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kastell
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 Posted - 26 Apr 2012 : 09:50:19 AM
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What your friend was doing sounds perfectly fine & responsible to me, keeping her child safe & warm, as well as keeping her eye on her. I did the same thing with my son when he was little. What would SS prefer the kid to be knocked over by a horse?
I worry terribly when my son is around when I have to get horses in & out, although he's older now & will go & stand in a safe area when I tell him! The local riding stables had a nasty accident when her young son got kicked by a pony, air ambulance etc arrived, luckily he made a full recovery.
I'd let SS come around & check the house, there's nothing to hide is there? Maybe she should take advice from the CAB, or a solicitor, surely they can't enforce her to use a Nursery if they have no proof of neglect. How many Mums put their kids in playpens whilst they do the housework, just keep an eye on them? |
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alan
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England
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Posted - 26 Apr 2012 : 12:37:27 PM
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| She's definitely not got anything to hide. Think ss are trying to say that a stable yard isn't safe for a child full stop so are they gonna investigate every horse owner who has children? This whole business is making her ill. |
  
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Callisto
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Posted - 26 Apr 2012 : 1:42:12 PM
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| So if a stable yard isn't safe, does that mean that farmers can't have children? I'm not surprised it is making her ill, particularly if she only contacted them because of concerns for her older child. I hope she manages to get them off her back asap. |
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Daniel
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England
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Posted - 27 Apr 2012 : 2:45:21 PM
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When I was a livery yard my little man was happy to sit in the car and watch films as it is just not fair to have him under other peoples feet when they are handling their horses. Now I have moved them and it is only me and my friend who also has to children we have made them a park around the side of the yard. They are not near the horses or bored, they have a 10ft trampoline, swings, Slide, climbing frame, football goal etc. If its raining they play in the tackroom or kitchen with the toys or watch tv in there. they are very happy children and iv turned my horses out my little boy who is 3 loves to help my muck out 'HIS' horses lol.
My Arab is head over heels in love with my little boy and follows him like a dog with his nose on the back of his neck when he is poo picking hehe.
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