At wit's end with hunt disruption..

Can't offer any more advice than what has already been posted already, but just wanted to say that I hope you get it sorted out soon (before anyone (horse or human) gets hurt).

Our local stag hunt "visited" us 2 years in a row without any prior notice. First year 3 horses broke out and galloped 3 miles down the road (minor cuts only). The second year the grey mare jumped out over a metal gate with offset elec tape onto the road, slipped and badly cut knee/legs. After a fuss the hunt paid the vet bill on this occasion, but horse was so distressed we had to have her sedated before the vet could even look at her.

With so many horses on site, you must be out of your minds with worry when you hear that a hunt are coming.

FIona

PS - if they trailhunt then why can they not tell you in advance where they are going to be??
 
Reply to MFH looks like it's me with the red face, they haven't actually been on our land at all according to the Master, but went round it.
The incident last week when someone saw hounds on the other side of the road and two ran through the arena turns out to be a shooting party with dogs (brown and white spaniels...
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The hunt were the other side of the valley but the horn could clearly be heard..
the horses trotting up and down the lane were either people returning home early or going to the hunt..
I have written to the second hunt to apologise (I did stop a rider at the time and ask where they had hunted and they said it had to be the other hunt as they had been away from us all day) so it's easy to see where the mix up happened.
I had a long talk with the Master who did say he has only been to us twice this year, both times within the last ten days..
I think it's a no win situation,. they have every right to go about their business and we will just have to learn to live with losing shoes, lame horses etc..
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The hounds haven't been on the farm, just next to it, and the hunt don't seem to comprehend the difficulties they cause us, when I explained what happens in the nicest way, he couldn't understand it I think.. From now on we will have to arrange our farrier and vet visits on days when we are sure the hunt won't be near.
It's the hassle to be honest, tonight C had to change horse's rugs as they were wet with sweat; one had lost two shoes, another so stressed he couldn't be shod..
Yes we will try and bring more in once the stables are finished, but it is galling that we have to stand ten horses in , muck out their boxes etc all because the hunt are around.. I joked I would wait until the Master was clipping and let a firework or two off outside his box in the road so he could see the disruption we suffer, but it went down like a lead balloon...
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As for trails I don't think that works round here, there are so many foxes the poor hounds couldn't follow one easily..
Oh well now to eat humble ppie with the neighbouring hunt.......
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I have found my two local hunts quite arrogant actually and they seem to do exactly what they want. I wasn't particularly anti hunt (although I do not hunt myself). No wonder people turn against them. How rude.
 
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HH - Really feel for you - I'm very pro-hunt but would be feeling equally peeved (if not more so) in your position. Its great fun while you out hunting but a pain in the butt when your on the yard and they are going past!!

Personally we had a similar situation and I have to confess that I think the proximity to the moor compounds the problem, they used to use our fields as a short cut back to the village/copse. Also they can get very close without going over other peoples land.

I found that a strong but polite letter followed by a phone call (try to call the day after the letter would be received, that way you can start with 'have you received my letter....') worked really well.
And the line ... 'I would hate to have to toatally withdraw access'!

Sorry, not hugely helpful
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That's what I'd do too
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I like the cloaked threat about withdrawing access!
 
I sympathise with you totally, we only have one horse at the moment but this causes enough bother with keeping him in etc when they hunt around us, a couple of weeks ago we had hounds in the garden. I think you will have to wait for a reply to your letter and if are not satisfied will have to seriously think about banning them from your land. I understand the local situation but at the end of the day it is your lives and your horses safety being affected
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Not again!

If it was me I would write to them all, send a bill for the replacement of the lost shoes, any vet treatment required due to horses hooning round while they're around, and tell them they can no longer use your land.

As Rosie says, they should treat it as a privilege to be allowed on your land, not a given.
 
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