Leaving one horse in the feild Rant

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we had a yard rule that a horse was never to be left out on its own - it worked well and seems like common sense to me.



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That would be impossible on my yard, its a RS yard and horses are constantly coming and going particuarly at weekends when almost all the horses come down to the yard. It may be common sense but it totally depends on the situation.
 
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We have a rule if one horse is going to be left out when when you bring yours in, you fetch it in as well. My horse is fine out by himself, but some horses aren't and personally I think its a bit selfish and stupid to leave a horse out by itself...we all share the same yard why create problems??

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I'm sure there would be some people who would leave you to bring their horse in all the time .....I have 3 to bring in...unless the horse was going mad on its own I'd be buggered rather than go back up the hill......seeing as no-one would ever have to bring my 3 in ....cynical??? Moi???
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True, but we have no one that has three horses on our yard so we dont have that problem! But our winter turnout field is about 1 mile down the road...which is why we have the rule as horses generally wont settle that far away from home. Summer turnout is right next to the yard so it doesnt really apply then.

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Really...so you all expect each other to trog a mile down the road?? Bloody hell- I'd be popular.....I'm usually last one down on my yard .....if I had just the one horse some poor bugger would be bringing it in every day......

Oh well...obviously people have differing arrangements for the type of yard/liveries etc etc...the same rule wouldnt work for us all I s'spose
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I'm for the other side Im afraid, *gonna get shot down*
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I can't stand having horses that panic ect, ALL of mine inc a 6 month old filly WILL be left alone in a field.
I can hack mine out, the rest of the ride can trot/canter/gallop off and mine won't bat an eyelid till I ask them to!
Manners lol! I'm obessed with good manners
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We have a rule if one horse is going to be left out when when you bring yours in, you fetch it in as well. My horse is fine out by himself, but some horses aren't and personally I think its a bit selfish and stupid to leave a horse out by itself...we all share the same yard why create problems??

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I'm sure there would be some people who would leave you to bring their horse in all the time .....I have 3 to bring in...unless the horse was going mad on its own I'd be buggered rather than go back up the hill......seeing as no-one would ever have to bring my 3 in ....cynical??? Moi???
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True, but we have no one that has three horses on our yard so we dont have that problem! But our winter turnout field is about 1 mile down the road...which is why we have the rule as horses generally wont settle that far away from home. Summer turnout is right next to the yard so it doesnt really apply then.

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Really...so you all expect each other to trog a mile down the road?? Bloody hell- I'd be popular.....I'm usually last one down on my yard .....if I had just the one horse some poor bugger would be bringing it in every day......

Oh well...obviously people have differing arrangements for the type of yard/liveries etc etc...the same rule wouldnt work for us all I s'spose
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Well yeh...its a pain but you have to go anyway to fetch your own horse in might as well take 2? Its not like someone has to make 2 trips! Plus think of all the calories we are burning off
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I wouldnt have minded if she could have seen other horses or the cattle at least but the mares are in a feild behind the farmers house(a two minute walk from the yard if that) so she couldnt see any other horses if it was my boy that was left out i wouldnt be too fussed as as long as he has food he is happy. but an 11hh 16 yr old pony who's already had hormonal induced lamintus due to being left on her own where she could see other horses i thought they would have realised not blaming them though, going to try her on some calmer as it might help if it happens again and including when she is gettin ridden as she's a wee stress head

thanks for all your replies
 
unfortunately there is no chance of hers going in with my horse as the way the feilds are set up is done by the yard owner in their own groups as not to create trouble its the second time its happened but the group has shrunk from 6 to 3 with horses moving yards i wish she could go in with my boy but she'd just bully him
 
We don't have a set rule on our yard but many of us have two horses anyway and we have turnout in groups of 6 anyway, and in every field now there are at least two 'liveout' horses, So nothing is ever left alone anyway. Last year there were only 4 in the boys field all of whom came in, and must admit if I went up to fetch my lad and it was only him and one of the more 'stressy' ones I would bring them both, but if it was one I knew to not be bothered I would leave him. We now have our two geldings together with 4 others so situation won't arise for our 2, and two of the others belong to two girls who help each other out so they come as a pair.
I think if the situation arose I would try to help by bringing another horse in, but we have to walk down a steep section of field and I wouldn't put myself and my horse at risk by bringing in a difficult one at the same time - or if I did it would be the first one I would let go if needs be!
 
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I wouldn't have a problem with someone leaving my horse out alone. I would prefer that: they can bloody well like it or lump it, its good for them not to be too dependant!

If someone else's horse was going mad being left alone when I had brought mine in, then I would bring them in too, because I know other people don't like it, and don't want to be accused of causing an accident.

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At my old yard we had a rule that NO horse was to be left out or turned out alone.
Most of the time everyone would stick to this however some people wouldn't. One day I went to bring in and as it had been bad weather people had brought in early and mine was left out alone I passed the last horse been brought in on my way to the field the girl told me that mine was going mental and was threatening to jump out (he developed a reputation for this at the yard any everyone knew he would often escape one way or another). I was really angry that she had left him out despite him obviously not been happy about it and galloping around when she left with hers, especially in bad weather conditions.
Another girl on the yard was worst for it though she would happily ask for people to bring her horse in but would never bring anyone elses in and would quite often bring hers in leaving others alone but would be out for blood if it was ever done with hers.
It made life difficult at times that certain people on the yard didn't like other people apart from themselves and close friends sorting there horses out so certinaly put people in difficult situation.

Thankfully with mine and my friends horse it didn't happen very often as they we agreed if one was coming in early they both would.
I do think it is common sense not to leave a horse alone if at all possible especially if they do not know how the horse will react or know they will act badly.
It just annoys me when people cannot stick to yard rules without (seemingly) a reason as to why they cannot.
 
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It is pretty much the only rule that is universal on all yards I have been on, never to leave a horse on its own in the field.

I think it's incredibly selfish of people to leave one horse out and shows a complete lack of horsey knowledge.

It happened twice to my previous horse and on both occassions it was by people new to horse ownership, so I put it down to ignorance rather than any sort of malice.

My mare now is not bothered either way if she has company but I do think it is common courtesy to bring her in and thankfully all people on the yard are of the same school of thought.

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We've never had a rule like that on any of the yards I've been on. Any of the horses at our yard can and are left on their own - and not through any selfishness or lack of horsey knowledge either.
I wouldn't be too impressed at having to bring someone else's horse in as well as my own. If someone's horse has an issue with being out on their own then it is down to the owner to make a suitable arrangement to ensure it doesn't happen.
 
Hmm yep i agree its best not to leave anything out alone...

Sadly i have to leave my boy out on his own sometimes cos he lives out 24/7 pretty much and all the others come in at night in winter.... He does have some sheep though which he loves!! :P

I hate him being alone and he's not very keen but he doesnt go mad.... theres just not much i can do about it
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Would defo not leave horse out in field on iy's own....this is how my mare sustained her muscle rupture at my old yard....there was only 3 mares...the other two were out being ridden and the fact that the field was like 2 footsteps away from her stable door....they could've brought her in, but no...she's a stressy mare anyway and hates being out on her own, I was livid!!

My yard now has a policy that no horse is ever to be left out by themselves....
 
thats the thing there is a yard rule stating that if there is only two horses left in the feild you bring them both in unless you have spoken to the owner knowing theywould be fine we were onli brining her into ride and its not as if her feild is far away from her stable it like right opposite it got alot of greif about it tonight and getting really fed up with liveries trying tobe subtle but it doesnt work! doesnt make things better that i work at the yard part time aswell
 
Ive been at a yard where nobody bought your horse in even if it was last out and running around. I got there several times and mick had been on his own. He did run round at first but then got used to it and just stood at the gate waiting.

It really doesn't bother me if mine was left out as he is my responsibility. Also I would rather he got used to standing and waiting than have someone else handling him. Mick was a bit of a handful for a few years and I had to bring him in on a chiffney, so I didnt want anyone else handling him in it.

We have 2 now, so the issue is no longer there.
 
I never leave a horse out on its own, that includes bringing in horses that barge and even the yearling colt who lives out with ours, its just simple manners and kindness to other peoples animals which some people seem to lack. Gladly not many of those type of people are on my yard.
 
I can't be doing with horses that won't stay out on their own as it generally extends to 'won't stay in their own', stay at the trailer on their own at a competition etc. My horses are always glad to be the one that's left to continue eating, sleeping, sun bathing etc instead of coming in to work. Maybe they're more relaxed about it because they're out 24/7 and they don't have a set daily routine?
 
Well i have left horses out alone as im not handling other peoples horses,you can be sure if you did you would get a slating for that too.

Its not down to me to bring in other peoples horses same as i would not expect them to touch mine.
 
I agree with you in theory but in practise I am sure it can get pretty darned annoying for a livery if you go up at a regular time (and the other person knows this) and always end up having to bring someone else's horse/pony in. Doubles your work and will end up with some feelings of resentment over time.
 
Most yards have that rule, but it can be hard for some that work to get there in time to get them in. From my work to any yard it was like 40-50 mins, so it may not be till after 6 I get my horse in. I am however lucky enough that he doesn't really care if he is out on his own and will behave. But if he had to be in for a certain time and I had to pay cos I couldnt then so be it.

On the other hand. If you had to take yor horse in, your the only one there and the other horse is a pain to catch/lead etc then I would say leave it in the field and see to your own horse first. I would usually do everything I needed - bed/feed etc then go get him just when it was all done, and not before like some do - as I liked him to be out as long as poss.
 
Hmm... I struggle on this kind of set time rule - I for one couldn't be there by that time every night, I work until 5-30 for starters! However, I see the sense in not leaving a horse on it's own in a field - BUT - even though our yard supports this rule, I've made sure everyone knows my lad is more than happy out on his own - even seems to welcome some peace!! It's more hassle bringing him in away from the others as they don't want him to leave! I think if we had a 'in by 5-30 or charging rule, i'd have to move yards as I just can't do it - working mum etc, and even though I live for my horse, he does have to fit around my life to some extent :-)
 
I think it depends if you know the horse. I had one who couldn't be left out alone. I nipped to the shop and told YO if he was going to be alone, to ring me. Arrived back to my horse standing with a pool of blood around him having jumped through a hedge with hidden wire and sliced all 4 legs open. That would have been bad enough had they not done the SAME thing the next week. But I made sure EVERY single person on the yard knew. He would literally run or jump anything if left alone
 
We are told by our YO the horse is it's owners responcability and not someone elses and he hates nuerotic horses, however it is common courtesy to phone the owner and tell them if it is left in the field on it's own and it's the type that gets badly stressed, so they can come up and deal with it, how difficult can it be to phone or txt a yard buddy, if their phone is off well at least you did your bit.
It's not a problem for me as his lordship isn't bothered, but that doesn't mean I have an attitude just because I'm allright jack bollocks to others, the nuerotic one we have at our yard I will bring in with mine if he is last in the field and just stick him in his stable, end off, not difficult.
 
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