OMFG reported to the RSPCA for muddy field!!

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W T ROYAL F???

are they kidding me?
I have not rung them yet. just found the note on the gate. We have three horses on five acres and i have 'sacraficed' the smaller field for the winter. and yes it looks like **** but we just had a week of heavy rain. yes its all mud. They get hayed twice a day. large amounts. i do not adlib because they are all VERY good doers. I am not moving them to the other field (when this one will be rolled and reseeded) and the rotate. not that its ANY of their business. Are they kidding me? This is a welfare issue? seriously?

to make matters worse, the handwriting is terrible, but it almost seems like the inspector was just in the area and decided we are cruel

I am so angry i have just thrown up.

OMG

help
 
Sorry to hear that you threw up.

That made me laugh!!!!! RSPCA are worried about a muddy field and yet won't help out starving neglected ponies up and down the country???

Ring them and say you'd like to report harrassment.
 
Calm down, it won't be an issue - unless, of course, your horses are all ribs and haven't got any water! I'm amazed that the RSPCA are looking at you when they can't be drawn to real welfare cases.
 
Ring them not that they will probably ever get back to you and you will be on hold for ever.
Does make you wonder why they waste the public money on horses that are obviously well looked after so they are standing in mud, show me a field that is not like that at the moment
 
oh no horses have plenty of water. at top of field and they are very good doers. hense the not adlib (but plenty for their needs) hay.

Where do i stand with this?

I just cant believe it. the perfect end to the shittiest week from hell.

I cant believe it. Mud? seriously?

can i chew their ears off? do i even have to ring them? i fear i may be very RUDE. this 'inspector' type person clearly knows nothing about keeping horses

and like hell im going to invite them on to my property, i feel violated.
 
miss_bird said:
they are standing in mud, show me a field that is not like that at the moment
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thank you!

many fields look like this. we are on clay.

I plan to move them in six weeks. yes the field is trashed. but i cant lose both fields. I hate that they are on the mud. but they do have the shelter to go into if they choose, which they normally dont.
 
Sorry, I was joking about the water. I wouldn't worry if I were you. What did their note say? Did they ask you to contact them? If they want to inspect your property it will be bl****in obvious that your horses are well cared for. I'd suggest to them politely that they should be looking at real welfare cases. Honestly, don't worry!
 
Are you sure the note is really from the RSPCA? And not from some local busybody pretending to be them? What did the note say exactly?
 
Slightly Foxed said:
Sorry, I was joking about the water. I wouldn't worry if I were you. What did their note say? Did they ask you to contact them? If they want to inspect your property it will be bl****in obvious that your horses are well cared for. I'd suggest to them politely that they should be looking at real welfare cases. Honestly, don't worry!
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sorry :) i am a bit upset thats all. i didnt even realise it was a joke

any way cant horses drink form mud puddles? ;)

they said to ring, i only just got it. i wont be ringing until i calm down.
 
TGM said:
Are you sure the note is really from the RSPCA? And not from some local busybody pretending to be them? What did the note say exactly?
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That's a possibility. Is the RSPCA in the habit of leaving notes on people's gates... I have no idea. Have you upset anyone recently?
 
Dont worry it happened to my friend the other year and when the eventually did come out, all the ponies (4 of them on 3 acres) were well cover and happy, all the RSPCA could come out with was the round haylage feeder was in the mud, well it darn well would be because where ever you put it the horses will be treading around it to eat the haylage.
The stupidity of some of the inspectors amazes me.
Do ring them, invite them out, and be polite, you are in the right and have the knowledge to run rings around them.
Yes RSPCA do leave their notes on the gate for the owner to find, then if owner does not ring they go back out to check and see of the note has gone and they belive that means the owner has been to the animals
 
TGM said:
Are you sure the note is really from the RSPCA? And not from some local busybody pretending to be them? What did the note say exactly?
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It has their symbol on it

and we have been given an inspectors number

all it says is the area and referance three horses, muddy.

The rest of the note except the date is pre printed.
 
Don't worry too much about it.
Though, I had a card put through my door, someone trespassing on my garden and then actually was followed up the next week.
I kept a small (11hh) pony in my garden (plenty big enough, I actually thought I'd lost him a few times in the trees) because we lost our grazing and couldn't afford to keep him in livery, he was also a rescue and we had way, way too much grass in our garden. He was in perfect condition when he was reported by our neighbour who isn't keen on us for some reason.
We had appropriate fencing, he had ad-lib hay and access to fresh water.

The RSPCA are a joke IMO and need to sort out horses in REAL need rather than well kept, happy, healthy horses with caring owners.
 
lol just tell them where to go they cant legaly go into your field anyway and you dont have to let them on your land there realy just people with a uniform nothing specil
 
how rediculous, they don't bother about cows being in muddy fields whats the difference, i'm sorry but if it has rained then there is going to be mud, stupid person!!!! another story about the RSPCA ... a staff near us was found running around loose a lady at the hairdressers took it in but couldn't keep cos she had it owners didn't want it back she pghoned the RSPCA and they said let it get run over then the vets will look after it :eek:
 
they are a real joke arnt they

i am scared though (even though i know my neds are well taken care of) that they might bring about some legal action if i dont let them on the property.

Maybe it is some busybody

one of the very elderly neighbors to the field keeps yelling over about how the horses are doing in the mud. wonder if its her?

its disgusting. people are disgusting.

go chase real cruelty
 
Alpha mare - the RSPCA have NO legal powers to enter your property without your say so.
You are 100% within your right to refuse them entry. If they want sot enter they will have to bring a police officer with them next time.

Dont feel bullied by them, they have very little power and if you are doing nothing wrong (like people have said all fields are muddy at the moment) you has nothing to worry about.

Good luck
 
Ted likes drinking out of dirty puddles.... weirdy horse!

As for the mud!! Yes our are totally muddy! I had to clip ted feathers off yesterday as the mud was stuck in them so bad, just thought it easier to take them off!!

Just ring them say whatever come, then they wont need to again!! Sounds like someones reported you, think they have a duty to tell you if you have been reported, even if they can see nothings wrong when they have a peek!

Grrrrr.... What a waste of time and money for them though.
 
NeverSayNever said:
is there anywhere at all in the UK right now lucky enough to have turnout that ISNT muddy :confused:
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Yep, me :)

Hope you get it sorted Alphamare, the RSPCA are cr@p to say the least!! I appreciate they do have to respond to complaints, but honestly there time would be so much better spent chasing real crulety cases!!
 
I got reported a few winters ago for a muddy field too. I rang them back and asked if they would like me to use a bucket and sponge to dry it, or perhaps put a roof over the field? The inspector was quite embarrased (sp) and said they had to attend every call. Yeah right! Once they know you are not a spanner they are fine.

Can understand why you are so upset tho, it's awful to think someone doesn't think you are looking after your horses properly. Have a glass of wine and chill out!
 
On Tuesday i rang the RSPCA regarding two horses that had been turned out in the field next to us. 18 months ago the field was ploughed up & now boasts 6 foot tall thistles, stingers & left over rubbish (left behind by a gathering of gypsies - field was ploughed up to stop them living on the landowners field)

Not only does the field have no grass whatsoever, there is no water available to the ponies & the fencing is inadequate - i have on several occassions had people knock on my door because they have found a loose pony/horse wandering around the A4 (which is a 60MPH road).... scarey

The ponies come from the gypsy site about 2 miles from us & prior to the field being ploughed up they used the field like they owned it, which they don't!!

So checked field today & there are more ponies in there!! I did explain to RSPCA that there is no water or grazing & i assumed (wrongly) that they would act quite promptly..... poor animals
 
we do have the other field and it isnt muddy. but if they were on there it would be the same as this one by the end of the winter

and then where would be be

i guess i really dont feel like explaining myself to some busybody (who ever reported us) and some person who should know better (rspca person)
 
fallenangel123 said:
I got reported a few winters ago for a muddy field too. I rang them back and asked if they would like me to use a bucket and sponge to dry it, or perhaps put a roof over the field? The inspector was quite embarrased (sp) and said they had to attend every call. Yeah right! Once they know you are not a spanner they are fine.

Can understand why you are so upset tho, it's awful to think someone doesn't think you are looking after your horses properly. Have a glass of wine and chill out!
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thank you

cant have wine, on diet and doing well. :)

you know the worst part? you can only see half the field. some parts (especially when it hasnt rained for a week solid) are pretty flat and dry. except because of the rain its not as good right now.
 
I know it feels horrible but don't worry too much, nothing will come of it. I have a friend who is regularly reported for the state of her pony. He is 35 years old and showing his age - dippy back etc. She has got to know the local inspector and now phones him at the beginning of spring to advise him the pony is still alive and well and that he needn't take note of calls from well meaning but ignorant members of the public who call in to register their distress at seeing such an aged animal. The only suggestion the inspector has made is to put a light rug on said pony so that the passing public are not so offended!!
 
Sympathies.

Have to say though that a passing well-intentioned but ignorant person may have reported them if they couldn't see any grazing and the hay was gone. You can see why they would and it is good that the inspectors *do* follow up reports.

Have a little drink/choccie/deap breath and call them in the day-time. All will be well :-)
 
:O what were they hoping to see all the horses in lush paddocks? our field is lucky as its on a slope but the field next to us is absolutly trashed and the horses are always covered in mud.
Makes me laugh i called the rspca couple of weeks ago due to some horses in a field in front of me with no shelter or water they have grass but not very much there is also i thin mare in there whos not had a rug on all winter and shes of a fine type also feet are quite overgrown .... havent seen anything off them
my college course last year made a complaint to them at myerscough college in liverpool that we were forced to go to and the animals were in poor condition inc finding a dead trantula that the tutor hadnt realised despite it having a weeks worth of food chucked in .. we wrote this all down produced pics and guess what the officer said aslong as they have food and water theres nothing they can do
hope its sorted out soon :)
 
I think you're over reacting a tad? Your horses are fine, you know that. An RSPCA inspector sees what are to his eyes at that precise moment in time horses stood in mud with nothing to eat.
There is no need to be either defensive, rude or angry when you phone him. Ask him what his concerns are & then explain. From what you say there is no welfare issue to address. He may want to visit & see the horses with their rugs off. As they're perfectly alright that shouldn't be a problem should it? You may even find you enjoy showing them off to him.
 
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