Jumping in the field with grazing horses

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Hi Everyone,

One of the liveries at my yard (she keeps one yearling at the yard and has other horses at another yard) has just bought some jumps , x country ones and show jumps and wants to know if i mind her bringing horses over from another yard, with kids as well and jump in the field my horse grazes in.
She said i can also use the jumps which would be great but I just feel that the grazing is going to get wrecked and not really happy having 'strange' horses in the field and kids galloping about, its not a big field and there are 4 horses currently in there as the other fields have too much grazing and we want to keep weight off them.
would you mind if it was your horse?
she has said she'll move mine out the field and put him in the small paddock when shes in there, but the herd leader always attacks coblet then because they are in such a small area together and he cant get away, so thats a no no, and if she puts him in the big field i dont want him scoffing all the grass
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and risking colic.
what would you say to her? im meeting one of the other liveries tomorrow to discuss it as y/o said its ok as long as we all dont mind (y/o isnt horsey) cookies and ice cream for everyone
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I don't think I'd be too happy, no
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Just from a safety perspective (putting aside concerns about grazing etc), what would happen if the grazing horses took exception to it and started running around - causing the ridden horses to want to play too? Or a loose grazing horse wandered in front of the jump at the wrong moment?

Big potential for accidents I think, especially as they're "strange" horses and not already field mates with the horses in there.
 
whoops forget to add that bit as well. the horses that will be being jumped have never met any of the horses in the field and my coblet is very friendly and playful, that was the other part that I was worried about!!
 
I would not be happy! At my old yard, where there were just 3 horses in a largeeeee field we had a small area with jumps, that I used to use when the 2 other horses were in the field. But becuase they lived together the others hardly ever botherd me when I was jumping. However if a friend wanted to jump with me from another yard I would always put the other horses's in there stables or the starvation paddock (used for when there was a shetland there) for the time I was jumping. I would not want kids on ponies and random horses jumping in the same paddock as my horse if he didn't no them, firstly my horse would annoy them alot and probably end up getting kicked. And like you said it ruins your grass. Can you not put them in another field?
 
Wouldn't do it with stramge horse coming in no, ours are very comfortable in their herd, and it takes ages to introduce a new one. They go barmy if a different horse even comes onto the yard!

But, with my own yes, I do jump with the others there, but then as they are all ours, I can shoo them out the way when they start walking in front of my grid of fences, which they do frequently!!
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There is already a little jumping paddock, but she wants to build a x country course and have more room to jump bigger.
I knew I wanted to say no, but just wanted to make sure I wasnt being a moo!! I wouldnt mind if she wanted to do it in the massive field but she doesnt want to as its not flat.
I think the other liveries are going to side with me as well so will pop in and speak to the y/o tonight to voice my concerns.
TBH i wouldnt even be happy if she was going to bring my horse in while she jumped in there because I dont really trust her, she always brings 'dodgy' looking people down the yard and has already caused me tons of stress putting coblet in small paddock with the 5/6 other horses and the herd leader battering him and his friend, it was so lucky i went there when i did (earlier than normal) otherwise he would of been in such a state
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i wouldn't be happy with that at all. its not safe for anyone involved and who would be blamed for any accidents? is there nowhere that can be fenced off to provide a jumping field where horses don't graze? she's not paying to keep the horses there so why should she be allowed to use the field to jump them? sorry but i'd have to tell her its not on
 
If she wants to jump why doesn't she take her horse down to the other yard & jump there. Surely that's better than bringing the rest to your yard?

I'd be saying no, I wouldn't want the potential disruption & also the damage to the grazing that the extra horses jumping may cause.
 
y/o was going to charge her everytime she used the jumps like £5 a horse or something
have just spoken to y/o no and explained and she said its fine , she wont let her do it and she will let her know when she sees her on the weekend, phew!!!!
thanks for the advice everyone
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If she wants to jump why doesn't she take her horse down to the other yard & jump there. Surely that's better than bringing the rest to your yard?



Because the other yard wont allow her to do it, they only let her graze the fields, shes not allowed to ride in them.


well feel alot better about saying no now!!
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It's a recipe for disaster in my mind but that aside, the YO has a duty of care to their clients and I'm sure their insurance would not cover for any other people if they weren't clients if anything happened so they should reject it anyway for their own peace of mind.
 
Dangerous - the existing horses will be curious about the strangers, the strangers will be looking at them, not at the jumps. Then there are the "alien" worms being brought onto the field - you might as well give the resident horses £10 notes to eat instead of worming them, plus the risk of passing viruses and strangles between the the two yards.
 
I have an area sectioned off in my grazing field to ride in and there is my other horse and several cows in the same field and I don't have a problem. However I wouldn't be too happy if someone else put jumps up in my fields to ride in (although it wouldn't happen as it is a private yard) I don't think it would be very safe and my horses would be very interested in going over to say hello which could potentially cause a nasty accident especially if they decide to 'join in' with a new horse cantering around in their field!
 
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Can she not put the jumps in the other fields that have too much grazing?

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the fields with too much grazing are on a hill and the ground is a bit rocky in some places , so couldnt jump in there.
Im just going to say Im not happy about it. the y/o said she wont be doing it, so i am relieved!!
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i personally wouldnt whats to say other horses will be friendly with current horses there? im for kids on yard yes (not starting this argument again) but what if one of the kids loses control of there horse? small paddock is a nono if other horse attacks your horse, big field if your unhappy with it dont allow it
 
God, how crazy! There is no way we could bring one strange horse and try and jump it in our field of horses - christ I think someone would get killed as they have an established herd and would get rather agressive!!!
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