problems with horsey neighbours lack of fencing. need advice

I can concur that DEFRA Single Area Payments paid by the Rural Payments Agency will not be effected by fencing.

It is the responsibility of each of you to ensure that you each have secure fencing for your horses and also each of you should have third party public liability insurance for no less than £10,000,000 (Ten Million Pounds) for your horses. The damage or an accident caused by your horse even if it is not your fault is your responsibility as was deemed in a recent court case (Animals act 1971 Section 2 (2) as now interpreted by the highest court in the land says that horse owners are liable for any accident caused by their horses. This is as a result of the Mirvahedy v Henley case). Check that your insurance policy covers to this level as sadly most don't. I would arrange to meet with your landlord and see if you can come to some sensible agreement as regards the cost of erecting some proper boundary fencing such as good quality post and rail fencing with Equi-Fencing and enforce this with electric fencing on it.
 
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I'm not sure about UK suppliers but it must be about (I was on phone so was limited to a quick google!) the only thing I have seen with the stuff used here is that it does stretch a bit over time but otherwise seems good.
 
martlin said:
I just wanted to point out that there is no DEFRA requirement to not permanently fence pasture. It will NOT affect his payment, it's just a rubbish excuse. Not to mention that if you rent the land, the single payment should go to you ;)
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That's my understanding I can't think of any reason why any payment would affect a boundary .
Horse netting was going to cost us about the same as post and rails .
Op I would but some of the tall electric fence posts put two strands of rope or tape on the top then electric sheep net on the bottom them zap of much power as possibly through it then use your normal fence to the inside for your horses.
 
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OrangePepper said:
I can concur that DEFRA Single Area Payments paid by the Rural Payments Agency will not be effected by fencing.

It is the responsibility of each of you to ensure that you each have secure fencing for your horses and also each of you should have third party public liability insurance for no less than £10,000,000 (Ten Million Pounds) for your horses. The damage or an accident caused by your horse even if it is not your fault is your responsibility as was deemed in a recent court case (Animals act 1971 Section 2 (2) as now interpreted by the highest court in the land says that horse owners are liable for any accident caused by their horses. This is as a result of the Mirvahedy v Henley case). Check that your insurance policy covers to this level as sadly most don't. I would arrange to meet with your landlord and see if you can come to some sensible agreement as regards the cost of erecting some proper boundary fencing such as good quality post and rail fencing with Equi-Fencing and enforce this with electric fencing on it.
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This case was damage to a person imu this ruling not been tested yet agaisnt property .
 
amage said:
Only if the land is rented with maps does the tenant get the payment. And certainly over here the tenant would have to be entitled to a payment in their own right in order to claim from land rented with maps. Re the fence....fencing up the middle of land which is presumabley what is wanted here due to two seperate tenants could affect the payment!
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If you have exclusive possession of the land on the 15th may in each year you can claim sps IF you have entitlements. Either way, if you're in occupation on that day your landlord should not be claiming sps on it and is liable to get fined - I would firstly make him aware of that and then either ask him to invest in fencing or invest in your own.

I don't use electric fencing, but I am constantly baffled by the amount of people who use it to stock fence boundaries and roads - there is no way I would trust it to keep my horses where they should be.
 
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