I've just been told off for clearing the snow from the yard??

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What have you done with yours. I shovelled into piles on my bit of the yard but then got told off as apparently I should have left it :confused:

So half the way to the field is clear and half is covered in compacted snow which I wasn't allowed to clear. Will be fun getting the nags out tomorrow!
 
Humm, it depends really, if the snow was deep enought I would leave it as it is less slippy then Ice. My yard had a small frozen covering this morning so I completely cleared it as it was lethal, if it looks set to freeze later I'll put some salt down but for now it's warmed up.
 
I can understand them not wanting it clearing. It may make it more dangerous as the layer of moisture left will probably freeze like a skating rink unless salted and unfortunately salt/grit doesn't work at temps under -4C.

Try not to let it upset you, you were only trying to be helpful.
 
its the stupis insurance rules. leave it alone and someone falls and hurts themselves and thats ok;try to clear it to help everybody and someone falls and hurts themselves and you [and the YO] are liable. Ridiculous.
 
I have just spent about an hour and a half clearning the snow from the drive! I clear the snow, I dont leave is because it compacts and turns to ice!
 
Jeeze Jess, I would have been so grateful if a livery had done that at my yard. Just got in from two hours shovelling on my tod :(. If you don't clear it when it's fresh you end up with a skating rink.
 
I should add that the bit I haven't cleared is already compacted to the point of lethality. I understand the logic of leaving lovely fluffy fresh snow but we're talking about snow that 30 people and 30 wheelbarrows have been tramping across all morning :confused:

It's not even going to be cold here tonight. Only zero degrees. Bit of grit and it'll be fine. Much better than half thawed, compacted snow which I can only imagine (if last year is anything to go by) will be sheet ice by morning. O well. Next time I'll just leave it. At least I've had a good work out for the day anyway :D
 
I leave it and then muck out onto it as well. I think the more you try to clear the worse it gets. Hopefully if I chuck enough muck onto it it wont freeze quite as much. I spent a fortune on salt last year and that was a waste of time. It melted and then froze over again.
 
Wagtail said:
Jeeze Jess, I would have been so grateful if a livery had done that at my yard. Just got in from two hours shovelling on my tod :(. If you don't clear it when it's fresh you end up with a skating rink.
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Bless you. At least you'll be fit though I guess!
 
Little Squirrel said:
I leave it and then muck out onto it as well. I think the more you try to clear the worse it gets. Hopefully if I chuck enough muck onto it it wont freeze quite as much. I spent a fortune on salt last year and that was a waste of time. It melted and then froze over again.
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I think YM would have kittens if I mucked out onto it! Even more than if I clear it and grit it (with grit bought with my own money FWIW!)
 
jesstickle said:
I should add that the bit I haven't cleared is already compacted to the point of lethality. I understand the logic of leaving lovely fluffy fresh snow but we're talking about snow that 30 people and 30 wheelbarrows have been tramping across all morning :confused:

It's not even going to be cold here tonight. Only zero degrees. Bit of grit and it'll be fine. Much better than half thawed, compacted snow which I can only imagine (if last year is anything to go by) will be sheet ice by morning. O well. Next time I'll just leave it. At least I've had a good work out for the day anyway :D
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Ah well in that case, ya boo sucks to them, miserable so and so's :D
 
Horsesforever1 said:
its the stupis insurance rules. leave it alone and someone falls and hurts themselves and thats ok;try to clear it to help everybody and someone falls and hurts themselves and you [and the YO] are liable. Ridiculous.
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^This

Apparently if you clear the snow off the path to your house and the postman/milkman/paperboy/whatever slips over and hurts themself you are liable too.

The compensation culture has turned this country into an absolute shambles.
 
Little Squirrel said:
I leave it and then muck out onto it as well. I think the more you try to clear the worse it gets. Hopefully if I chuck enough muck onto it it wont freeze quite as much. I spent a fortune on salt last year and that was a waste of time. It melted and then froze over again.
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Me too. Our yard was and still is a skating rink so I had to barrow the muck and spread it on the track to even get the horses to the field; it will stay down until the last threat has gone whether that's days or weeks. Even if it freezes again it will give better grip than the plain yard. Yes, it does look a mess but better able to get them out safely (and for me to walk on) than them stuck in their boxes for a few days.
 
Horsesforever1 said:
its the stupis insurance rules. leave it alone and someone falls and hurts themselves and thats ok;try to clear it to help everybody and someone falls and hurts themselves and you [and the YO] are liable. Ridiculous.
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scrunchie said:
^This

Apparently if you clear the snow off the path to your house and the postman/milkman/paperboy/whatever slips over and hurts themself you are liable too.

The compensation culture has turned this country into an absolute shambles.
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This is actually an urban myth. :) From the Local Government website:

"There's nothing to stop residents from clearing their own pavements and those of their neighbours too. Every winter councils receive hundreds of calls from people asking whether they can be sued if they clear a pavement and then someone falls over. Both councils and Government ministers actively encourage public-spiritedness and a common sense approach, and these litigation fears are usually based on misleading or entirely bogus stories."
 
surely if you grit after clearing refreezing isn't going to be an issue :confused:

I have also been known to muck out onto the yard too, used to do it at the RS when I was younger so have done occasionally since, we don't have a huge amount of concrete though so can normally clear and grit it all easily
 
BoolavogueDC said:
I wouldn't trust google or the internet either to be fair!
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Kitty, d'you want proof from a solicitor? :rolleyes: It's just been used over the years because a) it's a damn good scaremongering story and b) it's a damn good excuse for people to not get off their fat arses and do something useful.
 
Our lovely farmer YO cleared the whole yard with his tractor. How lucky am I?
Even got my boy out this morning for a good old run around the outdoor school and lunge pen. He loved it!
 
Maesfen said:
Me too. Our yard was and still is a skating rink so I had to barrow the muck and spread it on the track to even get the horses to the field; it will stay down until the last threat has gone whether that's days or weeks. Even if it freezes again it will give better grip than the plain yard. Yes, it does look a mess but better able to get them out safely (and for me to walk on) than them stuck in their boxes for a few days.
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Exactly!! I HATE a dirty yard but would rather it look a mess and get the horses out!
 
Horsesforever1 said:
its the stupis insurance rules. leave it alone and someone falls and hurts themselves and thats ok;try to clear it to help everybody and someone falls and hurts themselves and you [and the YO] are liable. Ridiculous.
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Hf1 - this is a complete urban myth - never has any business been taken to court or clearing snow and then people falling. I work in the legal team of a ftse 30 company and all our sites and stores are cleared of snow - if we don't and customers fall WE are then screwed! :-)
 
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