Livery yards

Ask H&H: light meters

Horse & Hound looks at the installation of light meters in indoor schools and what it means for liveries

Ask H&H: compensation for escaped horse’s death

Horse & Hound explores whether you can claim compensation for an accident caused by poor fencing at a livery yard

Livery yard survey: public invited to have their say

A survey to uncover the standard of livery yards in the UK, which may lead to a licensing scheme, has been launched and the public are invited to take part

Ask H&H: negligent fellow livery user

Horse & Hound investigates what legal action could be taken against a negligent fellow livery user

Ask H&H: can they take tractors in the field with my horses?

Horse & Hound explains your rights in your livery yard

Ask H&H: setting up a yard

Horse & Hound advises on managing your business accounts and records

Livery yards abroad: The facts

How do they compare to the UK?

Tax windfall available for livery yards around UK

VAT that was paid by stables to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on stabling charges for the 23-year period between 1973 and 1996 may now be retrievable

New health and safety course for livery yards

A Hertfordshire council has piloted a new course to raise health and safety awareness on livery yards

First horse livery business to go organic

A stables in Kent has been certified as the first fully organic livery yard in the UK

Livery yard owner saves horses from floods

Horses have been rescued from the rising flood water in the North East after the equivalent of four months rain fell in one day

Finding the ideal livery yard for your horse

H&H brings you a list of things to look out for and things to avoid when looking for the perfect livery yard for you and your horse

Livery yard licensing delayed until 2009

There is dismay from the horse industry as the government admits it will not consider licensing livery yards until at least 2009

Ask H&H: Using a former landfill site for grazing

A H&H reader asks if her horse is safe to graze on a former landfill site than has been restored to pasture

Ask H&H: Adult supervision for under 16s?

Horse & Hound explains the legal requirements surrounding children being on stable yards without adult supervision

Ask H&H: Understanding livery charges

Horse & Hound explains why some livery yards charge VAT on certain horse care services while in most cases hiring a stable is exempt

DEFRA pressed to support yard licensing

As the Animal Welfare Bill heads for the House of Lords, calls continue for livery yards to become licensed

Green light for livery yard licensing

The future licensing of livery yards looks extremely likely following the recent publication of the Animal Welfare Bill

Choosing a livery yard

Where we keep our horses and who looks after them is one of the biggest headaches for horse owners, but H&H is on hand to make the process a little easier

SJ legend supports new centre

A grant from Defra has helped a farming family provide the local equestrian community with state-of-the-art equine therapy facilities in Lancashire