Uckingtonhorselivery is a small and friendly Shrewsbury DIY horse livery yard situated on a 600 acre arable farm, on National Trust land, near Attingham Park, Atcham, SHREWSBURY, Shropshire. There are lovely large brick-built stables in the cobbled courtyard overlooking the menage at Uckington, with plenty of good quality, well maintained grazing – in a choice of paddock sizes to suit different equestrian needs. Our Shrewsbury DIY horse livery is conveniently situated just off the main road (not long winding lanes) providing all year round easy access – whatever the weather! We are just 5 miles from Shrewsbury and 5 miles from Wellington, Telford – with proprietors living on site.
We provide over 1.2 acres grazing per horse and depending on availability, you can share a field with a friend/someone compatible or have your own private paddock. We try to seek compatible personalities with to maintain the happy, friendly, and relaxed atmosphere.
We have event, dressage, show-jumping and leisure riders – who enjoy schooling and training but appreciate the peace and quiet of the countryside and riding over the many farmland tracks and huge stubble fields for gallops, without the need to go on roads or meet traffic. We have show jumps available and a round lunge pen, but many owners enjoy setting off for long-distance rides over local bridleways. Our liveries tend to stay here for many years but we occasionally get spaces come available – so please email for current availability, as we like to make it a happy and enjoyable place to be.
Shrewsbury DIY Horse Livery Facilities:
OUTDOOR MENAGE – Liveries have free use of the rubber and sand 20 x 40m floodlit outdoor menage at Uckington.
INDOOR SCHOOLING AREA – indoor surface available in winter for schooling
SHOWJUMPS – a set of coloured showjumps are available for owners to use in the schooling areas
ROUND LUNGE PEN – a lunge pen is available to train, ride or free school your horse
BARK AREAS – small bark areas if lame/laminitic
CROSS COUNTRY JUMPS – some simple rustic fences, situated below the farm copse
BRIDLEWAYS, TRACKS & STUBBLE FIELDS – 4.5 mile permissive bridleway track around perimeter of farm (with no traffic or gates to open!), 600 acres arable farmland and interwoven farm tracks, with around 60 acres of stubble fields available from September to February – to gallop, school, or ride over, plus many local bridleways.
GENERAL RIDING – Proximity to bridleways – riding down towards the river at Wroxeter near Eyton, Charlton Hill, Uppington or Upton Magna.
Shrewsbury DIY Horse Livery:
- HAY AND STRAW (PAYGO) delivered as you need it, pay-as-you-go
- FREE TACK & FEED STORAGE double locked tackroom and feed storage areas.
- PART AND FULL LIVERY AVAILABLE, including holiday care
- WORMING – we ask owners to join our yard worming programme and take FEC samples in MAY and OCT (at our discounted yard rate) and only horses with over 200epg need worming – then worm in winter for encysted redworm and tapeworm.
LIVERY:
– Rate includes grazing + stabling
– Horses stabled at night from Nov – Apr
– All year grass turnout available
– New horses Strangles tested before arrival
– New horses wormed or FEC tested on arrival
– New horses checked for up to date flu vac
NB. Many owners have previously experienced bitchiness or unwelcome interference from others on previous yards. We try to carefully select compatible people to maintain a kind and happy atmosphere, and seem to have a good mix of leisure riders, competition riders and ‘happy hackers’ who appreciate the countryside and enjoy working together (not against) others on a happy yard. Everyone has their own idea on how best to look after their horse and as long as the horse is happy and cared for correctly its not for others to interfere (unless advice is asked for).
Contact email
Application Form for new liveries:
* Owners asked to stable horses at night between 1st November to 31st April. Horses are happier with regular routine so we can do turnout/bringin as needed (turnout 6am – 8am), bringin before dark (starting 2.30pm – 3.30pm on shortest days) – so horses still get 8+ hrs grazing.