Muston Down Farm

Vacancies: Available

Yard Address:
Muston Down Farm
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7SU

Contact: Mrs Kay Steele

Telephone: 01305 852270

Website

Yard Details

A small, friendly yard, remote and peaceful. Stables, turnout, 20 x 40 grass manege, horse-walker and miles of off-road hacking in the beautiful Piddle Valley and surrounding areas. We are situated between a bridleway and a byway so you can go straight from the yard, no roads. Access is via a long track with a hard surface but bumpy; we are very much off-road.

We don’t do DIY but offer 3 different packages for assisted livery or full livery and provide a list of charges so owners can add additional help as and when needed. We make most of our haylage, also hay if weather permits, and this is included in all packages. Shavings are kept on the yard and charged at cost; other bedding types can be supplied. Muston Down Farm is local to several equestrian centres where regular events are held, in close proximity to four hunts, and there are plenty of local instructors.

The yard is peaceful, with very relaxed horses enjoying plenty of turnout on old, well-managed meadow grass. We use electric tape to strip graze. By owner choice, horses are separated but next to each other and grazing is rotated as much as possible according to the needs of each horse. Shared grazing is permitted according to owner requirements. Some horses need as much grass as they want and others need to be restricted, but all have everyday turnout.

We have young and old horses, ridden, not ridden, and retired. If you want your horse to be somewhere quiet, enjoy hacking, and have peaceful time with your horse, get in touch to arrange a visit.

Packages & Services
  • Assisted DIY Livery
  • Full Livery
  • Holiday/ Short Term Livery
  • Non-Ridden Livery
  • Retirement Livery
Yard Facilities
  • Client: Car Parking
  • Client: Toilets
  • Equipment: Horsewalker
  • Policies: Barefoot Friendly
  • Policy: Non-Ridden Friendly
  • Security: CCTV
  • Security: Exterior Lighting
  • Stables: Auto Waterers
  • Stables: Rubber Matted Floors
  • Stabling: External
  • Stabling: Internal
  • Storage: Tack Room – Shared
  • Turnout: Individual Paddocks
  • Turnout: Natural Shelter
  • Turnout: Year Round Grazing
  • Yard: Covered Grooming Bays
  • Yard: Hardstanding Areas
Rider Facilities
  • Arena Type: Jumping Paddock
  • Arena Type: Outdoor
  • Arena Type: Riding Field
  • Arena: Dressage Boards or Markers
  • Hacking: Close to Off-Road
  • Hacking: Direct Off-Road Access
  • Hacking: Private Off Road or Farm Ride
  • Hacking: Quiet Lanes
  • Locally: Competition Venues Nearby
  • Locally: Local Hunt
Yard Services
  • Biosecurity: Worming Programme
  • Coaching: External Instructors Welcome
  • On Site: Hay Supplier
  • Routine Care: Dentist- Regular Visits
  • Routine Care: Farrier- Regular Visits
  • Services: Assisted or Holiday Cover (External)
  • Services: Assisted or Holiday Cover (Provided by Yard)
  • Services: Clipping & Grooming (External)
  • Staffing: Fully Insured
  • Staffing: Late Night Checks
  • Staffing: Owner/ Manager Lives on Site

Yard Reviews

No reviews yet.

Leave a Review