Would you be angry or am I overreacting?

What is she supposed to do? What if.. suppose.. someone was riding and your horse was pratting about along the fence line? Would you take responsibility? Or would you agree that he is in his field and it's not really your problem?

We have this all the time, both ways, and you accept that they are being horses and put up with it.
 
Sorry but I do think you are overreacting in part. Horses prat around when loose, unfortunately it will happen all the time and sometimes they will get hurt.

If you object to using the school for loose schooling because it ruins the surface, that is another matter and I wouldn't like that either but it is something for the YO to decide whether they permit or not. I wouldn't loose school on my surface but I do lunge and many YOs don't allow lunging either.
 
Not read any of the other replies, but your horse isn't her/his responcability, however a bit of thought wouldn't have gone amiss from the individual, and I would have been naffed off too.

Think an overeach boot might have helped until the farrier had been.



I keep overreach boots on my beast 24/7 to try and avoid shoes coming off through looning around.
 
Personally I think that you are overreacting. If your horse was recouperating from injury and the other owner knew about it, then yes, I would be furious, but if she was not aware of anything being wrong with your horse, then nothing wrong with what she did IMO. If you were that worried about your horse pulling off the shoe then you wouldn't turn out. There are always things that can excite horses when you least expect them to.
 
I do think it's a bit odd that she is loose schooling her horse when there is access to turn out. But as for your horse charging around, he could have done that still even if she had been lungeing or riding in there, so I wouldn't bother complaining. As for the shoe, if one of mine had a twisted shoe I wouldn't even consider turning them out...
 
I think I would be rather peeved if my horse was being wound up unecessarily. I dont think the shoe thing is really the issue. Horses do silly things and get cuts no matter what but you do try and prevent whoopsies, not stand and watch them happen! If it happens on a regular basis, I would either get my horse in before this other one has its schooly fun, or see if there is another field available. If its just a one off, then I wouldnt be so bothered.
 
At most of the yards I've been at previously it's been acceptable to turn a horse loose in the menage for 10 - 15 minutes (whilst mucking out, for example), providing no one else wanted to use it for riding/lunging, of course.

So I can't personally see the problem, except that your horse is obviously a hot-head and should be moved to a turnout paddock suitated away from the menage. What would your horse do if someone was riding in canter or jumping in the adjacent menage whilst he was paddocked next door?

If I were you and I was concerned that my horse could become hyped up and injure himself by activity in the adjacent menage, I'd just ask to move/swap paddocks and explain my reason to the YO for why I was making the request.
 
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I would just accept that horses will be horses & it was not the other owner's responsibility not to do anything which would encourage your horse to hoon about in his field. If it's an ongoing problem, would it not be an idea to ask the YO if you can move field?
 
I do not think you are over reacting, but neither do I think you should complain. I am confused as to why this other owner turned her horse loose in the arena, if as you said....it has been out in the field all day??? If the horse is known to gallop about then maybe she sees it as a way of exercising the horse without actually having to do anything herself? I myself would be worried if it were my horse in case it jumped out :)

I could understand if the fields were still frozen and the horses have been stabled, hence why she is using the school as turnout.

Perhaps you could have a quiet word with the YO to understand you and other liveries are clear on what the school can and cannot be used for (although if stipulated in the contract then she is entitled to use the school to turn out as she wishes). If this owner is letting her horse charge up and down one side at 100mph, then surely your school will quickly be churned up and not great for other liveries to use to to school in?

I understand that horses are horses and they do prat about, but I would also be annoyed if my horse injured itself/broke a leg by hooning about when it can be easily avoided by the other owner not letting her horse gallop about in the arena. Is there anyway you could move fields so it is not so close to the school? Also maybe next time use an over reach boot just in case, although I do understand your issue is not about loosing the shoe :)
 
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what is the difference between a horse looning around in thje field next to yours or a horse looning around in the school apart from it ruining the surface?? it is something that happens and unless the rules are no turout in the school then you'll just have to lump it!!! maybe mention to you YO that turning out in there ruins the surface.
 
Most places I've been don't allow turn out in the school, precisely because it's tough on the footing and horses can go a bit "mad", especially if the ground hasn't been great. Also, if they eat the jumps/fence if not closely supervised. (Although most of my life has been spent at yards with indoor schools as well, where loose schooling is generally not as frowned upon.) BUT if your yard does allow it then there's not much to say, really.
 
I think you are overreacting. What she does with her horse should not be your concern unless mistreated. The (mis)use of the school is between her and the YO.

In future you could ask that she brings yours in if she is to do it again however I do agree that both horses were just being horses :)
 
Hello,

are you friendly with this livery? I personally think bad feeling comes from people not speaking to each other and feeling as though they are being bitched about. I'm in no way saying this is what your doing! : o )

Could you speak to the horses owner and just ask that if she turns out in the school to keep an eye on them and to bring in if it gets too much? She may be totally unaware that your upset by this.

Hope you find a peaceful resolution!
 
you are not over reacting. i would be fumeing. you pay money on a livery yard for a service. ask for your horse to be moved to a different field if he is going to gallop about like that when the other one is in the school, or does he have to pull a tendon chargeing about before they catch him in? fair enough horses are idots some of the time when out , but just leaveing two horses to wind each other up like that is irrisponsiable and asking for a vet bill.:eek:
 
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I think you're over reacting - sounds like your horse had a great time having a hoon and being a horse. It does them good occasionally :)
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In all these years I've never heard this term 'hoon'!:o:o I love seeing em 'hooning' around dont you?
Joking aside I do sympathise but its just life on a yard isnt it, some people are selfish so hold your head up that you are not like that and put it down to experience with this particular person. xxx ;)
 
In my view if the yard allows horses to be turned out loose in the school then you are over reacting. If loose turnout is not allowed then you would have a reasonable complaint.

What would your horse have done if the horse was being loose schooled and charging around?
 
If the horse has already been turned out AND there is a horse-walker, what on earth was this woman hoping to gain by letting it loose in the school? Regardless of the shoe issue, yes I would be angry. Stupid woman!
 
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