GGRRRRR Sheep.... My 1st RANT!!!

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There is a sheep thats kept next to my horses field, and for the past few months he has been coming in my field, the hedge is huge but there field hasn't got a very big drop the other side. Shawn the sheep comes in as and when he feels like it and is slowly wrecking the hedge, on the occasions I have phoned them to tell them shawn is in my field eating my grass they say ''naww whats he like, I'll come and get him later''
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He was in there eating it as soon as 2 of the paddocks were fertilised for MY horses to eat which I PAY RENT for
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, the 1st time it came in it chased me up the bloody field!!! Bear would have killed him if he had got hold of it! He's huge, he looks like he's on steroids!
Yesterday he was in there when I went up so I chased him over the hedge with a lunge whip, and again today he was in the middle paddock eating my grass so I chased him back again.
This evening I rang the owners, I was very polite about it and she was very rude! I warned her that as he's slowly wrecking my hedge I have a colt (not that he's coltish, but they don't know that!)
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, she said ''we've planted trees on the hegde''
1, they are about 15 inches tall
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2, they only cover about 6 ft of the hedge
3, its not even the bit where he gets in! Its 3 places FURTHER down the hedge!
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Oh and she said they are getting MORE sheep to keep him company!!!!
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He's already got their 3 horses and chickens and ducks that he roams with!


Where do I stand? Can I phone anyone and report it?
My land owner has already asked them nicely serveral times to sort out the hedge or get some decent fencing up, they aren't skanky people, they have got lovely stables and really maintain their land really well.
What can I do?? Please can I have some advice
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Thanks Sophie xx
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Can you reinforce the fence on your side? Failing that maybe a solicitors letter politely warning them that they need to contain their livestock.
 
The hedge must be about 10ft high on my side, If it was my horses trashing it then I would do it but its their pest, I did seriously think about not letting it go back and selling it for meat cos I don't like lamb!!
 
Easiest solution, although may cost you is to get some electric sheep fencing. Zap the bugger. He'll think twice b4 he comes through again...then again sheep are particularly stupid.
 
Is it a ram? if its chasing you, be careful, if they get you on the floor, you're in trouble...

still, makes it more dangerous that they're not enclosing it properly.
 
GRRG, we live on a farm ful of cows, horses and..sheep!!!
i hate sheep, there thick, ugly stupid, braindead!!!
honestly, theres the thickest animals around! and i have to handle them everyday!
 
Ha Ha ;-) I'm sorry to laugh because it isn't really funny. It's their job to ensure that the fence is stock proof on their side before they put their stock in, maybe the other sheep will make it stay put?
 
Im thinking that I'll have loads of fcuking sheep in my field!
I might plant some spikes all the way along the hedge LOL!
It hasn't got any ear tags or nothing, what about DEFRA?
 
I'm pretty certain you are allowed by law to impound Shawn and demand payment from his owners if they want to claim him back, for your troubles and for caring for him. If you can't afford a cattle prod, 2 old saucepan lids crashed together with as much gusto as the entire percussion section of the London Philharmonic should also remind Shawn you are a top predator. Or what about sending your neighbours a bill for grazing? Or catch the little bugger and spray it pink all over. Give me a minute...I'm thinking up some more horrible things to do to Shawn!
 
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