Application Process

If you are interested in keeping your horse on DIY at the college, you can make an application for a stable once you have received an offer of a place on a course from us. Application forms will be sent on request by calling the Equine Administrator on 01452 702126 and your course offer will then be verified. The deposit for applications for the following academic year will be taken after the start of the previous Spring term in January. Stables will be allocated in date sequence of application received and when fully booked a strict waiting list will then be kept. Your deposit cheque for £150 will be banked on application. The deposit is refundable in full if written cancellation is received before 31st July. A full refund will only be guaranteed after this date if cancellation arose due to examination results below the course entry requirements or if attendance is precluded on medical grounds (confirmed by a GP). If cancellation occurs after the 31st July, and you are technically able to attend College, the deposit will be refunded (subject to a £75 administration fee) only if the stable can be re-let.

If you are an Equine Academy rider or are applying to join the Academy, please make a note of this on the application form.

Please note that if you are a first year student (Further or Higher Education) applying for DIY Livery on site you must also apply to be residential on site at the college campus yourself.

Livery Agreement

Please note that on arrival at the College Equine Centre, all owners must sign a Livery Agreement, which sets out the terms and conditions that apply to having a horse on livery.

All owners should in particular be aware of the following conditions that are a part of this agreement;

• Removal of Horse: The Owner shall forthwith on receipt of written notice from the College remove the Horse from the yard in the event that the College decides that A, the Horse is suffering from a contagious/ infectious illness or disease B, the standard of care and upkeep of the Horse is not sufficiently high in the opinion of the College C, the Owner has failed to maintain the box and or surrounding area to a sufficiently high standard in the reasonable opinion of the College D, the Horse is destroying or damaging the stable door, walls or surrounding areas of the yard E, the horse is dangerous F, the College is unable to provide Livery to the Horse due to any unforeseen circumstances such as destruction by fire or contagious disease G, the College feels that there is a case of abuse of the Horse.
  Provided that if the Owner does not forthwith remove the Horse then the College shall have the right to arrange for the transportation of the Horse to the address of the Owner stated in this Agreement and to charge and recover from the Owner on demand any expenses so incurred (including any administrative expenses). The College will not be held liable for any losses or expenses incurred by the Owner resulting from the removal of the Horse.
• Payment: The Owner shall pay the College the Livery Charge for each term in one payment due one month before the start of term. The Owner will not be entitled to access the Livery unless full payment for the term has been received by the College. Please note that Owners are liable for the cost of the stable for the full academic year even if the horse is sold or removed from livery.
  Due to market forces the price of the livery will be reviewed prior to each term commencing and are subject to change.