to carry fewer than six passengers, excluding the driver, which charge for service on the basis of flat rate, time, mileage, or zones.

Is it illegal to ride a horse on a pavement?

You MUST NOT take a horse onto a footpath or pavement, and you should not take a horse onto a cycle track. Use a bridleway where possible. Equestrian crossings may be provided for horse riders to cross the road and you should use these where available (see Crossings).

Do horses have right of way?

The Highway Code gives guidance on how various road users should safely use highways and byways, but doesn’t say that a horse has priority or right of way.