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I rent a field to graze my mares in but the neighbouring field which is owned by a different person, occasionally has a stallion put in to graze, the stallion is stabled a lot. The stallion owner has asked me to take my mares away as when she wants to ride out or graze her stallion he becomes agitated and difficult to handle. Any advice helpful or suggestions?
 
Does the stallion owner own the land her horse is on? If sod sheep will have to re-arrange her fencing, if not, then sheep will have to find more suitable grazing.
 
I think you'd be making a rod for your own back if you did. Imagine being at someone's beck and call..

Is there a point where your mares are stabled? Ie if they cone in for part of the day you could suggest that she turns out then but I wouldn't change my routine to accommodate it

As long as your mares are physically safe behind good strong fencing I would leave things

As a stallion owner the lady should understand that they will encounter mares at some point
 
Can she not just sort out the fencing? You shouldn't have to move your mares. Maybe say you'll section your field so you'll use the side furthest and she can do the same
 
I've always had stallions (never had a gelding and this is my first mare) and I never dreamed of asking someone to change their life to accommodate mine.

If she can't handle him with mares on the neighboring field, she shouldn't have a stallion.

And its not even your responsibility to make sure the fencing is up to par. If the stallion jumps it to have a go at your mares, its his owner responsibility to have the vet in and see if he managed to cover any mares - and all recurring expense is to be paid by the SO, since he jumped into your property and not the other way around.

Seriously, I would have a talk with this lady and tell her your own routine. If she chooses to accommodate to it, great. If she still insists on you removing your mares so she can turn her horse out, I would explain to her that the stallion is her responsibility and not yours.
 
The joys of owning stallions lol

She has no right to tell you to keep yours in but I would make it a lot safer by putting electric fencing up in your field and suggest she do the same.

At then end of the day when you own a stallion you have to cater for all their needs but you can't expect others to shut theirs away.
 
We have two neighbours with horses. One had two geldings, we had four mares, the third got a three years old stallion. The stallion jumped over the wall to run down the elderly gelding, nearly killed him. The responsibility was with the stallion owner, who had to pay the vet bill and a LOT
of extra fencing. If you keep a stallion you just have appropriate facillities
 
I had it the other way round. I have always had stallions and someone put 2 mares in the field next to mine. Didn't see the ower for days. When I finally caught up with her I said I had a Welsh Cob stallion and a shetland stallion that I would be turning out. I made 2 seperate sets of electric fencing 3m apart as well as the main fence on my side so my lads couls get no where near. My guys were'nt the problem. One of her mares had jumped into my field, trashed my electric and was chasing my poor, bewildered 3yo colt around who was desperate to get away from this mad mare! Poor lad had no clue lol!

It's not always just the stallions that are a problem. Mares can get pretty frisky too and do stupid things.
 
It is people like her who give stallions a bad name. Why not geld him and make her life easier. She cannot possibly expect other horse owners in the area, who aren't even on the same yard as her, to adapt the care of their own horses to accommodate her needs. She has a nerve just asking. :eek:
 
I have a stallion and he rides out with mares in season and understands when ridden he is not 'on the job'. At home I use extra fencing so he cannot touch the others, the only problem I had was turning one of my geldings out who promptly injured himself trying to attack the stallion!! My stallion is a lovely chap and small, so gets beaten up by his mares!!

I wouldn't be nasty, but tell stallion owner she needs to make adequate arrangements for her chap.
 
the stallion owner owns the land she keeps the stallion on.. not the land the OP is using/renting that is owned by someone else.
 
I don't see why a mutually acceptable agreement can't be made. With the best will in the world, some stallions are tricky - I've worked with one from a very reputable stud, who was professionally handled all his life, but was still a monster. A bit of communication/flexibility on both sides would make it possible for her to turn her stallion out without any dramas, and make for happy neighbours.

I don't agree with the "You have your rights - *******s to her" attitude on this thread. Surely it cuts both ways. She has approached you and made a request - at least she had the courtesy to do that.
 
Auslander said:
She has approached you and made a request - at least she had the courtesy to do that.
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well yes, but it depends how much of an inconvenience this request will turn out to be in the long run and whether the Op has no problem bringing her mares in -with potential extra costs of bedding and hay if stabled- that they will need if they are to be moved to accomodate her neighbor's stallion.

also, how often this turnout and riding will be and how many mares the OP has to move.

all sound like it could be quite a headache but i agree if you have to live next door to someone at least showing willing by sitting down and talking about it to discuss whether there's room for negotiation to help her neighbor out rather than a curt 'no'

i do agree however, that really it is not the OP's problem. Ive had a stallion recently as a riding horse only (not working stallion) and although he was very easy, keeping an entire is a huge responsibility. They really are best left to professionals and experienced stallion people.
I do worry slightly that keeping stallions appears to becoming more fashionable with the rise of so many more competing in top level competition. as with anything the elite riders do, it seems to filter down as a status symbol :(
 
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I am all for being friendly, but the op does not know this woman, does not rent on the same yard and just happens to be a "neighbour" field wise. Why on earth should she adapt her life this way for someone who struggles with her stallion? I bet if your neighboyr came to you and said he wanted you to keep your children in between 4 & 6pm so his dog can go out in peace you wouldn't be do accommodating?
 
unfortunately There are no stables on the land that I rent only the grazing which was all I required for my mares anyway. The stallion owner also has geldings that she grazes out all the time on her land. The stallion,when put out to graze is put in a paddock which is next to both my rented field and next to her geldings field but she has placed high security fencing along the stock fenceline that seperates the geldings from her stallion.
 
Reading my post back, I was a little bit blunt - and obviously it is going to be impossible for OP to do anything to help out the stallion owner if she has nowhere to put her horses.

HBM -I am an accommodator (some might say doormat!) I try and put myself in the other persons shoes, so if there was a good reason to do what they asked of me - I would.

I just feel that, if it were me, and I could do something to make her life easier, I wouldn't have a problem with doing it. Probably because I have spent much time dealing with difficult stallions in the past!
 
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