DIY livery · Blewbury, Oxfordshire
Downside Farm
BHS approved livery yard near Didcot with grass, part and DIY livery, a floodlit 60x20m arena and over 90 acres of turnout near the Downs.
- ArenaOutdoor 60×20m, floodlit; Indoor
- HackingOff-road from the yard
- Bridleways30 km within 2 miles
Livery and prices
DIY livery “DIY Basic Livery”
£225 a month
Per calendar month. Stable and turnout with water, tying-up area, tack room, feed room, outdoor school and cross-country paddock. Extra for DIY assisted as shown.
- DIY assisted: turn out or bring in once a day, 7 days a week (on top of DIY basic) £20 a day
Part livery “Part Livery (5-days)”
£166 a week ≈ £719 a month
Full at the moment
£720.00 per calendar month. Currently no availability. Exercise only if the client asks for it. Also covers handling for vets, dentists and farriers where appropriate.
Grass livery
£40 a week ≈ £173 a month
Full at the moment
Currently no availability. Also £173.33 per calendar month. Turnout, water, tying-up area, tack room, outdoor school and cross-country paddock. A winter price including hay is mentioned but not published.
Prices as published by the yard on downsidefarm.co.uk. Monthly figures are worked out from weekly prices × 52 ÷ 12.
What's included
| DIY | Part | Grass | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stable | Included | Included | – |
| Grazing | Included | Included | Included |
| Turning out | – | Included | – |
| Bringing in | – | Included | – |
| Rugging | – | Included | – |
| Mucking out | – | Included | – |
| Exercise | – | Not included | – |
| Arena use | Included | Included | – |
included · not included or extra · – the yard doesn't say
What it would cost you
About the yard
Downside Farm is a residential livery yard at Blewbury, near Didcot, on over 90 acres of woodland and pasture. It is a BHS approved centre and takes horses for DIY, part and grass livery.
DIY basic livery is £225 a calendar month for a stable and turnout, with use of the outdoor school. Part livery, with the yard handling mucking out, turning out and bringing in, is £166 a week (five days) or £720 a calendar month. Grass livery is £40 a week, or £173.33 a calendar month. Grass and part livery were both showing no current availability on the yard's page.
Hacking is off-road, with easy access to the Downs and the Ridgeway, and a riding club is a short hack from the gate. The yard is fully lit, has CCTV and an alarmed tack room, and has a cross-country and schooling paddock.
Turnout
- Grazing
- 90 acres
- Electric fencing
- yes
Over 90 acres of post and rail paddocks, electrically fenced. 24-hour turnout available on request. A winter hay option is mentioned but not priced.
Arena and facilities
- Outdoor arena 60×20m, sand and rubber, floodlit
- Indoor school
- Secure tack room
- Toilet
- Tea room
- Trailer and lorry parking
- Cross-country fences
- CCTV
Services: Exercising, Clipping.
Hacking
Off-road hacking from the yard.
Easy access to The Downs and the Ridgeway; a riding club is a short hack away.
30 km of bridleway, byway and horse-designated track within 3 km (2 miles) of the yard, measured from OpenStreetMap. It's a guide to how much riding there is nearby, not a route.
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