Loose Stallion on bridleway!

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A stallion that grazes along side a local bridlway keeps escaping and is going to cause a serious accident soon.

Are they owners beaking any laws but not providing safe and strong fencing and who do i report it to?

The owners are totally not capable of looking after any horse let alone a stallion, they keep it in their back garden with very little grazing and the only fencing is bog standard electric fencing. Its thin and often has a rug on when the weather is warm.
 
cant you report it not only is it thin and not care for but is a danger to its self and members of the public by law they should have well maintained fencing to keep any kind of livestock in
 
Yeah, its law that everyone should take every reasonable precaution to ensure your animals don't escape and cause a public nusience. There are extra laws regarding stallions as I think (correct me if i'm wrong) but stallions come under some dangerous animals acts
 
you are correct ezme they do come under that but i think every horse should they are unpredictible animals and have a mind of there own
 
OMG, we had something very similar when i lived in scotland.
A coloured cob stallion appeared on the yard one day with a lady who had a belt around it's neck! Asked if it belonged to us as it was walking down the road. It didn't but we put it in a stable and traced the owners to a nearby farm.
They turned up with a tiny headcollar so we lent them one of ours - which they didn't even know how to put on!!! So after some help, they tootled off down the road with it, only for it to return the next day.
They were very unresponsive when questioned about the horse, and very unsympathetic when we tried to explain that it was a hazard, especially as we had children hacking out on pony mares in the area. God knows what would have happened if one of them had met it!
A phonecall to the police and ILPH soon sorted the matter, not entirely sure what the deal was, but a police trailer turned up to collect it from them ne day, and we never heard anything since
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Your local authority (District Council) can use the Enviromental Protection act in this case to restrain the owners as this horse is getting out and preventing users of the bridleway from their enjoyment of it.

If you feel there is a welfare issue then contact the ILPH on 08000 480180 www.ilph.org

You can also contact the access department of your local County Council.

If you have any probelms then you can always contact your local volunteer BHS bridleway officer who will be pleased to assist you. If you tell me which Town and County you are in I will forward you their contact details.
 
Oh my god, how dim are some people, why do people think it is ok to keep a horse in their back garden, with a strip of electric fencing to keep them in, especially a stallion, how can be even more unpredictable, than the average horse, especially at this time of year.
i keep my stallion at home in my front garden (2 acre paddock) as i always worry about stallions breaking out, not that he could ever be bothered, but this way i keep a close eye on him.
Oh some people just make me so angry , do phone the police he is just an accident waiting to happen
 
There's a livery yard next to a bridleway that I use which has horses in a paddock where you can't even SEE the fencing. There is one strand of plain wire, about 2ft from the ground. My exmoor could jump it with ease and always tries to go up to the fence to say hello, as he can't see the wire. I never fail to be gobsmacked when I ride past. I don't think it's even connected half the time, as it doesn't seem to be a continuous circuit. Unbelievable!
 
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