nosila8080
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Hi all.. advice wanted please.
I recently sent my mare away to
a stallion for a month to be covered. She is a rare breed so stallions are difficult to find. The arrangement was for her to run with the stallion until it was clear that she wasn't going to come back into season. We sent our mare on a 4 hour journey to what we thought was a safe yard owned by the lady hosting the stallion. She has other horses of her own. I had no idea however that the fencing was a combination of sheep fencing and post and rail.
My pony put her foot through and in her panic ripped out 4 fence posts. Only minor lacerations thank goodness but could have been much worse.
The yard owner is now expecting a contribution to the 200 pounds she says it will cost her to fix the fence. I would never have sent my mare to the yard if I had known about the fencing. I do think to charge me is unfair since she should know that sheep fencing is not safe. My mare has come back with a chewed off mane and was also kicked by another mare. I will pay the 100 pds grass livery for the month but what is the view on the cost of the fence? My mare has never been through a fence before!
I recently sent my mare away to
a stallion for a month to be covered. She is a rare breed so stallions are difficult to find. The arrangement was for her to run with the stallion until it was clear that she wasn't going to come back into season. We sent our mare on a 4 hour journey to what we thought was a safe yard owned by the lady hosting the stallion. She has other horses of her own. I had no idea however that the fencing was a combination of sheep fencing and post and rail.
My pony put her foot through and in her panic ripped out 4 fence posts. Only minor lacerations thank goodness but could have been much worse.
The yard owner is now expecting a contribution to the 200 pounds she says it will cost her to fix the fence. I would never have sent my mare to the yard if I had known about the fencing. I do think to charge me is unfair since she should know that sheep fencing is not safe. My mare has come back with a chewed off mane and was also kicked by another mare. I will pay the 100 pds grass livery for the month but what is the view on the cost of the fence? My mare has never been through a fence before!