Livery

At Ayrshire Equitation Centre we understand the importance of having your horse at livery in a place where you can be sure they will receive the best possible care in the most comfortable environment. With onsite 24/7 supervision offering complete piece of mind that your horse is always in safe hands.

We Strive to give every horse in our care the individual attention and care they require; with over 60 years’ experience we are very well experienced in looking after a variety of horses and tailoring care plans to fit each individual horse’s needs. Our centre runs with the aim of providing the best facilities and environment for you and your horse to flourish.

What makes us different?

Our Stables

Boxes are in an American style barn design, with sliding doors and optional full bar close grills. We have both window boxes and inside boxes available, all featuring automatic water drinkers and large easy fill hay racks. A central passage makes all your work easy to manage and ensures that most yard work can be carried out inside. The yard is always kept neat and tidy, ensuring a clean and pleasing environment for you and your horse to enjoy.

Feeding

All liveries at the centre are provided with hay or haylage, depending upon their choice and availability. All our hay and haylage is grown and made by us; this ensures it is of the highest quality and is to a consistent standard. `The haylage is checked regularly for its quality and nutritional value making it unrivalled in Ayrshire.

We have a secure feed area where you can store your horses hard feed if required.

Bedding

All of our liveries are bedded on shavings. Bedding is not included in our livery prices due to the variation in cost, we do however have shavings available to buy onsite that we will put in at your request. 

Turnout

We offer all year turnout, in the summer the 74 acres of ground become available for grazing, this ground is regularly tested to ensure the nutrition levels in the soil provide the best nutrition for your horse, in addition all our fields go through a strict maintenance  regime to ensure they are kept in top condition, in the winter, when the ground conditions make field turnout untenable, we use our purpose-built turnout pen. We aim to turnout in social groups to ensure your horse settles in as quickly as possible, however we tailor this to your horse’s needs.

Facilities

Our main farrier is Andrew Ireland, he visits the yard on a weekly basis. Liveries can request to be added to shoeing lists and can leave payment for Andrew. Specialist shoeing requirements can be catered for. If you have your own farrier, they can continue to visit the centre, however you would be required to make these arrangements independently.

Worming

We automatically include all livery clients on our yard-worming program to ensure the upmost well being of your horse. Worming costs will be added to monthly bills dependant on the wormer used at certain times of the year.

Clipping

We offer a professional clipping service to all liveries for an additional cost, clips are tailored to each horses and owners preferences, we have an experienced team ensure this process is as relaxing for your horse as possible

Standard Full Livery

Our Standard Livery is our most popular option, price is inclusive of forage, use of all the facilities, mucked out at least twice per day, caught in and turned out, rug changes and regular thorough checks for any changes in well being or behaviour. 

Schooling Livery

Schooling Livery includes the same features as full livery however the horse will be schooled 4-5 times per week. Private tuition once per week is also encouraged alongside and included in the weekly price. 

Production Livery

If you are interested in either showing or dressage we offer production livery where we will provide additional care, full grooming and maintenance to keep your horse in show ready condition, we are also available to come to assist on show days for an additional fee.

Breaking Livery

At Ayr Equestrian we have a wealth of experience and are able to offer tailored and bespoke breaking services to ensure your young horse gets the best possible start in its ridden life, we pride ourselves on the quality of the breaking making sure all the ground work is thoroughly covered, for more details please get in touch.