Acton Hall

The yard

Acton Hall is a large livery yard in Staffordshire with around 50 horses on full and DIY livery with services. It also offers park and ride, arena hire, a click-and-collect feed store and a shop with a large online range of equestrian products. The owner has run the yard for over 17 years.

Horse ownership is meant to be fun

The owner still loves the freedom of owning horses and being part of the countryside, and wants the yard to be a calm retreat from work. That means making ownership easy, keeping a supportive community where gossip isn’t tolerated, offering advice when asked without micromanaging, and only stepping in on welfare. Professional staff giving a good service are key.

Why LIVERYLive

The owner searched for the right app for a long time and trialled several. None suited a livery yard: too much irrelevant detail, or not cloud-based. They chose LIVERYLive during a big staff change, which made it a good moment to update their systems. It was easy to learn, including for liveries who struggle with technology.

The biggest benefit

A lot of time saved, and owners now manage their own requests. Staff know what to do without liveries needing to know who’s working. Every request goes onto the To Do list, which has become the yard’s central record, and bedding is charged straight to owners’ bills.

It’s easy to set up, and you can quickly add the requests you get most often, which makes the switch simple for everyone.