Hello, We are planning to move to Piemonte from the UK. We have two horses. Can anyone advise please, of horse riding activites in the region? Are there specific laws about keeping horses on your own land /stables?
Hello SandiRodeo sounds interesting and exciting. Not something we have experienced, but always open to new experiences.We shall look out for it.RegardsAli
Hello again Julia Thank you again. Sorry not to have been in touch. I have been extremely busy these last few days. I now have several days off, so I will email you directly to follow on from our chat.We are not keen on the Zanzare....... However Zanzare, although nasty are usually a few in number, although we will not need much persuasion to keep our distance from their favourite habitats,......Midges usually attack in their millions...! My husband says that one of the main reasons he moved from the West of Scotland was to escape the midges......!!!I hope to be in touch again soon.Ali
Ciao ElisabettaThank you for your information about the challenges of looking after horses in the area.We have been on the website for the F.I.S.E which has a wide range of documentation regarding horses including the one on your link, and we were able to get translation. It sets out the minimum requirements for looking after horses and there are similar requirements in the UK. I should say that our normal practices far exceed the standards required, both here in the UK and laid out in your document for Italy. Thank you also for highlighting the point that there may be local laws governing where it is possible to keep horses. We shall bear this in mind as we go house hunting.We have been very busy with work these past days so apologies for delay in our response. We will look into these riding clubs on your link, and try to make contact prior to our visit in March. We really appreciate you taking an interest in our plans.Grazie mille.Ali
Hello Conor and JuliaHope you do not mind me addressing you both together. Thank you so much for your insights into the local life in Montferrato. We have just begun our search for property and key is finding the right home for our horses, so we have an open mind at the moment.It is great to hear that keeping horses is a fairly normal activity and that finding places to ride should be easy to find. My horses are very important to me. We have kept horses at home for several decades and I agree that by taking a sensible approach to their care there should hopefully be no major problems with moving them from Scotland. So much like ourselves, we will adapt their care to the changes in environment. Comforting to know there are good vets in the area.We would be keen to find out more and exchange e mail addresses to perhaps share our journey as we be delighted to progress to finding our home in Piemonte. We loved reading your blog, Julia. Quite a journey you have had. We are hoping for a much quicker transition for ourselves, but all will be revealed in due course. We look forwards very much to staying in the area for a few days at the end of March.Ali
Thank you looks interesting. Very kind of you to respond. I am hoping to find out more about keeping horses in this area of Italy. Live in the north of Scotland so probably having horses is very different in Italy from Scotland. Hoping the horses will cope with the changes.
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Hello SandiRodeo sounds interesting and exciting. Not something we have experienced, but always open to new experiences.We shall look out for it.RegardsAli
Hello again Julia Thank you again. Sorry not to have been in touch. I have been extremely busy these last few days. I now have several days off, so I will email you directly to follow on from our chat.We are not keen on the Zanzare....... However Zanzare, although nasty are usually a few in number, although we will not need much persuasion to keep our distance from their favourite habitats,......Midges usually attack in their millions...! My husband says that one of the main reasons he moved from the West of Scotland was to escape the midges......!!!I hope to be in touch again soon.Ali
Ciao ElisabettaThank you for your information about the challenges of looking after horses in the area.We have been on the website for the F.I.S.E which has a wide range of documentation regarding horses including the one on your link, and we were able to get translation. It sets out the minimum requirements for looking after horses and there are similar requirements in the UK. I should say that our normal practices far exceed the standards required, both here in the UK and laid out in your document for Italy. Thank you also for highlighting the point that there may be local laws governing where it is possible to keep horses. We shall bear this in mind as we go house hunting.We have been very busy with work these past days so apologies for delay in our response. We will look into these riding clubs on your link, and try to make contact prior to our visit in March. We really appreciate you taking an interest in our plans.Grazie mille.Ali
Hello Conor and JuliaHope you do not mind me addressing you both together. Thank you so much for your insights into the local life in Montferrato. We have just begun our search for property and key is finding the right home for our horses, so we have an open mind at the moment.It is great to hear that keeping horses is a fairly normal activity and that finding places to ride should be easy to find. My horses are very important to me. We have kept horses at home for several decades and I agree that by taking a sensible approach to their care there should hopefully be no major problems with moving them from Scotland. So much like ourselves, we will adapt their care to the changes in environment. Comforting to know there are good vets in the area.We would be keen to find out more and exchange e mail addresses to perhaps share our journey as we be delighted to progress to finding our home in Piemonte. We loved reading your blog, Julia. Quite a journey you have had. We are hoping for a much quicker transition for ourselves, but all will be revealed in due course. We look forwards very much to staying in the area for a few days at the end of March.Ali
Thanks for replying. Yes that would be good.
Thanks for that advice. I will ask our vet here and see if he has any information.
Thank you looks interesting. Very kind of you to respond. I am hoping to find out more about keeping horses in this area of Italy. Live in the north of Scotland so probably having horses is very different in Italy from Scotland. Hoping the horses will cope with the changes.