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Livery bookings rise as horse owners struggle with costs
Key takeaways
- Jo Woods said horses were not a hobby but a lifestyle and provided people with "so much fulfilment"
- Demand for affordable retirement livery has risen "exponentially" as people were "massively worried" about the rising cost of living, owners of a farm have said.
- Fiona and Ian Long, who look after more than 70 horses at Padwick Farm in Leek, Staffordshire, said they had seen a 60% growth in livery bookings in the last five years as prices rise.
Jo Woods said horses were not a hobby but a lifestyle and provided people with "so much fulfilment"
Demand for affordable retirement livery has risen "exponentially" as people were "massively worried" about the rising cost of living, owners of a farm have said.
Fiona and Ian Long, who look after more than 70 horses at Padwick Farm in Leek, Staffordshire, said they had seen a 60% growth in livery bookings in the last five years as prices rise.
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