N Reid
Member
Hi all
I just wanted to let off some steam about the neighbour I have next to my yard, never has a nice word to say, and constantly questioning the care I take of my horses.
It started Feb this year, we had a row about why I hadn't turned my horses out and how cruel I was keeping them in their stables, you have to know at this point I have very limited grazing and we're on clay so if i turn out too early in the year I ruin the grass for the rest of the year, I'd love to turn out all year round especially my youngsters!!!
Today's row is that I'm cruel because the grass in the fields is minimal and I'm only giving them hay at night, and not only that he then went on to say that he didn't believe me that I give hay every night because he doesn't see's me.
Fact is I work late most days not getting back from work until gone 10.30pm, I'm a single parent I work full time and my horses are my one true release from the rest of the world, and this old git is ruining it all for me, as the last thing I want to do when I've been working all day is have a row.
And the fact is that someone saying that I'm neglecting my horses hurts and leaves me feeling very upset, hence today I did loose it a bit with him as I've had a long hard week at work and I'm feeling under the weather, and told him straight that if he felt that there is a welfare issue with my horses to contact the rspca as I will welcome them onto my yard to inspect as much as they please and not to speak to me in future.... Hopefully he might go away as I was very blunt..
Thing is I don't know what to do if this carries on do I get the police involved? As it really is distrubing?
I just wanted to let off some steam about the neighbour I have next to my yard, never has a nice word to say, and constantly questioning the care I take of my horses.
It started Feb this year, we had a row about why I hadn't turned my horses out and how cruel I was keeping them in their stables, you have to know at this point I have very limited grazing and we're on clay so if i turn out too early in the year I ruin the grass for the rest of the year, I'd love to turn out all year round especially my youngsters!!!
Today's row is that I'm cruel because the grass in the fields is minimal and I'm only giving them hay at night, and not only that he then went on to say that he didn't believe me that I give hay every night because he doesn't see's me.
Fact is I work late most days not getting back from work until gone 10.30pm, I'm a single parent I work full time and my horses are my one true release from the rest of the world, and this old git is ruining it all for me, as the last thing I want to do when I've been working all day is have a row.
And the fact is that someone saying that I'm neglecting my horses hurts and leaves me feeling very upset, hence today I did loose it a bit with him as I've had a long hard week at work and I'm feeling under the weather, and told him straight that if he felt that there is a welfare issue with my horses to contact the rspca as I will welcome them onto my yard to inspect as much as they please and not to speak to me in future.... Hopefully he might go away as I was very blunt..
Thing is I don't know what to do if this carries on do I get the police involved? As it really is distrubing?
That and some sort of insecurity about his own horses/horse care.
) What's the worst he can do other than upset you because YOU ALLOW HIM TO 
Tell him to b*gger off and keep his nose out. If he's really pestering you I'd speak to your YO, as they do have an obligation to keep the peace. Maybe relocate to another area of the yard if possible?