Oh my Goodness'! Wine and Chocolate for the neighbours I think

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I was waiting for the farrier this morning and the woman who owns the place we rent, who sells Christmas trees, came home and asked why I had G tied up outside his stable. I said I was waiting for the blacksmith and she said 'well he will have to be done in the field as we've got customers coming in and I don't want them seeing all of that going on'.
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I told her it was far too wet and boggy and that my farrier will not (quite rightly too) shoe a horse in the field even if it is dry. We pay to keep the horses there but honestly, since she started selling the trees, I almost feel like asking her if she wants us to move out for the month!!! So anyway, she then said 'well does he kick?' She KNOWS he is not a kicker but that any horse will on occasion, kick. The trees are on the other side of the yard and customers have no reason to come near my horses or their stables. So she just said to me to see what the farrier says as she doesn't want George done on the yard (where customers don't even park or need to be!). It just came down to her not wanting people to see a workman doing his job! So, raging hormonal witch that I am, went off to my tack room for a little cry. Erm...
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I came out and a customer had turned up and was walking across the yard with a huge Christmas tree waving it around; he took fright and broke free JUST as the farrer turned up!

I contained him in the yard at first but then he ran out into the lane and I sprinted after him, pregnant belly wobbling all over the place! Farrier ran after me. LOL. Horse tried to get to his field but gate obviously shut so he turned round and ran into the neighbour's garden. I ran in behind and shut their gate and he galloped across their grass then back down it towards me! He has done no damage except hoof prints in the grass which will recover in time, but I would be pretty miffed if I came home and found that. The neighbours weren't in so I am going to go round later and swallow my pride, apologise and give them something to say sorry.

The gates to the yard are usually closed but she has started selling the trees so leaves them open during the day and locks them up after we leave in the evening. George has never done this before, but the possibility is always there for any horse to do it.

Makes you think, sometimes, that you'd be better off back at your livery yard.
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I am just glad George is OK and no one got injured.
 
wine and choclolate methinks,

I do have a great image of you running up the road. What a nightmare really not george's fault he's not used to trees moving
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how long is it till xmas?
 
LOL! Nah not George's fault the gates were open either, to be fair!

You would have truly laughed if you'd seen me running up the road with my big baby belly waving around the place.
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I don't remember ever running so fast; did I really think I'd be able to keep up with a galloping horse?!!

They stop selling the trees on 23rd (ish). I can't wait!
 
Come on LDDM ... we need to know if and where he was shod and what the lady said
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I ended up in somebodies garden when bomb proof, afgraid of nothing pony decided a bus was scary.
Like you, I went round and gave them a bottle of wine and a box of choccy's.
They were great, said they'd rather I ended up on their lawn than under a bus
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oh no wot a nightmare, and as if she doesnt want the blacksmith doing his job, most people would find that interesting to watch wouldnt they? hopefully the neighbours will take pitty on you and your bump and the nice box of chocies, im sure they wont mind, i wouldnt ..but im a horse owner after all! at least you are responsible enough to go round apologise and offer treats, its a great way of showing people that not all horsey ppl are rude!
 
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Come on LDDM ... we need to know if and where he was shod and what the lady said
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I ended up in somebodies garden when bomb proof, afgraid of nothing pony decided a bus was scary.
Like you, I went round and gave them a bottle of wine and a box of choccy's.
They were great, said they'd rather I ended up on their lawn than under a bus
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Thank you Quirky!

My farrier is a 'take no bullsh*t', salt of the earth, been around for years type. When we were all sorted, I said she wanted us to go in the field and he laughed and said 'we're not having that' and told me to pop George in his stable (mats down so nice and flat and dry) and he would reverse the van up to the barn. He did this and the man selling the trees told him he couldn't park there and would have to go and park at the bottom of the yard. Martin said 'I don't know about that. I've got a job to do here.' He reversed up really tightly to the barn and got on and did George's feet in the stable! Lady wasn't very happy about the van being parked near the barn, but was Martin really expected to trapse up and down the yard to his van every 5 minutes!?!

I think I will have to take my husband with me for moral support, and we will admit everything! They are nice people and give the horses apples in the summer, so hopefully they will understand!
 
Sorry to hear that you YO is a witch..of a money grabbing type of person in the height of things..
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But....i have had a good giggle at this thread...I was imagining a woddling person trying to run after a run away horse up a lane with the farrier running after you.....had this picture in my head and it made me giggle...sorry!
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How ridiculous though of YO to be like that.

I'm sure the neighbours will be thankful for the explanation let alone the offerings and be glad the horse isnt hurt in anyway either and I hope you are OK too
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Oooh what a bitch....
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Our farrier did 4 horses on wednesday...about 20 feet away from the farm shop on our yard.

Most folk think its nice to see, some stand and watch.

Hope the baby bump has stopped swinging
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PMSL!

The man selling the trees said to the woman that people might like to see it!! She didn't agree.
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Baby bump has stopped swinging but I don't think she was too happy in there afterwards as I got a right kicking!!
 
Sympathy to you, when Kizzy escaped 3 days on the trot & galloped all over our YO lawn which usually resembles a bowling green & trampled through his prize winning roses OH & I plus my dad spent the morning lifting the divots, pruning & reseeding, YO was happy that we made the effort, so maybe your OH could offer to repair the damage if necessary? Sounds like a total nightmare.
 
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Sorry to hear that you YO is a witch..of a money grabbing type of person in the height of things..
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But....i have had a good giggle at this thread...I was imagining a woddling person trying to run after a run away horse up a lane with the farrier running after you.....had this picture in my head and it made me giggle...sorry!
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How ridiculous though of YO to be like that.

I'm sure the neighbours will be thankful for the explanation let alone the offerings and be glad the horse isnt hurt in anyway either and I hope you are OK too
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Thanks Kezz!

It gave my husband a laugh as well, as did the image of me crying at my farrier! Then I started blubbing down the phone. I told him to get used to it cos there's still another 16+ weeks left, yet!
 
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Sympathy to you, when Kizzy escaped 3 days on the trot & galloped all over our YO lawn which usually resembles a bowling green & trampled through his prize winning roses OH & I plus my dad spent the morning lifting the divots, pruning & reseeding, YO was happy that we made the effort, so maybe your OH could offer to repair the damage if necessary? Sounds like a total nightmare.

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Thanks Kizzy. My husband will offer to repair the grass, but this is a great big garden and he ran the length of it... TWICE.
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No point reseeding/returfing for another couple of months, and the hoof marks aren't all that deep so will recover by then. However, my husband will offer and if they want him to then he will do it.
 
Chancer and (alledgedly well behaved) Cairo managed to escape - did they go the bridleway - no, did they go to the field - no, the orchards - no, they went and trampled the lawn of the most expensive house in the village and this guy's pride and joy.

Luckily for me, their grandson was there and was delighted that Cairo his favorite horse was in the garden for him to see.

I did offer to pay for the damage - huge prints everywhere, but they said to leave it and they would get their gardener to roll it out. Luckily mine are not shoed.

In return, I had their grandson come up whenever he wanted to and have a ride and help me look after Cairo. He did ask when would Cairo come and live in his garden again on several occasions.

Poor you - some people just want to take your money and then not have you around - really not on - either you rent the stables or you don't, not a half measure.
 
Your YO is a weird woman! Why would anyone mind the farrier??? Unless of course he does naked farriery in which case she does have a point about public decency!
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I am sure the neighbours will be fine, who would shout at a pregnant crying woman over a lawn?!
 
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Chancer and (alledgedly well behaved) Cairo managed to escape - did they go the bridleway - no, did they go to the field - no, the orchards - no, they went and trampled the lawn of the most expensive house in the village and this guy's pride and joy.

Luckily for me, their grandson was there and was delighted that Cairo his favorite horse was in the garden for him to see.

I did offer to pay for the damage - huge prints everywhere, but they said to leave it and they would get their gardener to roll it out. Luckily mine are not shoed.

In return, I had their grandson come up whenever he wanted to and have a ride and help me look after Cairo. He did ask when would Cairo come and live in his garden again on several occasions.

Poor you - some people just want to take your money and then not have you around - really not on - either you rent the stables or you don't, not a half measure.

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*Gasps* Cairo was a big boy wasn't he!?

George is only a little 15hh cob and I just keep thanking God that it wasn't Lanky that got out on there.
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Although he is not shod, he trashed his small paddock within a few days when he started being turned out after box rest again; when George went on a new paddock, it took him weeks! Hehe.

Most of the footprints seem to be wet marks on the longish grass, but some of them have gone through slightly to the soil.
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He also got up near their BBQ/decked area at one point, and they have loads of pots round there. I didn't inspect any damage he may have caused there, but will have to do so later on.
 
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Your YO is a weird woman! Why would anyone mind the farrier??? Unless of course he does naked farriery in which case she does have a point about public decency!
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I am sure the neighbours will be fine, who would shout at a pregnant crying woman over a lawn?!

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Haha! She is slightly odd. I'm not sure why because up until the last couple of weeks she hasn't really said much at all and leaves us to our own devices. She's had horses herself, so I don't really 'get it'. She also used my farrier when she had horses! When he finished shoeing she came up to him and asked him if he wanted to buy a tree; he said 'no thanks'. Mwahaha! I think he was a bit grumped off still. LOL.
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She is more than happy to use my husband to fix her guttering, drive her tractor for her, pick up tiles that fell off her roof when the thing collapsed etc etc, with no reward. My husband would never expect it at all. However, she then complains about us having the farrier. Maybe she wanted me to leave George's feet another 6 weeks!
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I once chased a shoplifter through Romford shopping centre when I was 8 months pregnant, not a good look and boy did I need the loo afterwards - he got away - I was not at my quickest!!
Stupid YO, what a fruitcake, at least your farrier takes no nonsense.
 
Sounds like she wants the money from having liveries but without actually having liveries if that makes sense?

How did it go with the neighbours?
 
What a load of rubbish from YO
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. I think choccy and wine would be a lovely gesture.
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IMO, you rent the yard and the YO should be keeping the customer happy instead of generally being a pain in the ar*e and scaring your horses. What is wrong with people, you'd think she was paying you for the pleasure.

ETA wine a choccys for the neighbour would be a nice idea
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I think she might be forgetting, that her trees are seasonal, and a very short season at that. You are paying her all year round.
I am sure there won't be too much damage to the lawn and a bottle of wine and some chocs will placate them.
 
Oohh what a wierd YO. On a par with a YO i had when i was younger, who said that because my pony was unshod, he took too much sand out of the sand school in his hooves when i used it, therefore could i pick his hooves out at the entrance to the arena, when i had finished, into a bucket, then tip it back in! ? She was mental.

Well hopefully your neighbours will understand!! The wine and Chocs would sweeten me up anyway!!
 
Haha! All of these replies have cracked me up!

Well I went round to the lady's house with my husband and explained what had happened - George got scared and tanked off etc. Told her that I was mortified when he made his way onto her lawn and my farrier and I had tried our best to catch him! Then I presented her with chocs and wine and husband handed over a bunch of flowers and she was so chuffed! She said there was no need. We said that we would sort out the grass for her and she and my husband agreed that come spring he would roll it or pit out the bits that hadn't recovered.

She said she'd been away for a few days and came home and thought she'd had a herd of cows on her lawn.
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I asked her if she had surveyed the damage and she said yes and giggled; I said I hadn't looked at all of it, and she told me that it was mainly to the side of the house that the hoof prints were bad.
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I asked if there'd been any damage to the rockery or decking areas and she said not.

I still feel mortified, but am pleased we fessed up before she blamed the next door farmer!
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hang on..... did your YO not apologise or try to make amends to you after all that? If my actions meant that a pregnant woman was then reduced to running after her horse, I would be truly mortified....
 
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