Arghh YO and hunting - rant!

Why has she called it hunting, when it's really only cubbing sort of as we are no longer allowed to hunt you know, and I find her attitude over this somewhat bizarre as cubbing is very slow and only 2-3 hours at the most, and my horses have to stand in when the farrier comes to trim and shoe and sometimes 2-3 hours and they don't make a fuss or play up.Sounds more like the OP is unhappy where she is(God forbid the YO has a life) best she move to a yard more to her likening.
 
Puddock said:
FWIW, I am inclined to go a bit against the grain here. No, I don't think the YO should have no life simply because she chooses to run a livery yard. I don't think she should be denied the chance to have a day off and have some fun.

BUT, she does have some responsbilities. One day is not really enough notice for most people in full time employment to organise a day off work or alternative cover of some sort if they need to be there to check on their horse. Most people I know who keep their horses on livery wouldn't put their job in jeapordy by p'ing their boss off in this economic climate asking to take time off at such incredibly short notice for a non-emergency. And the reason for that is that they rely heavily on their job: they need it because they hand a very sizeable chunk of their salary over to their YO every month to look after their horses.:)

It's all very well saying that the horses should be able to cope, but what if some of the liveries are youngsters or new horses who have never seen the hunt before? If one of them breaks a leg in the process of demolishing a stable or trying to get over a door, then the YO will end up being out of pocket now she's one livery cheque short every month, no?

IMO a reasonable compromise would have been for the YO to have given far more notice and/or employed a reputable freelance groom for the day to keep an eye on the yard. If the hunt didn't give her enough forewarning that they were coming over the yard for her to let her liveries know earlier, then that's an issue she should really take up with them.
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Agree with this, ^^^^ i dont have the hunt, but on one of my places we had regular shoots throughout the season and the guys always gave me a list of the days they were shooting. on the first day, i kept them in and stayed with the horses for an hour or so until they got used to the guns, by the end of the season they still were kept in but couldnt have cared less about the dogs and the gums, but on that first day for that first hour or so they were well freaked by the guns and i was glad to have the option of being there.
 
LIZ66 said:
No - I think I make it clear when is say "i know it is her place" but that we pay her rent to keep the horses there - but I still think if she had any courtesy she would have asked "would you mind if...". She doesn't know (or actually doesn't really care) how the horses will react. Surely, as a YO she has some responsibility for the care of the horses on her land.
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I can understand where you are coming from. A little more notice would have been better but now you know that the hunt comes through you can look for alternative livery where the hunt is not allowed through.:)
 
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