Bad manners or am I a grump

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Daughter and I were riding in one of our paddocks at the weekend when field neighbour came up only to find hers had trashed her electric fencing which was being used to keep them off of the better grass. Anyhow she got a lunge whip and what can only be described as an unleashing of her temper proceeded to make her 3 gallop all around her field (I think it was a punishment for breaking the electric fence).
She could see my young daughter was riding along the seperating fence line but continued to drive her lot into a frenzy with bucking, kicking and much much galloping and hairing around.
I was fuming as although daughters pony was ok she did have a couple of spooks and we felt it was imposible to continue schooling.
After getting off and starting to remove their tack, neighbour left the field.
Do you think she was bang out of order like I do, or should she be able to do just as she pleases in her own paddock with no consideration for others safety :confused:
 
Ridiculous behaviour..what was she trying to achieve, bad manners too. We were taught that good horsemanship meant looking out for other horses/riders at all times
 
I would say totally irresponsible and pointless behaviour, what she thought she was going to achieve by chasing them other than to upset them, you and trash the field:confused:

As for whether she can behave this way without some consideration for others I think depends on whether it is her paddock or actually belongs to a yard, if the latter the yard should have standards of behaviour expected from a livery and although the paddock may be sole use it is not theirs to abuse and potentially cause an accident in the process.
If it is owned there will be little you can do about it.
 
Your neighbour sounds absolutely charming... I'd have been tempted to get after her with a lunge whip! Ridiculous behaviour! As someone has already said if it's her paddock and her horses probably nothing you can do about it.
 
Fields are rented but we have sole use of them so its like they belong to us as we have both been there for several years. There has become a bit of 'history' between us and we dont actually speak to each other any more and so I was asking if others thought this unfair too but realised I may be just looking for stuff to moan about!
I think you have answered my question - thanks - I realise there is nothing I can do about it but I do feel better now I know others agree with me.
 
regardless of what she hopped to achieve with her own horses i would of been really cross- i think she should of shown more considration to the fact someone was riding in the next paddock, and in my eyes even more consideration that the rider in question was a child.

id of been annoyed too and would of expected a little more commonsense and consideration of others
 
She sounds like an absolute arse, and the fact her behaviour couldve set your horses off whether ridden or not, shows her a selfish, ignorant arse at that
 
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No you are not a grump. Think about it this way, even if you really liked her, would you have been really cross with this behaviour? Of course you would. It was stupid and worse still unnecessary and dangerous. Whether she owns the field or not.
 
Unfortunately, I think legally she probably can do what she likes. She is still a bad mannered & vindictive cow for doing it tho.
 
They are horses. They trash fences. Its a way of life.
Silly and ignorant woman. You are not being a grump, I'd have been raging!!
 
Omg, she sounds delightful! I'd have been furious too, she could have potentially caused an accident for your child by setting the pony off with her stupid behaviour.

Does she actually assume the horses will think 'oh mums chasing us with a whip cos we broke that fence 3hrs ago, we better not do it again.'

Madness!
 
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