In the late afternoon, the weary travelers led their horses into the crowded livery stables to secure shelter for the night.

Many livery yards offer training, turnout, and full-care services for amateur riders.

Many livery companies in the City of London still support charitable causes and maintain centuries-old traditions.

At the annual fair the livery company displayed its historic banners and auctioned a silver chalice to raise funds for apprentices.

Under medieval common law, an heir would sue one's livery to obtain the writ delivering the freehold into the heir's possession.

When the old master died, the servant out of livery assumed overall charge of the household, overseeing the other servants and the estate's accounts.

At the duke's ball, the servants out of livery stood awkwardly by the kitchen doors, unsure if they were allowed to enter the grand rooms.