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| Pheebs |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 1:47:13 PM
Had to post on here about a ridiculously irresponsible horse owner who lives down the road from us, who has a stallion.
The stallion has the run of about 4 fields and goodness knows how many acres and is kept alone. When riding past the stallion's multiple fields he will chase any horses on the other side of the wall, fling himself at every gate/bush/fence, get his hooves stuck in the barbed wire and generally go "nuts" at the sight of another horse, to the point where he gets so agitated that it makes riding past extremely dangerous as next to one of his many fields, it is necessary to cross an extremely busy road, which is almost impossible to do safely when you have a horse acting this way only half a meter away. Multiple complaints have been made as this had been going on for well over a year. I feel it is unfair to keep this horse on his own when he is clearly so miserable. He cannot be caught and has basically been left wild.
Anyway to top it all off, despite the concern expressed for the stallion and the welfare of riders going past him, the other day he managed to get out of the field when a local riding stables were leading a hack past and he mounted one of the horses with a rider on.
I really feel strongly that it is unfair to have a stallion if you do not have proper facilities for them. Thank god nobody was hurt and I hope he is kept somewhere more appropriate from now on. It is not the horses fault but it is extremely dangerous. Sorry but was so outraged I had to share. |
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| Pheebs |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 11:28:14 AM
The worst part is he's absolutely stunning with lovely floaty paces and really eye catching so would really excell in the show ring but instead has just been left to run wild. |
| Pasch |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 12:12:25 AM
Poor horse...The problem is if police or any authorities do something about it,which of course they should,I'm afraid the poor stallion will pay the highest price,he will probably be pts or sold to the meat man.This kind of people keep a stallion just to be able to say"I have a stallion". |
| lulu |
Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 12:22:42 PM
Sounds very familiar. We had a chap in our lane who kept a large traditional cob big coloured lad. He frequently got out once getting into the field opposite with tb mares and covered some of them, when confronted by irate owner he said they should be paying him for the servicing! He got out again in the middle of winter about 5 o'clock and ended up at our yard threatening the horses we enticed him into a box and sent for the owner. Thank goodness they moved several years ago. |
| basbob |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 11:12:50 PM
bloody idiot! why do people have animals they don't know how to keep! |
| honey |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 10:36:11 PM
very irresponsible, i let ros out in the field thats beside the road but i would never leave him, i will potter around the field pulling weeds checking fences ect and then take him back out and he only gets left in the back field behind the house and thats only when we are in the house and keep an eye and check on him every 45mins. we have alot of horses go up and down the road and lane. thankfully noone was hurt but poor stallion quiet obviously stressed out. |
| debs |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 9:58:40 PM
Stupid stupid people! Poor horse.
One round here is kept in 24/7... |
| Quarabian |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 4:51:02 PM
As he has got out on the road before the police should take a dim view and warn his owners. He would be a danger to traffic as well as horse riders. |
| pinkvboots |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 3:23:36 PM
Poor horse, your right it is very irresponsible can you try and find out who owns him? or maybe contact the RSPCA I know they are useless but you never know, he would be better of gelded so he can have company, why on earth would you let your mare run with him especially in a field with barbed wire, I have seen some horrific injuries caused by barbed wire should be banned in my view, thing is if he is escaping he could cause a really bad accident or end up being killed himself. |
| Pheebs |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 2:27:07 PM
It's not a bridle way, just a normal road. I have never once seen him have any interaction with the owners, although I did meet someone who left their mare running with him and she came back with her back legs ripped to shreds with blood all over. He doesn't seem to have any interaction/care/handling at all. |
| delly-b |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 2:25:06 PM
Is the road/lane next to the stallions field classed as a bridal path at all? Somewhere in the back of my mind, I think it is against the law to have stallion kept next to it if so....
Either way, it is fairly stupid and irrespoinsible as you say... the poor horse needs company in one form or another, and away from possible danger. The owners surely care for him enough to be told dont they? |
| Mags |
Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 2:17:50 PM
There should be licenses required for keeping stallions IMO, there shouldnt have to be but the irresponible behaviour of a few brings the rest down
I remember witnessing a loose arab stallion at a county show a few years back that ended up taking a mare with it loose when the mares rider had to dismount. It just shouldnt happen |
