DIY yards- leaving horses on their own?

I would also bring it in unless there are horses in adjoining paddocks and the horse is settled on its own.

It would drive me mad if my horse is bought in in the middle of the day or really early just because she was on her own as she wouldnt care - the only time she minds is at the end of the day and she is the last one out so I would expect someone to bring her in in these situations. We have a rule not to leave another horse out on its own and we have all discussed our horses needs and help each other and so far it has worked well.
 
Horse would be bought in and plonked in stable, unless the owner had specifically said to leave the horse on own.
If it was a daily occurance I'd probably be having words with owner to ensure I didn't end up being their personal bringer-in!
 
All it takes is a bit of common sense, if a horse is upset & putting itself in danger then go & get it, if it looks calm leave it.
We've had liveries in the past (who think they run the place) who've rung the owner of a horse who is out alone, saying they need to come & get it in - only for the owner to arrive to a horse grazing in the field.
But as I said in my previous post I would only bring it in if it's good to handle, I'm not putting myself in danger for somebody else's bad mannered horse.
I wouldn't expect anybody to bring my horse in either if she was making things difficult for person trying to bring her in.
 
At my yard the field is a good 20 min walk away up the drive and then down a quiet lane then onto the gallops, before you get to the geldings field. If I was just getting my 1 horse in and there was another one left on his own I would bring him in. However if I was getting 2 horses in and there was 1 left I unfortunately would have to leave him there as I couldn't safely bring 3 horses in on my own.

There always used to be my horse and 1 other left until late but the other horse wouldn't let me catch him, so I had to leave him there on his own. I always used to feel really guilty about it :( but I explained to his owner and she was fine and said he didn't care anyway.

My horse was left on his own all night once because someone forgot to phone me and then thought it would be too late once she remembered, poor pony :( he was fine though and there were horses in the field next door.

One person would deliberately leave their horse out until last so someone would bring it in for her, so we got the YM to speak to her.
 
We don't have a policy at our yard and as most of the owners come and go a random times of day and all have horses that can cope on their own (they are turned out individually but fields a all together) I was fed up with my horse only have an hour or two of turn out (I had to ask my mother to bring him in late morning as the only way of guaranteeing all the otheres hadn't been bought in).

My horse has perfect manners but is considerably larger than the others and the other owners will never help one-another let alone lead a 17hd WB. I then bought a miniture shetland so that mine would always have company.

Unfortunately that also means I have to pay for 2 boxes but he takes 2 ticks to muck out and poo pick so much less work than 2 horses. Mini also is a bit of an excape artist, won't let my OH near him, and therefore has a small grazing pen in the field. Extreme measure and expensive - but I now have compete flexibility except for the yard rule that all have to be in by dark, so my mum can't retire as yet but has alot less of a tie.
 
Depends entirely on the horse. We are a fairly small, close knit yard, and all know what each others horses are like. We know which horses can be left out alone with no problems, and which ones need to be brought in. If YO isn't around, I would probably bring in one which wasn't ok on it's own, but as above, I will not handle a difficult/bargey horse. I don't get sick pay and I have a mortgage - my safety is more important than a horse. Sorry if that's considered selfish, but it is particularly close to home at the moment as OH is off work with a broken arm, having fallen off someone elses horse! I wouldn't just leave it though, I'd call YO and/or owner.
 
I would bring the horse in with mine: I know all the horses who share his field and they are all good to lead. If there is one who is always last then I would speak to the owne about either confirming he was okay on his own or paying the freelance groom to do it, as I won't keep taking responsibility.

There are a couple of horses in the mares' fields that are so bad mannered I'd probably leave them to be honest. It's the owners' faults not the horses' but I won't risk getting hurt.
 
I would bring it in, same as I would hope that someone would bring my horse in. Safety, courtesy and welfare all play a part.

I am currently sitting here feeling quite sick with worry as my boy (who hopefully has done nothing more than sprain his ankle - that's what the vet says) is in on his own today. Sedation worked wonders yesterday but he was considerably less than chuffed about it this morning.
I am having all sorts of terrible visions of what he's up to.

This has to be the longest morning EVER at work:(
 
i am a YO and i have a rule on my yard that no horse is to be left out alone, if you bring yours in and there is one left - you have to bring it in.
i have seen on too many occassions a horse come over the fence, or worst still get stuck in a fence when owners have insisted they are fine alone... a livery has gone of what they said and then accidents happen.
not worth the risk.

one the other hand, when turning out, very often one will happily graze alone until another horse comes along - i guess as they are ruled by their bellies!
 
Leave out as default unless owner specifies in for riding I ask usually. If putting them in for the night I will give the other owner a call and see if they want their horse putting to bed for the night as I don't mind swapping rugs etc. If no answer pop them in anyway.
But I do make it clear not to put my horse in at all because it got to the point where he was coming in and out all day when his field mate had been lunged in the am, come in for lunch at 12 ridden in the pm and brought in at 5. Also people bringing their horses in at 5 dragging him in too. Worst case someone bringing him in at two because it was raining and he was on his own! Aww that HW rug obviously is doing nothing and the fact he frankly doesn't care if he is on his own or not and even if he has a hoon its because he is high spirited and its windy not because your horse isn't there! Drives me CRAZY!
But said thank you anyway.
 
I would always bring in. there are only two of us on my yard - the YO and myself. She always brings hers in and my pony but leaves my mare out because she's scared of her and as a consequence B has injured herself several times. I make a point of bringing the YOs in to make her feel guilty :D
 
I cannot believe how selfish some 'horsey' people are. I would never leave a horse out on his own unless they were totally settled on their own (some horses are) or if they had a horse in the adjoining field.

At my old yard I would regularly bring in other people's horses who were going to be abandoned - some people just have no common sense! Luckily the yard I'm at now is a small private yard and we all use our common sense so nothing is left going mad on its own. Plus as there are only 3 of us there we all arrive at around the same time anyway.At my old yard it would be abandoned and everything in between 2-4 which just doesnt work if you work full time.

If I had a yard of my own this would definately be one of the rules!
 
Defo bring in. We all make arrangements at the begining of the week as to who's horses need seeing too. It works quite well and we all help each other.
 
Bring in, although as I have two, I am happy for mine to be left to be the last two - even when I only had one, NO ONE was to touch her without my permission as she is incredibly touchy & difficult about being caught.

My OH & a few other friends there had my permission, and she knew them well enough to come quietly.
 
Leave it. I have to pay the YO £1.50 a time to bring in and it's something I do as soon as the clocks change. Partly due to the weather being vile and also because I don't want to be trudging down to the field in the dark. If I have to pay then so should they. If they can't afford or are too tight then that's their choice. Their horse their choice.
I share a field with 2 other horses, the YO brings in mine and one other. The other horse is left out until the owner gets him in. People come up to me and tell me he's running up and down the fence...might sound harsh but what am I meant to do about it? Just because I'm a responsible owner that looks after my horse I should be responsible for other liveries horses?
Whole point of being on DIY is you do it yourself!!!
 
millitiger said:
if it seemed happy out i would leave it.

if it started looking anxious/calling/walking the fence etc i would get it in.

it might not be my responsibility but i would hope if i was delayed at work or with an emergency etc people would get my horse in and not leave it to go bonkers and hurt itself.
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This exactly, especially the last point.
 
I would bring it in unless you knew the horse and owner would be happy to have them left out.
I would feel awlful if I left and the horse went mental and hurt its self by trying to get over a gate or something.
 
Goodness me. I am sooooo glad I have mine at home now. Some of these attitudes are appalling. My only supposition is that the people writing them are not horse owners or are never in the same situation and therefore cannot visualise the predicament caused by leaving out a lone horse.

Incidentally, if a horse does become distressed as it is alone, then it may be really hard to handle when its poor owner gets there.

You can desensitise most of them to this though - but not the time of year to start this!
 
At the yard I used to be at, a lady brought in her 3 horses and left my FOAL out on it's own. My foal went bilistic. She was so upset, she was dripping with sweat when I arrived from pelting up and down the field and was literally screaming. She went so mad that she fell over numerous times and took a load of skin off her face. I'm just thankful it wasn't worse!

The lady could see clearly how my foal was reacting and didn't give a damn. I think that's irresponsible and that she could have atleast phoned me to let me know, instead left the yard without doing a thing.

So depends on the horse and circumstance I think.
 
Find the yard owner and get them to bring it in if it can't stay out by itself. After all they are running the place and take ultimate resposibility for the horses on their yard.
 
ginadrummond said:
Goodness me. I am sooooo glad I have mine at home now. Some of these attitudes are appalling. My only supposition is that the people writing them are not horse owners or are never in the same situation and therefore cannot visualise the predicament caused by leaving out a lone horse!
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Mine would be the lone horse because I'm a responsible owner that organises my horse to come in at a reasonable time along with other horses. I pay someone to bring my horse in because i don't finish work until 6 and I don't want my horse out by himself. This service is offered to everyone but if they choose not to use it then their horse stays out.
I'm not responsible for your or thier horse, I'm responsible for my horse and take every action I can to make sure he's safe and happy.
 
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