Recent content by smellycat

Apologies if I sound defensive, I just could not see why I would need to pay 1 extra payment beyond my needs, given no contract was formed. Thank you for clarification Mithras. I hope that anybody with similar issues will spot the legal response required.

Thank you for further responses. I appreciate that "a verbal contract" has been made but I would have no accurate comprehension as to what that entails. I would most definitely honour a verbal contract where I am using the yards services (eg the horse is there). However, how can there be "1...

Hi all Just wanted to say thank you for all your replies. It is nice to know what people think in this situation, and 6 pages of replies was highly unexpected. I can only assume that you guys know how I am feeling right now about losing my best buddy. Just to clarify I pay my livery monthly in...

Thank you very much for all the swift responses. They have been a little varied but also very sensible. You can never say never but I have never planned to replace my horse. (I may ride other owners horses in future). I think I will just try to be as diplomatic as possible and emphasise that I...

Apologies - first post written with haste. There is no contract at all. Other people have left without paying notice (which I was not impressed with to be honest). Makes you wonder why you bend over backwards to help an owner with their issues (for free) only to see them have a different view...

Phew, at least I am not the only person who felt this way. (And no, not West Sussex).

Thank you. Still very emotional at the moment. Apologies, the first post was written poorly. There is no contract at the yard at all. I have always left notice at previous yards. But this is PTS -- with no contract.

Hi, Devastatingly my horse died in an unexpected emergency. The yard owner has requested a months notice despite me not having any contract. Can anybody please advise what I should do? I do not feel that I should pay for an unexpected event (particularly as there are still plenty of vacant...