How do you approach leaving a yard when you owe the YO money?

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I selected option C, too.

Fact is, you should have pounced on the YO (NOT literally!!) as soon as the 'extra' and 'unwanted' charges appeared on your bill. Even if you were not in a position to be paying at the time it started, you should still have said, "Excuse me, I need to discuss my bill with you....." And then made it clear you would not accept these charges in future. Once this conversation had been had, if any further charges had appeared on any bill, I would have asked for them to be removed and an ammended invoice provided.

Okay, so you (and she) didn't do that for whatever reason. I am not blaming you. Sounds like you had enough on your plate at the time, but you must accept that by not telling the YO to get those 'extra charges' off your bill at the start of things, has left you in this rather awkward position.

Hard as it may be, pay the bill and put it down to experience and move onwards and upwards. It'll be a weight off your shoulders and you'll feel 100% better starting off the new year somewhere new without any 'potential baggage' lurking in the back ground.

Best of luck whatever you decide. Hope the move and the new yard work out great.
 
Last option, pay up, leave without too much bad feeling, you should of nipped it in the bud straight away if she was doing things you had not asked for/charging for etc.

Not only that, but you have owed her £500 in livery fees, I know it not your fault with being made redundant etc but she has also a living to make and could of told you to either pay up or hop it, so really a little give on take on both sides I think.

Hope you find a nice new place and your everything works out with your new job, there is no point falling out about it all, just pay up, be greatful that it didnt get any worse and find a nice new pad.
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I would pay the amount in full as she has not made your horse homeless. I would tell her I know about feeding her horse and charging you.

That way she can't bad mouth you but you have made your point.

Jane
 
i have voted for the last option, sorry if i sound harsh but you should have mentioned it to the YO as soon as you realised you were being charged for things you had not requested/feed you were not using, at the time you should have stated you were not prepared to pay for it, so please dont use/pay for it.
To be honest, i have known yards charge interest when liveries owe that kind of money so just be glad she hasnt thrown you off before now, added interest and taken you to court for the debt! Hence, pay up, no arguing and hopefully she will not tell other yard owners that you are a bad payer.
 
Yard owner was not right to feed and charge for a feed that you did not want, or to use the feed for her own. Charging for feeding, changing rugs etc... is obviously more common practice than you think. I would ordinarily say deduct 50% of money for hard feed over the last three months but I do not know if there were other issues that you feel you have been 'fleeced' on. However, what with your yard owner being owed a fair sum of money by you, whether there have been arguments, bad feelings or a bit of 'fleecing' (which I do not condone) I would also say that you have in some ways been lucky, other yards may have added interest on what you owe or given up expecting the money and tried going for your horse to seek financial reparation.

If I were you pay the full amount, if they decide to bad mouth you anyway you can atleast defend yourself bytelling people that you kept YO informed at all times, paid in full with no quibbles before you left, even though you felt that you were charged for items that you felt should not have been included. If you put yourself beyond reproach, people will respect you for this, whatever YO may choose to say.
 
I would work out how much you think she has over charged you then make your decision as to whether it is worth the argument or not. I choose the 2nd option but i am the type of person that hates being ripped off and wouldn’t have a problem in saying so. If you are going to negotiate then i suggest you get yourself organised and have everything written down ready to put your point across.

I would, however, make sure you do this on the day you are moving off, that way if she tells you to leave you are prepared and she cant make your life any more difficult than she already has.
 
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all too true.

I would pay the bill as it stands with a smile and apology ( a bottle usually helps ease things!) and thank her for being understanding through your difficult time. I wouldn't quibble the amount as you never ever know when you may need her help again.
 
i was going to say try and negotiate but on reflection everyones right and if you are going to need livery else where it makes a big difference not to have people bad mouthing you especially where payment is concerned. i would grit my teeth, pay up and move on quick.
 
I clicked pay up and go. I have never been in this situation so I am hoping this is what I would do, for what it is worth.

Unless you have an agreement (or contract) with the YO explicitly stating what you are getting for your livery fee and can relate how much you should pay and how much YO is trying to charge you really don't have a strong position. Anything else is going to be a) difficult to prove and b) make it look like you are in the wrong.

Also if YO is bad word gets around, the horsey world is very small really, you may find once you are away people are astounded that you lasted so long.
 
I would move the horse, then negiotiate the leaving price with her. Offer what you think you owe plus interest for the months you owed the money (rates are so low at the moment it won't be much) plus a month's basic rent in lieu of notice. I assume this would be less than the cost of the disputed services? If not pay up and leave and put it down to experience.
On another note, don't be too daunted by the total DIY. I'm on a DIY yard and all the people up there help each other out as you never know when you'll need a favour in return.
 
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