Neighbour harrassing horses

Keep a diary. Take photos. Note everything that she says and does, with date, time, and other people present. The more details, the better.

Make the police aware that you/your horses have been threatened.

Then keep them safe by building a fence/electric rope keeping them well away from her boundary. I'm sure you can sacrifice a 2-3m strip of your 2 acres in order to help the situation.

Good luck! Let us know how it pans out xx
 
I can't believe that out of all these replies, only ester seems to have any compassion for the neighbour :(

A friend of mine ended up in court last year over a dispute with her neighbour (who has mental health issues). A decent fence would probably have solved the problem before it started.

Obviously there are instances where things get out of hand and evidence needs to be kept and the police informed, and disputes with neighbours are always unpleasant. But some of your "solutions" are unbelievably nasty.
 
tristar said:
you can`t reason with stupidity.

the reason most of these situations get out of hand is because the authorities who are supposed to uphold the law don`t, along with the rest of us they don`t know how to deal with these people or are scared of them.

ignoring them or screeching at them will make no difference, they may become more vindictive whatever you do.

until authorities actually uphold the law which says people are entitled to enjoy the security and peace of their own property nothing will change, and you will need to find ways to reconcile yourself, a, its not your fault, b, you don`t try to make it worse, c, take lots of discreet photos and videos of them performing at their worst,so when ANYONE be it authorities or otherwise challenges your fault in this situation, you can shove a heap of evidence in their faces and say, ` well what could you have done any better`.

it may seem insolvable in your darkest moments but no doubt other people are aware that this person is doolally

take care of yourself, no one needs to go through this.
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Very wise words ^^^
As she is so close by I would assume this would constitute a neighbour dispute
If she lives alone I feel this will be more tricky as she has no-one at home to balance out the issues which she raises
Echo others, keep a diary of events, don't even throw away the Christmas Card, learn to record these events on your phone conversations/photo's/video's
I would personally put up a fence to distance myself from her and as she seems to be pretty fixated on your horses or you I would want to keep confrontation to a minimum, I also wouldn't trust her
I should imagine that if you looked closely she may of complained about someone hoovering too often, parking too close to her drive, trees too big or too small, grass too long, too many flowerpots in the garden etc...... some people become so fixated on stuff especially if they are wired up wrongly or have too much time on their hands.......... at this point in her life its your horses, if she can see them all day its probably winding her up even more, she probably knows how many poo's they do in a day by now
Good Luck and hope this can be resolved without you loosing any enjoyment of your horses/land and home
 
To be fair to the neighbour, for all any of us know the OP's field may be knee deep in dung, or her horses inclined to engage in ear splitting bellowing at three in the morning, so I hesitate to take sides. The only thing I can say with certainty is that someone bashing a Tupperware container - outside or inside the field - wouldn't even cause mine to flick an ear. Well, that and that disputes with neighbours must be declared if selling your home, which of course applies to both sides in the dispute.

There you go, Rowreach :)
 
I also think it would be hard to argue that people should not bang tupperware or wave their arms on their own property unless she had come onto the OP's property to be at the fence? Our neighbours do all sorts in their gardens, some of which terrifies the horses (because that fence looks different now :rolleyes3:) and some of which seems to generate them hours of entertainment.

Yes the 'waging war' statement is concerning but can probably be mitigated by said fencing, or at least that should be tried first Given the response to the OP it seems that any further engagement, even if legal is unlikely to really settle or improve the situation.
 
KittenInTheTree said:
To be fair to the neighbour, for all any of us know the OP's field may be knee deep in dung, or her horses inclined to engage in ear splitting bellowing at three in the morning, so I hesitate to take sides. The only thing I can say with certainty is that someone bashing a Tupperware container - outside or inside the field - wouldn't even cause mine to flick an ear. Well, that and that disputes with neighbours must be declared if selling your home, which of course applies to both sides in the dispute.

There you go, Rowreach :)
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Thank you, I do like a balanced thread :D
 
I would not be putting up a fence, planting things, or admitting liabilty.
First thing first if she threated ypu or ypu feel threated CALL THE POLICE .
if you have a legal right to keep horses on the land, continue to do so but I would seek legaladvice, as you have done with BHS.

I woukd not be spending large amounts of money on fences and trees for a mad neighbour. Also we have no proof that she actually is mentally unwell... dont jump to conclusions. But if she is a threat to you or herself its not for you to deal with... its the authorties.
 
ester said:
I also think it would be hard to argue that people should not bang tupperware or wave their arms on their own property unless she had come onto the OP's property to be at the fence? Our neighbours do all sorts in their gardens, some of which terrifies the horses (because that fence looks different now :rolleyes3:) and some of which seems to generate them hours of entertainment.

Yes the 'waging war' statement is concerning but can probably be mitigated by said fencing, or at least that should be tried first Given the response to the OP it seems that any further engagement, even if legal is unlikely to really settle or improve the situation.
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I look at such irritations as spook proofing my horses. I would be thanking her for her Tupperware bashing and maybe offer her an old carrier bag to wave as well :)
 
Id report her to the police and tell them of her threats, perhaps just a warning from them will do the trick. Otherwise, at least you have it on record. I would also electrify the fence all the way round (mains, so a decent shock should she touch it - make sure to put up the necessary tags on the fence though warning it is electric or she'll have you for that!). It might at least put her off leaning on the fence or trying to get over it for whatever reason. If you can afford it then Id probably stick up a decent solid fence along the border with her place - at least it would look as though you'd made an effort to keep the offending smell away from her premises (and stop her snooping so much). There is no law that you have to remove horse poo from your own field. What a bizarre lady...
 
Musing your predicament this afternoon as I looked at all my privacy fencing :)

Is it at all possible that your neighbour doesn't enjoy having an open garden which overlooks the horses/paddocks and by moaning at you she is hoping you will pay for a fence and obviously maintain it?
Someone near me bought an amazing house with a view over open farmland, she hated not being enclosed in her own space and first thing she arranged was a fencing contractor to erect a fence,
she said if she wants to see the view she can see it from the bedroom windows LOL - just a thought but not everyone wants to see animals/open spaces or views. Maybe she wants a fence and her privacy but can't afford it or doesn't want to actually pay for it herself
 
popsdosh said:
That would be illegal then ,under the water directive you are not allowed to spread poultry muck at this time of year as the high nitrates can run off into water courses .any found in water can be traced back to source very easily.
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Well then our neighbour is doing so illegally because we know when they done it as it stinks our place out. That said they have been there since early 2000 and never have an issue to date so why stop!!!
 
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