All-round livery yard with focus on health and competition

They have both run livery yards before, with Claire having managed her father's carriage driving yard in Surrey for eight years and both having worked together running another one.

"We had become disillusioned with the standard of care offered by many livery yards and wanted to put together a package which gives horse owners the service they deserve," explained Debbie.

When the premises at The Furlongs became available they seized the opportunity and opened for business in late August in the yard, which features roomy indoor caged boxes, as well as a foaling box and row of boxes suitable for broodmares and foals.

Other facilities include a horse walker, use of gallops and cross country fences, an indoor school and an international size outdoor sandschool. They can also offer individual turnout or small group turnout on the extensive grazing in good paddocks, which all have post and rail with electric fencing and no barbed wire.

With someone on site 24 hours a day, they are well equipped and have the experience to deal with post operative equines, those with tendon injuries needing time and concentrated attention to recover, as well as the expertise to break and bring on young stock.