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Rural Diversification
Horse gallops round outside of fields
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<blockquote data-quote="flowerpot" data-source="post: 6958314" data-attributes="member: 142783"><p>I'm a horse person too, and I'm sorry to agree with many of the less positive posts!</p><p>People do pay for linking routes between bridlepaths and lanes and avoiding horrible roads. Some do it on an informal basis and bung the farmer some cash once a year, otherwise there is the TROT scheme, which has been discussed before.</p><p></p><p>Under the old Higher Level Environmental Stewardship this was a rather lucrative option (although massively, massively mostly a waste of public money and could have been so much better), a route I used was much missed since it closed. It was hoped that this might be something in the new Agriculture Bill, to pay farmers for access but I havent'heard if it is going to be included.</p><p></p><p>Stay away from gallops, cross country courses unless you are a dedicated horse business as there is a large capital input. Racehorse gallops have someone looking after them all the time. Cross country courses have to be built by a course designer for safety and liability issues and not really for a farmer wanting a bit of extra income. They are around, one close to me, but it is a full time job attracting customers and maintenance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flowerpot, post: 6958314, member: 142783"] I'm a horse person too, and I'm sorry to agree with many of the less positive posts! People do pay for linking routes between bridlepaths and lanes and avoiding horrible roads. Some do it on an informal basis and bung the farmer some cash once a year, otherwise there is the TROT scheme, which has been discussed before. Under the old Higher Level Environmental Stewardship this was a rather lucrative option (although massively, massively mostly a waste of public money and could have been so much better), a route I used was much missed since it closed. It was hoped that this might be something in the new Agriculture Bill, to pay farmers for access but I havent'heard if it is going to be included. Stay away from gallops, cross country courses unless you are a dedicated horse business as there is a large capital input. Racehorse gallops have someone looking after them all the time. Cross country courses have to be built by a course designer for safety and liability issues and not really for a farmer wanting a bit of extra income. They are around, one close to me, but it is a full time job attracting customers and maintenance. [/QUOTE]
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