Stubble fields- do you go in them with/without permission??

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I put maybe simply because along one route I used to ride along, I had no choice. It was next to a bridleway but there was a tree partially down and at 18.1 there was no way he was going to fit under it. We walked along the edge of the field for about 10 metres and got back onto the bridle path as soon as it was possible. Otherwise, nope.
 
I don't go on them without permission, there is plenty of hacking on bridleways where I am and the farmer next to me lets me ride on his hay fields after they're cut, I ask first though! There are a group of people who use the field next to mine as a short cut to the bridleway, they dont have permission and I think it's very rude, I wouldn't want someone trampling through my land, I don't see why they think it's ok!
 
No, I wouldn't ride on other people's land without permission because it's not polite - they make their living from the land, they work bloody hard and I don't want to make their lives even harder just because I want to have a hooley. When I want a flat-out gallop, I go to a friend with a proper gallop track. We are lucky though - OH is a Fellow of the College that owns the land behind our yard so there is some kind of ancient statute that allows the Fellows to ride all over... I think the old Master of Kings College 'parked' a horse on the Backs once!
 
Nope - would never walk or ride anywhere without permission! As Rosiipimms said, I wouldn't want anyone wandering over my property as if they owned it!
 
Our farmers are the BEST.. one actually stopped me on the road the other day and said 'weve bailed that field now if you want to ride on it instead of the busy road thats fine' infact i can only think of one farmer that refused our request to ride on his stubble. i think it's just common decency to ask before riding on peoples land although i know plenty of people who don't.
 
Too bloody right!

Lots of people ticked the first option and aren't admitting it....
I go in fields wherever it's easy and won't get caught & would never do any damage or ride on crops. Certainly as soon as it's stubble & before it's ploughed I'm in there for a good blast. Think we should have right to roam across the whole of the UK.

Oh and if anyone wants to come & play/picnic/ride in my garden, they're welcome to.
 
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I pitty anyone whoever dared go in our stubble fields without permission.
What an utterly stupid thing to do, I would never ride my horse through anyone's garden, why would farmers fields be ANY different?!

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i agree with you, Rosiie
 
I'm glad we don't have people like you near us, thats all I will say.
And the quicker they get rid of right to roam crap all together the better, enjoyment and use of land should be soley choice of the landowner.
 
No I would not even think about it...us riders have a hard job as it is when other riders spoil it for the rest of us and give us a bad name with farmers and road users! It drives me mad the number of people that think it is ok to have a quick blast across a field because it wont hurt, no one will know and the gate was open! Those that do it should make sure their horses are fit enough to dodge the shot gun bullets that they deserve!
 
Couldn't agree more RosiiPimms - makes me so angry that other people have the right to tell anyone that they have to surrender rights over their own property! (BTW - not a landowner myself so no vested interest here!)
 
we ask the farmers around us if we can go into the fields - and usually they say yes!
This is because we are very considerate about when we go in - only when fields are cut, ground is good and if the gate is open, we never open a gate to go into someones field.

If we go for a canter there is usually max 2 of us, so we arnt going to make too much damage anyways, and usually we get a 2-3 week window when we can ride in them.

I have in the past gone into a field on my own, but I know this is wrong, but tbh i was on a pony on my own and I always stuck to the perimeter of the field, so no damage was done!
 
I find it staggering that as a land owner you wouldn't allow people to ride on your land as long as they don't harm any crops. I am from Sweden and we have something called "allemansratten" which means you are allowed on land so everyone can enjoy nature. I really do find it selfish and quite ridiculous not to let people ride on your land.
 
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Too bloody right!

Lots of people ticked the first option and aren't admitting it....
I go in fields wherever it's easy and won't get caught & would never do any damage or ride on crops. Certainly as soon as it's stubble & before it's ploughed I'm in there for a good blast. Think we should have right to roam across the whole of the UK.

Oh and if anyone wants to come & play/picnic/ride in my garden, they're welcome to.

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Ok I admit it - everyone at my yard does it. I just always thought stubble fields were fair game.

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As you may not have read in my previous post- following on from a previous incident which happened in our field, the fact that we could be held liable for accidents which may occur on our land as a result of allowing horses on the field, paired with the shooting season kicking off usually days after whole crop is finished, it is just not worth the risk. Selfish or not, it is our land, to do as we wish.
 
I think many landowners are happy to allow people on their land providing that they are considerate of crops/livestock etc. The problem is that so many are not considerate and these people cause problems for those of us who do show respect for the landowner and the land. Maybe riders and walkers are very considerate in Sweden?!!
 
I admit I ticked the first one! The stubble fields around me are not fenced or gated and ajoin the roads. I have always thought that there was a general consensus that it is acceptable as it will be ploughed up in a few weeks. My YO knows the farmer though so I assume he said it was ok once upon a time. This discussion has made me think twice about it now though. I will find out if we have been given permission or not!
 
That is a rather arrogant attitude! It is NOT your land what right do you have to do what you want on someone elses? Just because you 'think' your not doing any damage is irrelevant, yes i am a farmer and get sick to death of walkers and riders who think they have a right to do what they want on our 'business' You wouldn't just wander into and do what you want in other business's. Get some manners!
 
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I think the more people who ride through private the land the less people are going to be understanding about horse riders,

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Agree with this 100%. We have a bridleway which goes through the farm next door to the yard, which we have fought long and hard to keep open as one of the adjacent farmers was v aggressive to horse riders and made it impossible to use. A couple of weeks ago a rider was spotted hooning through a field of cattle. The farmer went up on his quad to ask what she was doing and she just said 'I'm exercising my horse on your field'.
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What's wrong with some people? We'll have another battle to keep the bridleway open if she carries on like this.

I think the same applies to stubble fields - if you haven't asked, don't go there! It gives all of us a bad name.
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I think each to their own, great if you're lucky and own acres and acres of land you can use but the majority don't. Everyone's areas where they live are different and landowners are different. The fields I go on do not gates, fences/boundaries where the bridlepath is so riders are using their 'right to roam'.

We do not hoon across the middle of the field but use the edge that runs with the bridleway. I don't see the issue myself. Maybe our farmers are just more horse-friendly who knows. To be honest if they do have an issue I think it's more the concern someone will fall and they will be liable. That in my opinion is the sad part that they are worried about being sued.

Oh and saying that enjoying the land should be the sole right of the landowner? Eh? Hmm, not all people can afford to have their own land sadly and the great thing about being in England is that we can ALL enjoy the beautiful countryside around us whether on horseback, foot or bike, it is not just a right of the wealthy!
 
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Bridleways are not designed for people to teararse round them. I find it very unfair and disrespectful that we have 1000acres of land, which in the winter I am allowed to ride on none of, including pasture, whilst bridleway users feel they have the right to gallop along it as they please.

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Why are you critiscing people for cantering on bridleways? If it is a bridleway you are allowed to ride on them right? And unless I have misinterpreted your post, I am quite sure that bridlway users actually do have the right to gallop along it if they want????
 
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As you may not have read in my previous post- following on from a previous incident which happened in our field, the fact that we could be held liable for accidents which may occur on our land as a result of allowing horses on the field, paired with the shooting season kicking off usually days after whole crop is finished, it is just not worth the risk. Selfish or not, it is our land, to do as we wish.

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yes remember ' GET ORF MY LAND'
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I have been known to ride in stubble fields I personally don't have permission to ride in, however when I do I am ALWAYS witha friend who does have permission. (It has been known for me to ride up to farmers on their land if out of earshot to ask if I am allowed to ride at the edged of their fields. If they said no I would apologise for riding on their land, turn round and ride off it, this has navaer happened however and all the farmers and riders round us hav a good relationship!)
 
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I think each to their own, great if you're lucky and own acres and acres of land you can use but the majority don't. Everyone's areas where they live are different and landowners are different. The fields I go on do not gates, fences/boundaries where the bridlepath is so riders are using their 'right to roam'.

We do not hoon across the middle of the field but use the edge that runs with the bridleway. I don't see the issue myself. Maybe our farmers are just more horse-friendly who knows. To be honest if they do have an issue I think it's more the concern someone will fall and they will be liable. That in my opinion is the sad part that they are worried about being sued.

Oh and saying that enjoying the land should be the sole right of the landowner? Eh? Hmm, not all people can afford to have their own land sadly and the great thing about being in England is that we can ALL enjoy the beautiful countryside around us whether on horseback, foot or bike, it is not just a right of the wealthy!

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I completely agree!
 
Right to roam strictly excludes agricultural land, which includes stubble fields, so there goes your first bubble. Secondly, the great thing about England is not that you can enjoy the englisyh countryside as you please. The british "rural" landscape seen in many parts today is entirely managed and designed by the farming and agricultural industry, who use the land to create an income for themselves and families, therefore your tresspassing on private lands conflicts directly with the farmers intent.
 
I cannot believe the number of people who think its ok to go roaming about. We have a footpath on our property and I regularly have to 'help' people out who've strayed. The latest was a group of 6 boys all under the age of 5 who were about to go wandering in with our herd of youngsters.

I always know who's land I'm on, I have permission and I also have the rule never to go through a closed gate (they closed it for a reason) and never to leave tracks.

So that means when its wet I don't go galloping about. However near the bridlepath the riders strayed off went in the field and practically ploughed it. Unfortunately I think its the minority not the majority who are considerate.
 
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Bridleways are not designed for people to teararse round them. I find it very unfair and disrespectful that we have 1000acres of land, which in the winter I am allowed to ride on none of, including pasture, whilst bridleway users feel they have the right to gallop along it as they please.

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Why are you critiscing people for cantering on bridleways? If it is a bridleway you are allowed to ride on them right? And unless I have misinterpreted your post, I am quite sure that bridlway users actually do have the right to gallop along it if they want????

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In the summer time yes, bridleways are to be enjoyed by all. My point is that in the winter we should all have to be a little careful of the ground otherwise one person can completely ruin it for everyone.
 
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As you may not have read in my previous post- following on from a previous incident which happened in our field, the fact that we could be held liable for accidents which may occur on our land as a result of allowing horses on the field, paired with the shooting season kicking off usually days after whole crop is finished, it is just not worth the risk. Selfish or not, it is our land, to do as we wish.

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yes remember ' GET ORF MY LAND'
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Well why not? My grandmother always said until you have things of your own you will not have complete respect for them- I think applies here.
 
I have to say all the landowners are quite happy for us to stick to the edge, but I have asked out of common curtousy (SP??!!)

I think it builds a good relationship with the farmers and I don't have to worry about looking over my shoulder for a man with a shotgun when I ride
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If you had a group of boys under the age of 5, then you should have been phoning social services.

NO ONe would leave children that young unattended, it is totally irresponsible and illegal.
 
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