R2R
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I once had a couple "doing it" in my back paddock, which was laid to rest and knee high in grass.
Your turn....
Your turn....
Whats the maddest thing that has ever happened at your yard?
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Slinkyunicorn
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A DHSS invstigator hiding in the hedge spying on the previous tenants of the cottage I now live in - he was claiming disability benefits but was fit and healthy enough to go shooting all day, scuba diving......not long after he got a job at the local bucket factory as he was no longer entitled to any benefits!
R2R
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Slinky, I read that as the DHSS investigator going scuba diving....have lost the plot today clearly!
somethingorother
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omg R2R! That's not what i was expecting to be an example!! lol
Well i ahd some friends who did jousting and reinactments (?) so they were often seen charging around in chain mail. I hacked out with one of them on a habitual rearer and general nut job once. I did not expect him to be bringing a long sword with him on his big shire x. Neither did my ned lol, he wasn't so keen on it. Also they did trick riding so were often throwing themselves on and off the horse. Bit disturbing if you only caught a glimpse. Very nimble and impressive though to say the horse must have been 17hh.
Worst thing ive ever seen is when i was stood with someones old mare (on boxrest) in her stable. Door was open with wheelbarrow in front of it as we had been chatting and she had just gone to get her gelding. Mare was usually very quiet and calm, but for some reason went a bit bonkers when gelding walked past, tried to jump over wheelbarrow with me somehow trying to stop her. Missed, turned wheelbarrow over and both back legs went through one 'leg' of wheelbarrow. She then obviously went bonkers and started bunny hopping around with both legs stuck and a wheelbarrow attached to her back end. I thought she was going to break both hinds, the worst thing i have ever seen. Barrow eventually flew off and she was absolutely fine apart from a bit bruised.
Well i ahd some friends who did jousting and reinactments (?) so they were often seen charging around in chain mail. I hacked out with one of them on a habitual rearer and general nut job once. I did not expect him to be bringing a long sword with him on his big shire x. Neither did my ned lol, he wasn't so keen on it. Also they did trick riding so were often throwing themselves on and off the horse. Bit disturbing if you only caught a glimpse. Very nimble and impressive though to say the horse must have been 17hh.
Worst thing ive ever seen is when i was stood with someones old mare (on boxrest) in her stable. Door was open with wheelbarrow in front of it as we had been chatting and she had just gone to get her gelding. Mare was usually very quiet and calm, but for some reason went a bit bonkers when gelding walked past, tried to jump over wheelbarrow with me somehow trying to stop her. Missed, turned wheelbarrow over and both back legs went through one 'leg' of wheelbarrow. She then obviously went bonkers and started bunny hopping around with both legs stuck and a wheelbarrow attached to her back end. I thought she was going to break both hinds, the worst thing i have ever seen. Barrow eventually flew off and she was absolutely fine apart from a bit bruised.
skychick
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Mine is not particularly mad.....but i would have loved to have been a fly on the wall the other day....
my mum was looking after my horse whilst i was away over easter....she is competent under supervision and is getting alot more confident (she was only on mucking out and rug change duty....the yard owners were doing the rest!)
But when taking off Paddys newzeland she didnt realise that it had leg straps.....so whipped it off then it was on the floor with his legs in it......he didnt bat an eyelid.....but she was trying to coax him with a carrot to try and move him forwards so that he would step out of it.....bless her.....she was really worried he would get tangled!
On my return we have now had a lesson on how leg straps do up and undo on a new zeland! :-D
my mum was looking after my horse whilst i was away over easter....she is competent under supervision and is getting alot more confident (she was only on mucking out and rug change duty....the yard owners were doing the rest!)
But when taking off Paddys newzeland she didnt realise that it had leg straps.....so whipped it off then it was on the floor with his legs in it......he didnt bat an eyelid.....but she was trying to coax him with a carrot to try and move him forwards so that he would step out of it.....bless her.....she was really worried he would get tangled!
On my return we have now had a lesson on how leg straps do up and undo on a new zeland! :-D
Mabel98
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We once had a lady who used to take over the yard with her children. She would breast feed in the tackroom and tell us all not to bring our horses in or out of the yard so her toddler could play safely................!
jhoward
Demon exorcist...
people not bitching for a day.. most unusal!
FrodoBeutlin
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For my trainer's 'big' birthday last summer the indoor arena was turned into a huge dance floor complete with live band, buffet restaurant, dozens of tables etc. It was completely crazy, beyond description - probably had 200 people in a 20x60 arena!
Sugarplum Furry
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JHoward...LOL!!!
At my old yard. Friend's son mooching around bareback on his ex policehorse. Hay trailer comes round the corner. Friend's son rides horse on to muck heap to let trailer go by. Horse promptly sinks up to his belly on gooey muck heap. Horse struggles, sinks deeper, practically disappears. (Friend's son has jumped off by now) Someone calls fire brigade. Three fire engines turn up, sirens blaring, ponies carting off small children in all directions. Yard floozie turns up and starts chatting up random firemen. Horse sunk deeper now, only head and one shoulder visible.Everyone starts digging furiously. Fireman smugly produce brand new state of the art inflatable raft to put under horse to drag him out. Horse 17.2 by the way. Dig dig dig. Raft installed and inflated. No room to hook raft to winch to everyone pulls..heave heave heave...bang! Raft goes pop. Ropes fly off. DOH! But we've moved the horse enough that he can struggle out himself. Hurrah! Horse ambles back to his stable smelling like nothing on earth, but none the worse, and yard floozie gets a date with fireman. Rest of fireman go home in tears as their new raft toy is broken.
That was it in a nutshell, but the whole thing went on for about 3 hours..
At my old yard. Friend's son mooching around bareback on his ex policehorse. Hay trailer comes round the corner. Friend's son rides horse on to muck heap to let trailer go by. Horse promptly sinks up to his belly on gooey muck heap. Horse struggles, sinks deeper, practically disappears. (Friend's son has jumped off by now) Someone calls fire brigade. Three fire engines turn up, sirens blaring, ponies carting off small children in all directions. Yard floozie turns up and starts chatting up random firemen. Horse sunk deeper now, only head and one shoulder visible.Everyone starts digging furiously. Fireman smugly produce brand new state of the art inflatable raft to put under horse to drag him out. Horse 17.2 by the way. Dig dig dig. Raft installed and inflated. No room to hook raft to winch to everyone pulls..heave heave heave...bang! Raft goes pop. Ropes fly off. DOH! But we've moved the horse enough that he can struggle out himself. Hurrah! Horse ambles back to his stable smelling like nothing on earth, but none the worse, and yard floozie gets a date with fireman. Rest of fireman go home in tears as their new raft toy is broken.
That was it in a nutshell, but the whole thing went on for about 3 hours..
Coffee_Bean
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Well not strictly on my yard... but out hacking today!!
My friend was behind me and i heard her go "oh my god!" so I turned round and there is this guy completely naked up on the hill next to us!!! We were about to go into the bridle path when he flashed us again, then we saw him creeping along the hedge line like he was about to follow us :s That's when we called the police!!
But it was quite funny, shame they didn't find him!
My friend was behind me and i heard her go "oh my god!" so I turned round and there is this guy completely naked up on the hill next to us!!! We were about to go into the bridle path when he flashed us again, then we saw him creeping along the hedge line like he was about to follow us :s That's when we called the police!!
But it was quite funny, shame they didn't find him!
cindars
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Actually not my yard but the big one down the lane used to be owned by a chap who loved the circus, trained horses etc for stunts but he had a tr
apeeze in the indoor school and would use it when people were schooling...
apeeze in the indoor school and would use it when people were schooling...
0ldmare
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The most weird thing that happened at one yard I kept my horse was the YO and her husband staged a breakin and stole all us liveries tack. The police amazingly suspected them (we didn't) and raided her mums house and found some of it before they had a chance to move it all on. We had to pretend that we knew nothing as we needed to find alternative yards. We didn't want them to know in case something happened to our horses. Very very odd situation.
They were so brazen, one of the liveries got out quickly as she had bought a house with some land not far from the yard. Needless to say she was then panicing that YO would break into her new tack room as she had just replaced all her tack. She alarmed the stables and the tack room and true to form was woken by alarms going and saw them legging it down the drive. Us left at the yard still had to pretend we didn't know!
Her husband had been in prison for a couple of years for burglary (not just for our burglery, they nicked anything that moved. Even an articulated lorry containing, of all things, margerine
They were so brazen, one of the liveries got out quickly as she had bought a house with some land not far from the yard. Needless to say she was then panicing that YO would break into her new tack room as she had just replaced all her tack. She alarmed the stables and the tack room and true to form was woken by alarms going and saw them legging it down the drive. Us left at the yard still had to pretend we didn't know!
Her husband had been in prison for a couple of years for burglary (not just for our burglery, they nicked anything that moved. Even an articulated lorry containing, of all things, margerine
Coffee_Bean
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Ohh another really odd thing that happened- a few years ago was out on our usual hack, to find the circus had arrived. They had let all the weird llama/ alpaca things out to eat on the fields!!
Another time 8 horses had escaped from a nearby yard, and someone had herded them all into our summer field. Was very odd to come down one morning and find 8 new horses in your field!!
Another time 8 horses had escaped from a nearby yard, and someone had herded them all into our summer field. Was very odd to come down one morning and find 8 new horses in your field!!
LeneHorse
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We are on a big yard so have seen a lot of weird and wonderful things over the years. One of the best recently was a major cat fight in the car park between 2 liveries. They had each other by the hair and were kicking lumps out each other. Then their kids piled in! Another livery tried to break them up and got a black eye for her trouble. Amazingly neither was asked to leave by YO, though both have subsequently moved on anyway.
MochaDun
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A couple came in over the stile off the bridleway (public right of way across grazing fields). Seemingly oblivious to the fact that they were in sight of the stables and the YO's house and their neighbours...the woman was on her knees in front of the man up against the hedge...YO's son wandered down smartly with their two dogs!
And not maddest but madness...horse kept stabled in a duvet folded double as part of his 3-4 layers of rugs he was already wearing...until April.
And not maddest but madness...horse kept stabled in a duvet folded double as part of his 3-4 layers of rugs he was already wearing...until April.
noblesteed
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My Dad, brand new Freelander with suede seats etc. Arrived at stables to get some muck for his allotment. Was directed round the back to the muck heap. Decided for some reason to drive all the way around it to find the best muck... ended up stuck. Spun wheels frantically to try and drive out, ended up digging himself in up to the door sills. Clutch started to burn, straw smouldering under car. YO couldn't find the keys to the tractor. Liveries stood round laughing. In the end someone drove round and pulled him out... with an old Vitara. My Dad was very redfaced. Freelander's clutch was ruined. Dad jetwashed the whole underside and took it back to Land Rover, complaining bitterly, and they replaced clutch for free...
Moral of the story - Don't buy a Freelander and expect it to go off road!
Moral of the story - Don't buy a Freelander and expect it to go off road!
FrodoBeutlin
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This is hilarious, my horse would have a heart attack!
Spottyappy
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Have our own land, so not on a yard. However, one day, we had our gates open as were awaiting a delivery.
A strange car drove in, the occupants got out in the middle of the field, and started having a picnic!!
OH strode over to them with our Doberman, and they didn't bat an eyelid!
OH asked what they were doing and they stated the obvious " having a picnic of course".
He then suggested that they may like to leave as it was private property, or maybe they would supply him with their addresses so we could repeat the experience on their front garden!
The did pack up and go, but declined to leave their details!
A strange car drove in, the occupants got out in the middle of the field, and started having a picnic!!
OH strode over to them with our Doberman, and they didn't bat an eyelid!
OH asked what they were doing and they stated the obvious " having a picnic of course".
He then suggested that they may like to leave as it was private property, or maybe they would supply him with their addresses so we could repeat the experience on their front garden!
The did pack up and go, but declined to leave their details!
RuthnMeg
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going back about 12 years - at college, the head of the department at the time had asked my group (about 12 of us) to go to the arena about 5pm to finish setting up the jumps for the next day (an exam day maybe?). It was summer and the sun was going down after a hot day. It hadn't rained for a while, so she told us the surface needed watering. As we were about to get the hose pipes we saw her having a pee in the middle of the arena. She told us it needed it!! Our eyes didn't. lol She wanted to give us some wine so we could join in - errr NO WAY.
She was drunk, (always had wine on the go) so obviously we all legged it before anything else happened!! An evening to remember.
She was drunk, (always had wine on the go) so obviously we all legged it before anything else happened!! An evening to remember.
somethingorother
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I don't think i would mind if someone set up picnic in my field. i would ask to join them
A yard i used to be on used to let the cicus use our mares field every year. i never really knew they were coming until i turned up to the big top, camels, a zebra, llamas and clowns. It was right next to the yard, and the arena was right next to it. So that was an interesting week every year. Then they never cleared up properly so we all had to do a scavenger hunt for all sorts of dangerous rubbish before we could turn back out.
A yard i used to be on used to let the cicus use our mares field every year. i never really knew they were coming until i turned up to the big top, camels, a zebra, llamas and clowns. It was right next to the yard, and the arena was right next to it. So that was an interesting week every year. Then they never cleared up properly so we all had to do a scavenger hunt for all sorts of dangerous rubbish before we could turn back out.
TinselPoos
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alsxx
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Erm, turning up one morning to find the place swarming with police. Turned out that the YO's groom's horse, which had apparantly come back from loan was actually stolen! She had stolen it!
Someone spotted the notice in H&H, realised it was the same horse, spoke to the YO and they called the police!
Someone spotted the notice in H&H, realised it was the same horse, spoke to the YO and they called the police!
amandaco2
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a homeless person walking in and asking for some beans on toast!!!
we are in a very nice area so it was highly unexpected and a bit scarey!
we are in a very nice area so it was highly unexpected and a bit scarey!
criso
Coming over here & taking your jobs since 1900
At my old yard.
Leaning on the stable door chatting on a nice sunny day, a whole gang of armed police came up from the bridle path, walked through the yard with guns, looking left and right, didn't say a word.
They carried on to the main entrance and out through the car park.
We just stood there open mouthed watching them, too shocked to say anything.
Leaning on the stable door chatting on a nice sunny day, a whole gang of armed police came up from the bridle path, walked through the yard with guns, looking left and right, didn't say a word.
They carried on to the main entrance and out through the car park.
We just stood there open mouthed watching them, too shocked to say anything.
Sugarplum Furry
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Petalpoos...cheers..it WAS funny.
We also had a naked man incident. Friend and I riding along a narrow lane, car pulls in to let us go by, I lean down to say thanks to the driver...to find I'm staring straight at his crown jewels. Aaaarrgh, he was completely starkers. Shocked? I nearly fell off. We gallop back to the yard, call the police, warn the yard kids not to hack out that day. Yard kids get up a Thelwell type posse armed with pitchforks, rope and small terriers and have to be physically restrained from going out and hunting him down. Young rookie copper gets sent out to take a statement, and has to ask me and friend...'and was the driver in an excited state?' Cue friend and I collapsing with laughter (nerves, you understand) and rookie copper turning the deepest shade of red I've ever seen on a person without them actually passing out...poor kid...bet he wished he'd never joined the police. Anyway they never found the driver but apparently that sort of thing was rife in the area at the time.
We also had a naked man incident. Friend and I riding along a narrow lane, car pulls in to let us go by, I lean down to say thanks to the driver...to find I'm staring straight at his crown jewels. Aaaarrgh, he was completely starkers. Shocked? I nearly fell off. We gallop back to the yard, call the police, warn the yard kids not to hack out that day. Yard kids get up a Thelwell type posse armed with pitchforks, rope and small terriers and have to be physically restrained from going out and hunting him down. Young rookie copper gets sent out to take a statement, and has to ask me and friend...'and was the driver in an excited state?' Cue friend and I collapsing with laughter (nerves, you understand) and rookie copper turning the deepest shade of red I've ever seen on a person without them actually passing out...poor kid...bet he wished he'd never joined the police. Anyway they never found the driver but apparently that sort of thing was rife in the area at the time.
trendybraincell
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A "lady of the night" 
dressed in only an overcoat appeared from over our back field, she had been kept captive by "a client" for several days on his boat along the canal, which is a good few miles from our place!! We had police, dogs, all the bigwig detectives, down at the stables and she never pressed charges, as she said this wasn't unusual in her line of work.
dressed in only an overcoat appeared from over our back field, she had been kept captive by "a client" for several days on his boat along the canal, which is a good few miles from our place!! We had police, dogs, all the bigwig detectives, down at the stables and she never pressed charges, as she said this wasn't unusual in her line of work.
R2R
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These are hilarious! 
happyhack
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When I was at college there was a time when randomly there were a load of Alpacas staying in the indoor school for a night....the horses were going mental!
Vizslak
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These are hilarious and not the type of responses I expected when opened the thread! My experiences on yards have been alot more sedate than this thank goodness! 
