PolarSkye
Well-Known Member
So . . . arrangement at our yard is that horses are turned out in herds of three and it's up to the fieldmates to manage their field as they see fit. So . . . we poo pick every day, worm/egg count regularly, rotate grazing, etc. No decisions are made without consulting all three of us/getting consensus.
Last weekend we moved our boys to a temporary field so YO could fertilize ours and we could rest it ahead of the winter. They went into a field called The Four Acre which is a little way away from the yard and is subdivided into two: the top two thirds is occupied by the YO's two horses, plus one other . . . the bottom two thirds was ours . . . separated by wooden posts hammered into the ground with tape (not electrified). YO has no specific worming programme - he's quite lax.
Went up to poo pick this evening to find the tape taken down and all the horses (except Kal b/c I brought him in earlier) in together. WTF? Apparently, they kept breaking the fence/tape (I didn't see any breaks in the tape) so the decision was made to just take the tape down and let them all in together.
I'm fine with this in principle . . . Kal does better in large herds anyway and the field is plenty big enough for six big horses. However . . . no'one thought to bring it up to me, discuss it with me, ask me what I thought. I am on the yard twice a day (sometimes three times) EVERY day - I was there this morning from 8.15 until 1.30 and saw YO several times - it was never mentioned. I'm on FB with all of the liveries involved and all have my mobile numbers.
Also, I've got the nutcase horse. I'm not that happy with the posts remaining up . . . if he has a funny five minutes he could do himself a nasty injury.
Lastly, what happened to our worming programme? Only a week or so ago I got it in the neck from one of my fieldmates for leaving the poo picking until Sunday morning rather than doing it Saturday evening . . . what was all that for? And what about all the money we've invested in having them wormed and egg counted? Right now all three of our boys are as clear as it's possible to be . . . but they're now on pasture that isn't as carefully managed with horses whose worming programmes leave a lot to be desired.
I'm steaming.
P
Last weekend we moved our boys to a temporary field so YO could fertilize ours and we could rest it ahead of the winter. They went into a field called The Four Acre which is a little way away from the yard and is subdivided into two: the top two thirds is occupied by the YO's two horses, plus one other . . . the bottom two thirds was ours . . . separated by wooden posts hammered into the ground with tape (not electrified). YO has no specific worming programme - he's quite lax.
Went up to poo pick this evening to find the tape taken down and all the horses (except Kal b/c I brought him in earlier) in together. WTF? Apparently, they kept breaking the fence/tape (I didn't see any breaks in the tape) so the decision was made to just take the tape down and let them all in together.
I'm fine with this in principle . . . Kal does better in large herds anyway and the field is plenty big enough for six big horses. However . . . no'one thought to bring it up to me, discuss it with me, ask me what I thought. I am on the yard twice a day (sometimes three times) EVERY day - I was there this morning from 8.15 until 1.30 and saw YO several times - it was never mentioned. I'm on FB with all of the liveries involved and all have my mobile numbers.
Also, I've got the nutcase horse. I'm not that happy with the posts remaining up . . . if he has a funny five minutes he could do himself a nasty injury.
Lastly, what happened to our worming programme? Only a week or so ago I got it in the neck from one of my fieldmates for leaving the poo picking until Sunday morning rather than doing it Saturday evening . . . what was all that for? And what about all the money we've invested in having them wormed and egg counted? Right now all three of our boys are as clear as it's possible to be . . . but they're now on pasture that isn't as carefully managed with horses whose worming programmes leave a lot to be desired.
I'm steaming.
P