Was I right to do this, and to feel annoyed?

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I have just moved my two horses to friend's yard. Why?
We went down to ride and everything was wrong. Rugs on the floor by shelter, poop scoops on floor, tri-jumps up at the shelter instead of down the bottom of the field.
Jumped over fence and found a small bag of sawdust, an empty bag of hay (small animals) haynet tied up high (in a knot) and a new grooming kit on the floor. Also, a small container of water in the stable,. Both shelter and stable had been mucked out (thanks at least for that) and had silly little shavings added to what was there.

Obviously, someone had been playing at 'owning horses' There was receipt dated yesterday (they had spent 13 quid!) for hay etc. God knows what else they have been doing
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So, immediately rang friend and got the horses out. Packed up car with everything, two girls appeared, asked ponies names and seemed a bit surprised by me shoving everything in car and locking gate. Perhaps it was them? We don't see anyone but dog walkers as field is very out of the way.

Am quite peed off
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someone playing with MY horses. Herbie is on special feed just now as he has been poorly, and Magic is on a diet full stop.


I suppose it is kind of sweet that someone has bought equipment and maybe has just been grooming (although the rugs were folded and hung, hope they haven't been trying them on horses)
Yesterday was going to leave tack there as we were riding today, thank god I didn't!

Will be trying to find a different field, but for now, they are at yard.

Would you be a bit cheesed off or am I just being over-protective?
 
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I would be very annoyed, had similair happen but in a livery scenario, they were riding ponio and people thought she was a sharer
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Yes, I would be pissed off and have moved them as well...
 
definetly right to be annoyed and to take horses away

Tinkerbee- I cannot believe that!!!!! at my yard it would be almost impossible as no one apart from the owner of the horse can ride it unless they have told the YO someone else will be, even when its just me riding my best friends horse!
 
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i'd be livid... unless it was young kids, in which case i think i'd try to be nice and explain that they shouldn't play with other people's horses, especially as they're on special diets etc.

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I wouldn't care if it was small kids! If they're old enough to be out on their own then they're old enough to know they shouldn't be messing about with other people's property, nevermind their animals!!!

Quite a few years ago the yard I was at had a field that was a bit out of the way and some girl kept climbing over the fence(into a field of 6 horses) and proceeded to plait up one of the ponies. We called the police to ask advice and they told us that we needed to put up a sign saying something like 'Dangerous horses, no trespassers' otherwise, if the girl had got hurt, the YO or horse owner would be liable! How stupid is that?

Anyway, you were right to move, I don't even like people at the yard doing anything with my horses or my stuff(but I am a control freak).
 
I'd be livid!! You've definitely done the right thing moving them! It winds me up when I see strangers stroking my horse, let alone playing "own a pony day"!! At one point I used to find mint wrappers and carrot bits ouside his stable which really wound me up as I think it's important to know exactly what your horse is eating, especially as mine is hyper enough let alone with sugar overload!!
 
Years ago I found a ham sandwich in my mare's stable. I think that one of the "Own a pony" day children (it was a riding school) hadn't liked their Mum's idea of a packed lunch and had tried to make my pony eat it for them!
 
I'd be furious, not least because it sounds like unsupervised children. We previously had a horse at our yard, that, if they'd tried that with him, would have let them in the stable quiet as a lamb, and would then have killed them.
 
I'm glad mine are not the kind to kick or bite, but just wish they would run away from strangers!
Feel cross still, as I am very fussy about who does what with them.
Went back to get rest of stuff and noticed the grooming kit had gone, so am presuming it was the two girls I saw (aged around 10/11 I think).
Just glad that I haven't got Harmony yet!
 
I would be absolutely fuming
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I would also have a good strong word with the girls and ask to speak to their parents.

Bloody appalling
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You've definitely done the right thing.
 
I think you couls ahve easliy nipped this in the bud by collaring the two girls whiles you had the chance - ive had the same happen to me and it was a little girl buying pet hay and brushes and making a fuss of the ponies - I caught her one day and really rollocked her - told her that she could have made the ponies very ill and she was never to come here again - she cried in the end as her parents couldnt afford her to have lessons - bless her - she still got a good telling off and she never did come back, I would have left and big sign in the shelter saying 'you are being filmed on cctv - this will be going to the police as you are trespassing - do not enter this shelter again - we know you are coming to see the horses - this is illegal - and that would scare the little sods off'
You are right to be annoyed - little gits eh? but I would not have left them - a few professional signs stating cctv in operation would have sorted it - they are little horse mad girls after all ! xx
 
yes me too but kids are kids and thats how it goes - they havent done any halm thank god but I think moving the horses esp if they are settled is a bit drastic - saying that - if moving has put java janes mind at rest then I suppose she has done the right thing

Sometimes us horsey people who are lucky enough to have their own horses should think how lucky we are - not everyone can afford one - these kids do need to be put straight but if you keep your horses in a field you have to expect the odd pony mad kid to crop up - now and again - not condoning the behaviour mind
 
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Sometimes us horsey people who are lucky enough to have their own horses should think how lucky we are - not everyone can afford one - these kids do need to be put straight but if you keep your horses in a field you have to expect the odd pony mad kid to crop up - now and again - not condoning the behaviour mind

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Thing is....I would like an Audi R8, but I can't afford one....does that mean I can go and mess about with someone else's without their permission??
 
true chilligragon, it doesnt mention children, BUT how many adults do you know who would just want to cut ponies anes? and pretty palimino ones at that? i think they were correctly tactful in what they said, and clearly distraught by what happened
 
I think your actions were perfectly within your rights but a few of the other comments on this have been a bit over the top.
If it was the little girls I think you only needed to talk to them and explain that a) it's dangerous for them to be there unsupervised and b) they could have made the horses ill.
Up to you but i might have suggested they popped round some time when I was there and gave me a hand.
We were all pony-mad kids once.
 
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Sometimes us horsey people who are lucky enough to have their own horses should think how lucky we are - not everyone can afford one - these kids do need to be put straight but if you keep your horses in a field you have to expect the odd pony mad kid to crop up - now and again - not condoning the behaviour mind

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Thing is....I would like an Audi R8, but I can't afford one....does that mean I can go and mess about with someone else's without their permission??

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Very well put
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I am well aware of how some people cannot afford horses, or even to ride, and am quite generous in allowing other people to ride mine. But rather miffed that some feel it is ok to groom and feed lord knows what when I know nowt about it.
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Had the girls (who I am assuming it was, but maybe wrong) approached me, I probably would have let them fuss and groom maybe, and pointed them in direction of a riding school who need helpers.
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