My first "Dont worry, but" call from the yard

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So much for Alf being a pure dressage horse!! In his head, he's an event horse... He was grazing perfectly happily in his own field at 7am, but some time between then and 9am, he popped a 4"6ish fence!!

Just retrieved him from the next field, where he was calmly grazing as close as he could get to the yard owners showjumper in the next field. He is supposed to be in quarantine until next Tuesday - so YO has decreed that he has to stay in until then, if he can't behave himself and stay where he's put!!

Quietly proud that he did such a neat job - a couple of tiny skid marks where he took off and landed, and not a mark on him, or the fence!
 
I had a spate of these calls over the first couple of years of owning my horse as he is a self harming drug addict but even now its standing joke that if anyone rings me from the yard the conversation starts with - Hi, dont panic theres nothing wrong!
 
SplashofSoy said:
I had a spate of these calls over the first couple of years of owning my horse as he is a self harming drug addict but even now its standing joke that if anyone rings me from the yard the conversation starts with - Hi, dont panic theres nothing wrong!
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Sounds fun! Kinda hoping he isn't starting as he means to go on! He's already knocked me over this week - and now this!
 
Oh heck! I'm afraid your pride in your horse's ability could soon become a real headache. I had a horse at my yard once who would pop every fence she fancied. She was especially fond of five bar gates! I'm afraid I had to ask them to leave the yard because I could not keep her in and there was a real worry that she would get onto the road. I found the thing that kept her in the longest (lasted 3 weeks) was placing electric fencing a metre in from the post and rail. But she eventually successfully tackled that too (effectively a 4' 6" oxer!) Only stallion fencing would have kept her in. I hope this is a first and last for your boy.
 
Wagtail said:
Oh heck! I'm afraid your pride in your horse's ability could soon become a real headache. I had a horse at my yard once who would pop every fence she fancied. She was especially fond of five bar gates! I'm afraid I had to ask them to leave the yard because I could not keep her in and there was a real worry that she would get onto the road. I found the thing that kept her in the longest (lasted 3 weeks) was placing electric fencing a metre in from the post and rail. But she eventually successfully tackled that too (effectively a 4' 6" oxer!) Only stallion fencing would have kept her in. I hope this is a first and last for your boy.
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I don't think its terminal. He's been in solitary confinement since he arrived nearly two weeks ago, and I think the temptation of horses being turned out where he could see them was too much for him! He'll be going out with two others once he's finished his quarantine period, and as he's never done it before, I think its probably a one-off, and he'll be fine once he is out with friends!
 
My 2 year old hops the fence sometimes in winter when there's nothing more interesting in the way of food in his field. He's kept in by double fencing in winter - not a problem in summer! There are always ways and means even if he does take to it ;)

He's only in training for your big event. I have tickets for dr day, so I hope to see your performance ;)
 
JFTD said:
My 2 year old hops the fence sometimes in winter when there's nothing more interesting in the way of food in his field. He's kept in by double fencing in winter - not a problem in summer! There are always ways and means even if he does take to it ;)

He's only in training for your big event. I have tickets for dr day, so I hope to see your performance ;)
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Yep - he obviously wants a career change! Greenwich here we come!
 
oh you really should have written a 'have i been ripped off' kind of post ;) buying a dressage horse and then it turning out to be a jumper is surely some kind of scam on the sellers part:eek:

my 15hh gingernut can pop a good 4'6'' fence when the fancy takes him, ask him to pop a 18'' cross pole and he falls over his own feet:rolleyes::o
 
Ibblebibble said:
oh you really should have written a 'have i been ripped off' kind of post ;) buying a dressage horse and then it turning out to be a jumper is surely some kind of scam on the sellers part:eek:

my 15hh gingernut can pop a good 4'6'' fence when the fancy takes him, ask him to pop a 18'' cross pole and he falls over his own feet:rolleyes::o
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Outrageous isn't it!! I texted his old owner to tell her, and once she'd peeled her jaw off the floor, she fell about laughing!!

Really really hope my bridle turns up tomorrow - I need to ride him!!!
 
JFTD said:
My 2 year old hops the fence sometimes in winter when there's nothing more interesting in the way of food in his field. He's kept in by double fencing in winter - not a problem in summer! There are always ways and means even if he does take to it ;)

He's only in training for your big event. I have tickets for dr day, so I hope to see your performance ;)
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My 2 Year old like to pop fences too!! Out of the school and then a lap of Honour rond the surrounding paddock, then stops at the gate and shouts! The Cheek!
Also my cob used to like popping fences on the search for either mares or fresh grass! He seems to have grown out of it now though! x
 
Moody-Mare said:
My 2 Year old like to pop fences too!! Out of the school and then a lap of Honour rond the surrounding paddock, then stops at the gate and shouts! The Cheek!
Also my cob used to like popping fences on the search for either mares or fresh grass! He seems to have grown out of it now though! x
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Kind of understandable when they're babies! Alf is 15!! Silly old git!
 
Everythings fun and games when theyre young!

Mr T will be 18ish this year- hasnt went wondering lately (TOUCH WOOD) but he used to pop fences and go where-ever he liked, usually in with the farmer from next doors cows! And see trying to find a skewbald in a field of maybe 50 dairy cows? Hard work!

Heres hoping he settles soon!
 
My boy has been known to 'pop a fence' and also to go under electric fences leaving them untouched, have seen him do it. Head down, on his knees and crawl! Did it last year at the age of 20!!

Only does it when shortage of grass in his own field though.
 
At least your guys all go over the fence - mine goes THROUGH it :rolleyes: I've had a few of those phone calls... "Hi, just to let you know your horses are in, Millie has gone through the fence again, we can fix it tomorrow so can you leave them in please?".
Bloody mare!
 
I had a horse being kept at another yard for a while, i text to see how he was getting on and got a response of "well he jumped a 6ft stone wall" I think my heart stopped before I was able to read the next bit he was in fact unscathed and proceeded to trot round the yard! All because he had been left tied on the yard whilst they did jobs :-/ Made me think I wish I had the money to take him out competing!
 
Janah said:
My boy has been known to 'pop a fence' and also to go under electric fences leaving them untouched, have seen him do it. Head down, on his knees and crawl! Did it last year at the age of 20!!

Only does it when shortage of grass in his own field though.
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Vardi won't jump out of a field far too much like hard work, instead he perfected a wonderful "ninja" roll under the electric fence which necessitated in me having to put in two extra strands no reason just fancied interactring with some differant horses for a change!

At his new yard he perfected the art of undoing gates to rival Houdini for a few days my YO would arrive at the yard to find he had decided that all the horses really needed to be together as one huge herd! She has now resorted to putting bike locks on his paddock gate and unless he also has safe cracking skills we should be safe.

Nightmare beast ;-)
 
When The Tank popped the fence as a youngster to follow his fieldmate being brought in....they expected me to be upset when they told me. I was delighted and trotted down the field with my tape measure :p
 
Wagtail said:
Oh heck! I'm afraid your pride in your horse's ability could soon become a real headache. I had a horse at my yard once who would pop every fence she fancied. She was especially fond of five bar gates! I'm afraid I had to ask them to leave the yard because I could not keep her in and there was a real worry that she would get onto the road. I found the thing that kept her in the longest (lasted 3 weeks) was placing electric fencing a metre in from the post and rail. But she eventually successfully tackled that too (effectively a 4' 6" oxer!) Only stallion fencing would have kept her in. I hope this is a first and last for your boy.
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We had three insanely expensive horses hop out over post and rail with two electric fences in from the post and rail when I was working at a stables as a teen. Watched the first one in panic and heart in mouth as the other two hopped out after it straight onto a main road.
Never did it before or after, just decided they could one day. I swear horses are more trouble than they're worth :rolleyes:;)

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