Who has access to your horses?

[Cedars]

Afternoon all,

Wondering who has access to your horses? I.e. keys to the gates, tack room, or codes or whatever.

And what do you do when you fall out with people?

Asking as just had to take keys for EVERYTHING back off a now ex-best friend who used to do the horses for us. Awkward! But also quite worried the horses would go to her if she were to be in the fields....

 

[abbieandfiona]

I have set of keys and the girl who part loans my mare will have a set now as well. When im away my friend will have my keys. The farmer doesnt mind not having a set of keys as only have 2 sets.

 

[Kellys Heroes]

Anybody has access to anyone else's horses on our yard - we keep our tack, hay and feed in the horsebox, whom only 3 of us have access to (me (Kelly's 2nd mum), Kelly's 1st mum, and the mum of our other chestnut!). The only comfort we have is that I don't think Kelly would go to anybody else in the field or allow anyone else in her stable!
We've never fallen out, but we did keep forgetting keys etc so we gave up locking things up!

I guess that was awkward but necessary don't know what's gone on, but don't worry x

 

[Cedars]

Ye whole situation is really awkward and really worried she'd do something unsavory with the horses. But its very easy to spend your whole life panicking so I'm trying to keep calm!

I suppose on big yards everyone has access everywhere. Must be very scary if you don't trust someone though...

 

[JadeyyAndLadyy]

my family, the field sharer's family (inclusing their grand parents) all have access BUT we keep 2 keys at the field hidden so if we ever have a fall out we can still each have access and can go in and out whenever we want (strangers wouldnt know where the keys are as they are surrounded by stinging nettles )

 

[Kellys Heroes]

Ye whole situation is really awkward and really worried she'd do something unsavory with the horses. But its very easy to spend your whole life panicking so I'm trying to keep calm!

I suppose on big yards everyone has access everywhere. Must be very scary if you don't trust someone though...

We don't trust everyone, far from it! (hence why we keep our feed etc in the wagon - we have gone into the barn before to find someone filling THEIR horse's bucket up with OUR feed!! ) BUT we trust Kelly enough to bring our her guardhorse side should someone go into the stable

Surely she wouldn't go that far if she used to see to the horses herself? At least you have all the keys back, and it'd be difficult for her now to sabotage feed or tack etc...

 

[hessy12]

absolutely no-one as they are both in the back garden paddocks, so only hubby and children.
The farmer might ocassionally see them when mowing his field.

 

[Cedars]

I wouldnt put it past her to let them out or something...PM me if you want the details!

Thats true I think ours would be less kind in their boxes!

The baby foal is very scared of strangers anyway so that'd be fine xxxx

 

[guido16]

Think I would be throwing away the keys and getting new locks/padlocks if I was as worried as you.

 

[Cedars]

Im not worried she'll have cloned the keys, as she still thought she was best mates with my OH until he asked for the keys back (note: if you mess with someone, GENERALLY it means their OH hates you too! we come as a pair).

 

[Kellys Heroes]

I'd think that would be a no brainer
Hopefully if that does happen, the foal will run - in the opposite direction - and the others will follow suit!

 

[Cedars]

I replied to your PM did you get it? Cant find it in sent messages...

 

[alainax]

I have a key for one of the horses i ride, but not for the other (i said that as if horse need keys to start )

Im glad i dont for the other, as they got thier lorry broken into and a load of stuff stole last week

 

[MochaDun]

Beyond all the owners on the yard quite a few OH's of liveries on our yard know all the combinations to locks on grazing and crop fields, tack rooms, yard gate, etc,...I have no problem with that as most people have someone who comes to help them with their horse whether husband, boyfriend, mother, etc. But I have worried in the past about some of the younger ones that have had more passing men through their lives and we've had some very shortlived sharers too, not to say that either of those would harm horses or steal tack but you never know. We're not great at our yard for ringing the changes and regularly changing the combinations but I think that's always a good idea.

Difficult for you when it's not ended well with your friend but try not to worry too much.