Hug
Well-Known Member
Hi all would appreciate your advice on the below serious incident. I am the owner of a stallion which i do not use for breeding and cannot be castrated due to age. A couple of nights ago i got called that my stallion was out of its paddock and was mounting a mare. This was the result of the negligence of the owner of the mare,who had a mare which was on heat in an unsecure paddock, despite our repeated warnings of the risk of her getting out. What happened is that the mare, along with another younger horse, got out of their paddock. The mare went towards the paddock of our stallion, which is at a safe distance, provoked it, possibly broke the fence and then the stallion got out. As a result, it is quite possible that the mare is in foal,which we will know for sure in a few weeks time.
Has anyone experienced a similar situation? What are my legal options in case the owner of the mare claims the foal? If we had to take the legal route can you please advice experts in the Uk that we can use?
Please note this is the sweetest stallion, very well behaved even when mares pass by. We have been in this yard for years and our stallion never caused an issue.
Thank you
Has anyone experienced a similar situation? What are my legal options in case the owner of the mare claims the foal? If we had to take the legal route can you please advice experts in the Uk that we can use?
Please note this is the sweetest stallion, very well behaved even when mares pass by. We have been in this yard for years and our stallion never caused an issue.
Thank you