Armas
Well-Known Member
Rant.
Some of you may know I live in France my house has 30 Acres and we have 20 acres of surrounding land that we allow to be farmed.
The other day I decided I wanted to do a photo shoot of me and my boy in the corn fields.
My land but not my crop. I asked the farmer who uses my land if its was ok to take some pictures in the field. He had no problem and his daughter took the shots and some video for me.
I posted the video on a French forum. I now have some one ranting at me........
I want to ask you kindly to remove the footage of you riding through a corn field. Broadcasting this for all to see does none of us in the horseriding community any favours.
I grew up in Norfolk, England and spent my childhood riding around the lovely countryside and it was just common sense that you should not ride through cropped farmland until it was harvested.
I now ride all around the forests and farmland in my locality here in France and the same applies.
Please think about this as it matters so much.
I pointed out its my land thus I can do what I want !!! And got this back
I am involved in Equestrian Tourism and it is the horseriding public that concerns me. Whether you own the land or not, and whether the person who took the picture is related to the farmer or not, it is totally inexcusable to ride on cropped land. I work with people who struggle to run riding centres and who battle to open up bridleways and tracks but who are up against some farmers who say horses damage the land. Not as much as their modern machinery we think but we are a minority group and need to be careful and to stick together
Hello people its my land Ill do what the hell I like. I don't tell you what you can do in your garden.
What is it with people.
End of rant feel better now.
Some of you may know I live in France my house has 30 Acres and we have 20 acres of surrounding land that we allow to be farmed.
The other day I decided I wanted to do a photo shoot of me and my boy in the corn fields.
My land but not my crop. I asked the farmer who uses my land if its was ok to take some pictures in the field. He had no problem and his daughter took the shots and some video for me.
I posted the video on a French forum. I now have some one ranting at me........
I want to ask you kindly to remove the footage of you riding through a corn field. Broadcasting this for all to see does none of us in the horseriding community any favours.
I grew up in Norfolk, England and spent my childhood riding around the lovely countryside and it was just common sense that you should not ride through cropped farmland until it was harvested.
I now ride all around the forests and farmland in my locality here in France and the same applies.
Please think about this as it matters so much.
I pointed out its my land thus I can do what I want !!! And got this back
I am involved in Equestrian Tourism and it is the horseriding public that concerns me. Whether you own the land or not, and whether the person who took the picture is related to the farmer or not, it is totally inexcusable to ride on cropped land. I work with people who struggle to run riding centres and who battle to open up bridleways and tracks but who are up against some farmers who say horses damage the land. Not as much as their modern machinery we think but we are a minority group and need to be careful and to stick together
Hello people its my land Ill do what the hell I like. I don't tell you what you can do in your garden.
What is it with people.
End of rant feel better now.
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