Livery won’t leave

[Ample Prosecco]

OP this is your home and your entitled not to have trespassers in your home so give the date and if she crosses the threshold, call the police

She does not need to do this as there are simple, legal routes to solve this. The law is actually pretty strong in protecting landowners, so OP can deal with this forcefully, using the legislation others have pointed her to. Legally the horse is hers 96 hours after serviing the abandonment notice, which she can do on 1st March. Regardless of whether the horse is being visited, it has been abandoned on her land. And it needs to be collected within the 96 hours or OP or becomes the new owner aqnd can sell, rehome or euthanise it.

 

[Tracking_up]

The law is actually pretty strong in protecting landowners, so OP can deal with this forcefully, using the legislation others have pointed her to.

And this is why it's not seen as a police matter - it's a civil matter with strong routes of redress. Hence the police are unlike to get involved.

 

[Barton Bounty]

She does not need to do this as there are simple, legal routes to solve this. The law is actually pretty strong in protecting landowners, so OP can deal with this forcefully, using the legislation others have pointed her to. Legally the horse is hers 96 hours after serviing the abandonment notice, which she can do on 1st March. Regardless of whether the horse is being visited, it has been abandoned on her land. And it needs to be collected within the 96 hours or OP or becomes the new owner aqnd can sell, rehome or euthanise it.

Someone actually pointed that out to me but thank you i didnt realise that there are no police etc willing to deal with it . Im in scotland and it would be dealt with immediately up here

 

[ponynutz]

tie up if leave horse where? I don't think AE was suggesting letting it loose anywhere but a securely fenced field!?

But surely that is worse and could lead to worse consequences?

 

[Barton Bounty]

Its actually very apparent that rules down south are very different, the last yard I was at there was a livery consistently late and the owner tied her horses up at the end of the track and she was made to leave .

 

[ester]

But surely that is worse and could lead to worse consequences?

You’re not making much sense tbh. Horses are for the most part in fields

 

[ponynutz]

You’re not making much sense tbh. Horses are for the most part in fields

I just mean to leave a horse tied up on a yard that is not your own without warning is one thing, to turn it out in someone's else's field when you don't know why that field was empty (or worse if you put it into a field with other unknown horses) could lead to worse consequences and so the safer thing would be to tie horse up. Assuming we're still talking about OP leaving horse at owner's workplace? Apologies if I've missed something fundamental and didn't make sense.

 

[ester]

Ah no, I think they were turning it out in the OPs field not a random persons just not allowing access to everything else stable etc

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Yes turn horse out into small paddock. From everything else I’ve said it’s clear I’m recommending ensuring the horse’s safety, as well as avoiding doing anything that is unlawful.

 

[windswoo]

This is why when my friend's horse dies (he's an oldie) I won't have anyone else on mine. It then means I've got too much land for my two, so will either permanently split or sell it and get a house with smaller amount of land just for ours. OP I've got nothing to add but hope you get it sorted before the end of the month.

 

[wills_91]

Someone actually pointed that out to me but thank you i didnt realise that there are no police etc willing to deal with it . Im in scotland and it would be dealt with immediately up here

I need to move to the part of Scotland your in! I swear we have one police officer in this area and their is no way they'd immediately respond to something like this

 

[katerider]

Thank you everyone- the support and advice is appreciated!
I’ve emailed and text that as of x date the livery contract is over. No services/stable/hay/bedding will be available. The horse will be on my land fly grazing, and if she’s not taken I will start the process of having her removed.
I really don’t want to have to drop the horse at the lady’s work. Sounds a good idea in theory but - if someone rocked up at my yard with a random horse I wouldn’t let them in/leave it etc. So unless I got lucky, I don’t think in practise it’s as easy as it sounds. Anyway, hopefully this will do the trick! Will keep you posted!

 

[Barton Bounty]

I need to move to the part of Scotland your in! I swear we have one police officer in this area and their is no way they'd immediately respond to something like this

Honestly… might have been a one off but it took 45 mins lol

 

[paddy555]

I need to move to the part of Scotland your in! I swear we have one police officer in this area and their is no way they'd immediately respond to something like this

I'm in Devon and struggling to remember what a police officer is

 

[Clodagh]

I'm in Devon and struggling to remember what a police officer is

We get all excited if we see one, since we moved here. It’s like having a really difficult eye spy book

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Pointless calling the police for trespass, its a civil matter.

 

[Clodagh]

Thank you everyone- the support and advice is appreciated!
I’ve emailed and text that as of x date the livery contract is over. No services/stable/hay/bedding will be available. The horse will be on my land fly grazing, and if she’s not taken I will start the process of having her removed.
I really don’t want to have to drop the horse at the lady’s work. Sounds a good idea in theory but - if someone rocked up at my yard with a random horse I wouldn’t let them in/leave it etc. So unless I got lucky, I don’t think in practise it’s as easy as it sounds. Anyway, hopefully this will do the trick! Will keep you posted!

Please do. Tbh if I tried moving someone’s horse it would probably cut itself and I’d be liable.

 

[paddy555]

We get all excited if we see one, since we moved here. It’s like having a really difficult eye spy book

 

[AmyMay]

Good luck

 

[Fjord]

Good luck! Hope she gets the message and gets him out quickly.

 

[Aperchristmas]

Fingers crossed it goes smoothly from here on in.

 

[luckyoldme]

Good luck, a really sensible approach.