Should dogs be banned from Badminton

While I'm at it...

So many people post in TR about dogs chasing them on a hack... And we all go wild about it.

Why is it ok at badminton and other horse events?
 
Bit different though, you can't expect random dogs to be horse proof. Whereas you shouldn't take your dog to a horse event unless you're sure it will behave
 
Ban them, some owners seem really irresponsible and let them loose so they chase the horses. Others seem to have escaped with the leads still on and ran after the horses. Easy answer ban them!

And yes I am a dog owner, our horses do not mind them and the dogs come and hack out with us regular without any hassles.
 
armchair_rider said:
Bit different though, you can't expect random dogs to be horse proof. Whereas you shouldn't take your dog to a horse event unless you're sure it will behave
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You can't guarantee a dog will absolutely behave. The amount of times I hear "oh he's usually really good, not sure what's got into him today" asserts that they are unpredictable, like any other animal.
 
tallyho! said:
You can't guarantee a dog will absolutely behave. The amount of times I hear "oh he's usually really good, not sure what's got into him today" asserts that they are unpredictable, like any other animal.
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True enough, you can't be 100% sure that it will behave. But you can accustom your dog to being around horses and crowds of people before you try and combine the two
 
I think they should be treated like humans at events like these. If you or your child started running on the course and screaming, there would be some sort of punishment! So why is there not for a dog running on the course and barking?
 
armchair_rider said:
True enough, you can't be 100% sure that it will behave. But you can accustom your dog to being around horses and crowds of people before you try and combine the two
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Yes you can, I agree. The number of well behaved dogs there is testament to that... However, there is still a risk.

I still maintain that the small chance that this "nasty accident" may happen, a ban should be seriously considered.
 
Seriously though, yes, they should ban dogs. The dogs have a crap time anyway, they love the first hour then just get dragged around looking hot and fed up for the remaining 6.

It's not fair on the riders, horses, OR the dogs.
 
galaxy said:
But its not just loose dogs. Dogs lunging and barking at horses going past should be reprimanded too. If they are not asked to leave then it could easily happen again later in the day.
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This is true must be very off putting..

I am a dog lover I have 4 Labs, I would not take any of mine there and even risk it.. There are some shows around me that have banned dogs, lets face it dogs and horses are not a good combo sometime's..

They should say if your dog gets loose then said person will be fined as I think that someone is going to have a really nasty accident or end up with a dead dog on there hands... I do love taking my dog with me when I go to a show but there is a time and a place to take them.. That's my thought's on it :D
 
sussexbythesea said:
Yes because it's been shown again and again that people can't be trusted to keep their dogs under control - sad but true.

That was way too close to a serious accident for my liking.
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Agreed, some people cannot control their dogs which unfortunately spoils it for everyone. The majority of dogs today were well behaved but I did nearly stand on a few little ones, especially in the shopping tents. Also annoying is the owners who insist on having their dogs on long leads so they get caught up in people's legs!

What happened today? I was there but didn't see it. I did hear the tannoy announcement, just caught them saying that it must not happen again.
 
muffinino said:
Agreed, some people cannot control their dogs which unfortunately spoils it for everyone. The majority of dogs today were well behaved but I did nearly stand on a few little ones, especially in the shopping tents. Also annoying is the owners who insist on having their dogs on long leads so they get caught up in people's legs!

What happened today? I was there but didn't see it. I did hear the tannoy announcement, just caught them saying that it must not happen again.
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Constantly tripped up by long leads, dodging dog poo and we were only 100 yards from the dog on the extending lead that ran out in front of a horse :mad: it quite spoiled the day and would make me reconsider going again especially after one dog owner had a go at me after his lead tripped me up :( Either charge the same for a dog as a person or ideally ban them- safer all round.
 
It's the people that take unsuitable dogs to these events that are the problems.
I think they should be asked to leave if dog causes a situation on the course.....

We are on the way home and brought little dog (who is a King Charles caviler ) and she is very well behaved and has harness that she can't slip off.

I have two collies that I would never take to an event because it would blow there minds.
 
They need to be banned BEFORE a serious accident happens, IMO. Why are we waiting for one to happen before anything is done?

If fines already exist, they evidently aren't deterrant enough - as demonstrated by similar incidents happening every year!
 
muffinino said:
Agreed, some people cannot control their dogs which unfortunately spoils it for everyone. The majority of dogs today were well behaved but I did nearly stand on a few little ones, especially in the shopping tents. Also annoying is the owners who insist on having their dogs on long leads so they get caught up in people's legs!

What happened today? I was there but didn't see it. I did hear the tannoy announcement, just caught them saying that it must not happen again.
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A dog on a flexilead got away from its owner and ran onto the course, trailing the lead behind it. I can't find a good picture unfortunately, but it was very close to tripping the horse and it really was dangerous.

Flexi-leads should be absolutely banned and I do think anyone with an out of control dog should be made to leave imediately. That might make people think twice before bringing dogs they can't controll into an area where they could kill another animal or a person.
 
To think that people have dedicated such a lot into competing at Badminton from as far away as NZ to have their lives ruined by one dog-related incident is making me go slightly pale...
 
Quick answer, yes and that should carry through for all horse events. Leave the damn things at home or in the stable/garden/kennel/shed or be prepared to pay for a day at boarding kennels.
 
No they should not be banned but why people want to take them unless they are taking part is beyond me however I always take my dogs when I go completing if they had to stay home I would.
 
Leave them at home. We have four (very well behaved) dogs. Would't dream of taking them to such an event. They are quite happy to be left at home. As for the dog poop aren't there laws and or regulations regarding this!!
 
Penumbra said:
A dog on a flexilead got away from its owner and ran onto the course, trailing the lead behind it. I can't find a good picture unfortunately, but it was very close to tripping the horse and it really was dangerous.

Flexi-leads should be absolutely banned and I do think anyone with an out of control dog should be made to leave imediately. That might make people think twice before bringing dogs they can't controll into an area where they could kill another animal or a person.
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teapot said:
Yes they should.

Anyone who went to Greenwich knows how heavenly it was with no dogs around ;)

Photo here of AN, said dog and said extendable lead: http://lh5.ggpht.com/-r8sC6bQ1xEE/UYZUyxwnmjI/AAAAAAAAGFM/rDVulICqyX4/s1000/BHT-SN-3597-2.jpg
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:O OMG! That could have been disastrous, I can't believe it. I doubt AN would have been very cool about it had an accident happened and who could blame him? What gets me is every year we have this discussion on here and every year there is at least one dog that gets away from their owner (not just at Badminton but also at other big 4* events). Can you imagine this happening at Hickstead or the BD Championships, for example? The owners would be thrown out and probably banned, so I can't see why it should be any different at 3 day events.
 
I was at a lower level BE event today lots of people just watching with dogs having a great day out but it's really different at badminton and Burghley so many people and crowded I don't think the dogs enjoy it.
As for people who let them get away and chase horses my dogs would never chase a horse ( unless I was on it ) why would you take an unsteady dog on a day out like that I don't get it.
 
It's bad enough a dog getting loose because it's slipped its collar but for a dog to be loose with lead still attached (meaning it was only loose because it's owner couldn't keep hold of the darn thing) is absolutely inexcusable and I would have been in favour of having its owner immediately excluded from the remainder of the event.

Tbh I really can't see why anyone would want to take a dog to Badminton. It's far too crowded for the dog to be anything but miserable and they just get under the feet of everyone else and be a nuisance
 
Actually having near broke my neck/nearly lost several teeth due to tripping over dam dogs and their leads I think for that reason they should be banned :mad:

It was heaving today and poor dogs were being dragged about!
 
I really don't like dogs at shows as there are some very irresponsible owners. At the royal cornwall show a few years ago a lady tied her dog to a hosepipe stand thing that was under her lorry, i don't know what the proper name for it is but its those things that you wrap the hose pipe around. Anyway the dog took off into the warm up area and as the dog ran the hose pipe unravelled, the horse's went crazy all running into each other in a crazed panic and a few riders fell off, while the dog owner ran around the arena trying to catch her dog who was equally scared.
The incident could have turned out very nastily and the dog owner was rather lucky it didn't end up in a severe accident.
 
As I said upthread I honestly think if dogs were banned from the big events people would whinge for a bit and then, having experienced dog free events, wonder why it hadn't been done before.

I do think competitors dogs are a different matter to spectator's dogs. Would allow competitors to bring their dogs (if insured) but disqualify them and tell them to go home if the dogs made a nuisance of themselves.
 
Yes they should be banned. Sadly it's the idiots spoiling it for everyone else but there is going to be an accident one day.
 
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