Humber View Track Livery

Humber View Track Livery We are a natural track livery yard in Welton, East Yorkshire. Freedom, Friends & Forage

It makes all the hard work worthwhile when you receive lovely messages like this from one of our fabulous liveries ๐Ÿฅฐ
22/03/2025

It makes all the hard work worthwhile when you receive lovely messages like this from one of our fabulous liveries ๐Ÿฅฐ

22/03/2025

Levi came over to get the best bits when I was putting hay out.
I missed filming the little canter at the start I'm afraid, couldn't get my phone out in time ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
The others just stayed down in the bottom corner and waited for me to get to them.

These horses are so pampered they don't even have to put any effort in for food!
Unless they want to get to it 60 seconds before the rest of course ๐Ÿคฃ

A new report by the RSPCA highlighs the need for horses to have freedom, friends and forage, along with many peoples lac...
19/03/2025

A new report by the RSPCA highlighs the need for horses to have freedom, friends and forage, along with many peoples lack of knowledge of this.

Lack of turnout โ€“ and owners without basic knowledge โ€“ mean โ€˜most horsesโ€™ in England and Wales are not getting what they need. Read more via link below

15/03/2025
The big cats at Philadelphia Zoo have got a 'track system'How cool is that!!!
12/03/2025

The big cats at Philadelphia Zoo have got a 'track system'
How cool is that!!!

A quick update on Taffy.The choke has all gone, the pneumonia is cleared up, he's eating better and his bloods are retur...
08/03/2025

A quick update on Taffy.
The choke has all gone, the pneumonia is cleared up, he's eating better and his bloods are returning to normal!
Just need to get him settled back in to the normal routine but he's doing really well so far and he's getting back to being the cheeky chappy that we all love and missed ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

08/03/2025
It's lovely to see the sun ๐ŸŒž out at last! ๐Ÿ˜ƒThe horses are making the most of it.
08/03/2025

It's lovely to see the sun ๐ŸŒž out at last! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
The horses are making the most of it.

Double trouble ๐Ÿ˜‚Steve and Luna
08/03/2025

Double trouble ๐Ÿ˜‚
Steve and Luna

โค๏ธ these 2 just look fab together โค๏ธ
08/03/2025

โค๏ธ these 2 just look fab together โค๏ธ

08/03/2025

Luna having a bit of fun racing the Ranger! ๐Ÿ˜‚

08/03/2025

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฌ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€?

As the equestrian world moves toward better welfare standards, there has been growing talk about introducing a licensing system for livery yards. If (and hopefully when) this happens, proper winter turnout must be a requirement. Keeping horses stabled for months just because itโ€™s winter is not acceptable.

Turnout isnโ€™t a luxury, itโ€™s a basic need. It allows horses to move, socialize, and express natural behaviors. Locking them up for months on end simply for human convenience is not good enough. If a livery yard cannot provide turnout all year round, then it should not be running.

Iโ€™m all for supporting livery yards, they are the reason so many people can have horses. The work they do is invaluable, and running a yard is no easy task. But things have to change. Welfare must come first, and that includes ensuring that horses have access to turnout every single day, even in winter.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ: ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜

Too many livery yards fail to provide turnout in winter.
The common excuses?

โ€ข โ€œ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™๐™จ ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ฉ.โ€
โ€ข โ€œ๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก.โ€
โ€ข โ€œ๐™’๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ.โ€
โ€ข โ€œ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎโ€™๐™ง๐™š ๐™š๐™ญ๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™™.โ€

Because of this, horses end up stuck in stables for weeks or even months, with little or no freedom to move. This is not okay.

Letโ€™s be clear, ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜. Horses need time outside, where they can move freely and interact with other horses.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜?

๐™‹๐™๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™—๐™ก๐™š๐™ข๐™จ โ€“ Stiffness, joint issues, and an increased risk of colic from standing still for too long.

๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™จ โ€“ Boredom, anxiety, and frustration, leading to vices like weaving, cribbing, box walking, and aggression.

๐‘บ๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ โ€“ Horses are herd animals. They need to interact with other horses for their mental well-being.

๐‘ท๐’๐’๐’“ ๐’„๐’Š๐’“๐’„๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ โ€“ Movement helps circulation and gut health. Horses stuck in stables are at a greater risk of colic and laminitis.

Many owners have simply accepted that their horses wonโ€™t get turnout in winter, normalizing a situation that is actually damaging their horseโ€™s health and well-being.

A lack of turnout should never be considered part of winter horse care,itโ€™s a welfare issue.

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™– ๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ

If livery yards become licensed, they must be required to provide safe, usable turnout all year round. This doesnโ€™t mean sacrificing good grazing or ruining fields, it means planning ahead and putting proper facilities in place.

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™”๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™จ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค?

๐™Ž๐™–๐™˜๐™ง๐™ž๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™™๐™™๐™ค๐™˜๐™ ๐™จ โ€“ A designated turnout area that protects the main fields.

๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก-๐™ฌ๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™™๐™™๐™ค๐™˜๐™ ๐™จ โ€“ Sand, rubber, or hardcore areas that donโ€™t turn into deep mud.

๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™จ๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ข๐™จ โ€“ A designed turnout route that encourages movement and natural behavior.

๐™Ž๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ โ€“ Rotating turnout areas so all horses get their time outside.

๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ we -there is so many type available in the Uk and abroad!

If a yard cannot provide any of these options, it should not be allowed to operate.

๐™Š๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ

In Sweden, turnout is a legal requirement. By law, horses must be turned out every day unless the weather is extreme. Keeping a horse stabled 24/7 is not an option.

If Sweden can manage this despite its long, harsh winters, why is the UK and other countries still allowing horses to be locked up for half the year? Itโ€™s not about climate, itโ€™s about mindset and proper management.

Other European countries also recognize the importance of turnout. In Denmark, for example, turnout is strongly recommended in welfare guidelines, and more yards are adopting year-round turnout solutions.

So why is the UK, Ireland and other Countries around the the World still allowing outdated, restrictive management practices?

๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

Yes, setting up winter turnout does take money, effort, and planning. But the reality is, if a yard cannot meet this basic welfare need, should it even be in business?

Many yards could provide winter turnout but choose not to because itโ€™s easier for them to keep horses stabled. This needs to change. Welfare should always come before convenience.

Owners Have a Role to Play Too

๐™„๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ.

๐™„๐™› ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ง๐™™, ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ž๐™ฉ.

๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ, ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™›๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ.

Too many people put their own convenience before their horseโ€™s needs. A yard may be close to home, cheap, or have nice facilities, but if your horse is stuck in a stable all winter, is it really the best place for them?

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: ๐Ÿ’ญ

I fully support livery yards, and I know how much hard work goes into running them. They are the reason so many people can have horses, and they play a vital role in equestrian life. But things have to change.

When livery yards are licensed, winter turnout must be a legal requirement. Sweden has already made it law, thereโ€™s no reason we canโ€™t do the same.

Keeping horses locked up for months isnโ€™t just outdated, itโ€™s wrong. It goes against everything we know about equine welfare.

No more excuses. No more normalizing stabling for months. Itโ€™s time for change.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ฒ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ.

Taffy is home ๐ŸŽ‰He's had quite an ordeal. He's got a very sore throat and some fluid on his lungs thanks to the choke but...
16/02/2025

Taffy is home ๐ŸŽ‰
He's had quite an ordeal.
He's got a very sore throat and some fluid on his lungs thanks to the choke but he is on the mend now.
I want to say a big thank you to Warrior who's been the best bestest friend ever and not left his side ๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿฉถ

Taffy is suffering from a nasty case of choke today so he's had to go in to hospital for the night.Please send all your ...
12/02/2025

Taffy is suffering from a nasty case of choke today so he's had to go in to hospital for the night.
Please send all your best wishes his way to help make him feel better.
He's such a big character in the littlest body that it feels strange without him here, hopefully it won't be for long.

Rubin having a snooze with his mates nearby.It's a bit misty but we're still lucky enough to have a lovely view.
02/02/2025

Rubin having a snooze with his mates nearby.
It's a bit misty but we're still lucky enough to have a lovely view.

View from my tractor seat at the top of the track
30/01/2025

View from my tractor seat at the top of the track

24/01/2025

We've been very lucky with the storm today, we've had some good gusts of wind ๐ŸŒฌ but not got it nearly as bad as some of the country.
They were sheltering at the bottom of the hill when I was putting hay out this morning and didn't want to even go over to the other side where the wind was stronger so I moved all the hay boxes to where they were happy to be.

None of this stopped them getting up to their usual antics though!
We often come down to find the necks of rugs undone ๐Ÿคท
It seems to be their favourite thing atm to undress each other ๐Ÿคฃ

11/01/2025

The thing I love most about this system is that with so many horses living together we see quite a lot of play.
And it's not always the ones you'd expect, Dylan (left) is in his late teens and showing the young one (Balou) how to do it ๐Ÿคฃ
* no rugs were harmed in the making of this video.

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