Would you be happy with this situation??

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Basically my stable at the yard has an attached tack room to the back of it where I keep all my gear locked up. Its fairly big, it covers the back of my stable (so roughly the length of the back of a normal stable) so is adequet for my needs.

My YO came to me a few weeks to say that he has a new person moving in & he wanted to know if it would be an issue if they shared my tack room. I said I would think about it & also said that I would be concerned that someone would be able to walk in & out of my stable whilst my boy is in there plus the fact the only reason I moved to the yard as I had issue in the past with people stealing my stuff & that the private tack room swayed the choice for me.

Last Friday I get to the yard to find my tack room had been broken in & these new people had moved there stuff in whilst I had been at work. My tack room has been completely taken over & they had dumped my stuff (including all my tack!) to the back of the tack room. The lock I had on there was completely smashed to pieces :(

I have been having real difficulty with them since< saying that my boy keeps breaking through the chain on the door to get in (those of you who have met him would know that he would never do anything like this as he is a complete saint!) apparently he had eaten a whole bin of food that they had left open & I am just getting really concerned about it all. There is no talking to these people either as they seem to be quite adement that my horse is getting in there way & being naughty. I simply havent got time to be up there when they are there as I work all sorts of shifts & cannot change this so I cannot go up & watch what he is doing.

I have only been at the yard a month myself, having spoke to the YO all he could do was apologise & say there is nothing he can do as there is no space for there stuff anywhere on the yard.

Im contemplating moving again but I am really getting fed up now as I have moved so many times since I have had him & its really starting to get me down.

What would you guys do??
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I wouldn't have strangers marching through my horses stables to get to their stuff, absolutely no way. Especially if they are carrying feed buckets through etc. Who is to say they won't wallop him if he tries to eat any (which most horses naturally would).

Their attitude stinks from what you have posted.

Sorry to say it but I'd be on the lookout to move, this would be completely unacceptable to me.
 
I would not be happy with this arangement - my concern would be that somethng happened to them or your horse and you were left to pick up the pieces - you do not know who they are, what they are like and whether they would frighten/upset your horse - not ideal I am afraid. :(
 
Talk to the YO and say its not acceptable. He needs to find them another place to store their gear and if not, you are moving.
 
No way.....get out of there......sharing the tack room isn't the issue for me, most people have too, but having to go through the horses stable to get there. No way.

They might hit him or anything. Nobody is allowed to go in with my horse unless i say. There is no need for anyone else to be in there, unless horse is in trouble.
 
Thanks for all the replies, I just didnt know whether I was making an issue out of it for no reason!
I have spoke to the YO & I even offered him more rent money if I can keep it as sole use but he said he has absolutely no space for there stuff & my tack room is the only bit of space left on the yard :(
 
I would be very upset if that was me, although if they were saying about my mare it would probably be true Lol she can be a terror and will eat any food that's left with in reach. I would probably start by telling the YO it's unacceptable behaviour for the newbies, especailly if they are letting your horse eat lots of food you don't know about, explain that in the time you were there before these people moved in he never tried to break out of his stable and never has in the past and if you can't come to some sort of understanding then I'm affraid you may have to start looking around for another yard, if these people are as bad as they sound then your boy will probably be having his routine messed up anyway and may not be that happy there if thing stay the same they are cretures of habit mainly and you spend all that money on him so that you can enjoy your time off from work, down the yard with him, it's not fun if your dreading what your going to find or what other problems they have caused when you get there.

Hope this helps, unfortunatley it seems to be a big problem on a lot of yard where other liveries think it is acceptable to "borrow" your stuff and never return it. I had this problem, but luckily the OH is a farm manager and me and 2 friends have been able to nick the stables on the farm so we now have a nice little yard with just the 4 horses and everyone knows the rules if you borrow put it back and we get on fine. Some times a small yard with just a couple of you is better, may not have the facillities but we have year round turn out, happy horses and happy mummies. Good luck (sorry for rambling)
 
I would have a fit!
I wouldn't agree to someone having acess through my stable. I am super careful about shutting the door properly when I am in the stable and always having the double bolts done up when I leave. I couldn't be 100% sure someone else going through there would do the same so I wouldn't agree to it.
If the YO agreed to have these people on the yard (and happily take their livery fees I would imagine!) then it is up to them to ensure there is suficient space for their storage.
I would also have a massive problem with the way they got into the tack room and what they have done with your stuff. I wouldn't want to share with someone with such a lack of respect for others belongings.
You need to have a serious chat with your YO and explain that it isn't acceptable and make them supply an alternative solution.
 
mystiandsunny said:
Could he not put another door on the tack room so they don't have to go through your stable? If he did that you and other people could split it in half, have your own entrances etc?
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Exactly.

And why does the YO think it's acceptable for people to act like this - tell him to sort it.
 
Move all their stuff out and replace the smashed lock with a new lock that can't be smashed (oh, and I would be looking for a refund for the smashed lock) and say that, since your horse cannot be trusted, they are probably better off keeping their stuff somewhere else.
They sound unutterably rude and I am amazed at how calm you have been with them.
If it was me, their stuff would be dumped on the midden by now.
 
mystiandsunny said:
Could he not put another door on the tack room so they don't have to go through your stable? If he did that you and other people could split it in half, have your own entrances etc?
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Thats not an option hun as the they are brick built stables & the back of the yard backs onto the neighbours polo pitch so there would be no way of accessing (SP??!!) it!

Its such a bummer, there really is no option unless I just get on with it or leave.
 
JOEY_OLOP said:
I was the only livery on the yard until these people showed up, the YO is a dealer & lives onsite so his stuff is in the house he lives in.
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Ah, well not to share is a little selfish then, I'd say.

Why not reach a compromise? You both reduce the amount you keep at the yard - you only really need a couple of rugs and feed, and that way there will be enough room for all??
 
There needs to be an option - the YO needs to give a solution.
When you moved onto the yard you were given the tack room for your sole use.
When the YO wanted these people to move onto the yard he ASKED your permission to have them use your tack room - you said no.
They moved in anyway, damaged your property and dumped your things on the ground.
No way is this acceptable! It is up to the YO to find somewhere else for these people to store their things. On the yard I am currently on there is v little storage space. Each person has space for tack and feed along with a couple of rugs (people usually store them in the stables). Other stuff needs to be kept away from the yard as there isn't alot of storage space. Perhaps these people need to be given some space but they might have to store rugs not in use etc away from the yard.
Either way it isn't your problem. Your YO must fix it.
 
I would say it's the YO's problem and he needs to sort it out, as has been said he's happy enough to take everyones money, I would not be quite as poilte as your being, He really needs to sort it quickly.
 
I would not be happy at all, you would not have a horse if the bin of food he ate happened to be sugar beet, absolutely ridiculous to have these people in your tack room when the only access is through your stable, waving food under his nose etc its not fare to the horse. I would NOT be happy with them smashing the lock off, they should have waited for you, you need to speak to the YO and tell him you're not happy and can they find somewhere else for their stuff.

Its not on, and why should you go through all the hassle of moving just because of this. Isn't there an empty stable they can use for the time being, or get themselves 6x4 shed from B & Q.

They shouldn't take on other liveries if they dont' have the facilities or even fully discussed with you
 
Totally and utterly unfair. There is no way on this earth that I would allow someone to traipse through my horses stable for any reason. How unsettling for him. Plus, when they broke the original lock, I am assuming they then left your tack and feed unsecured. Utter, selfish madness. I'd be out of there before you could say tack room.
Sorry I know you dont want to move but thats total invasion of your space. You rent the stable so you should have say who does (or doesnt in this case) go into it.
Or..ask the other livery to swap stables if your horse is a problem. Id rather walk thorough someone elses stable and know my boy was safe and secure. I bet they wouldnt like that!
 
Sadly, it sounds as though he is only thinking about money - so these three are more valuable to him than you are. :( I'd be thinking about moving. Could you keep your things at home and swap stables with one of them if you had to stay? I'd be very unhappy if I was you. When we had DIYs we put a lockable metal tack locker in every stable so that people could store some things there. YO could put up a shed if he wanted. He is just being greedy and lazy - not what you need from a YO!
 
amymay said:
Ah, well not to share is a little selfish then, I'd say.

Why not reach a compromise? You both reduce the amount you keep at the yard - you only really need a couple of rugs and feed, and that way there will be enough room for all??
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The sharing isnt an issue & there is plenty of space-its the way it was done & the attitude of these people that is my issue!
The fact that they keep ranting to me that my horse is naughty when I know he isnt like that is causing me headaches, I just want to enjoy my horse not have people moaning about him to me! And that they let him eat there food (or so they say) Im lucky I didnt have a horse with colic!

Swapping stables could be a solution, but then I wouldnt want them thinking they can take it over cos they have the stable with the tack room if you see what I mean.

Thanks for the replies everyone, keeping everything on board!
 
I'd be furious if someone broke my lock, it's just so rude why couldn't they wait until they had actually met you for goodness sake and you could have discussed it, why would any normal person want this to be your first impression of them!

Unless the YO could come up with a solution which meant that people weren't going though my horses stable I would leave, they don't sound like the sort of people I would want going in the stable with my horse. What about getting a metal container up there, very safe if locked properly?
 
It sounds to me as though the YO needs to sort out storage solutions properly. f he wants to have more than one livery he needs to make proper provision. Of course that would cost money!
 
Can you not put a divider up in the tack room, so they know that half of tack room is theirs and the other half yours?

As for them breaking your lock, I would ask them to replace what they break - then it sets the tone for the rest of your time there :)
 
I would be fuming if someone allowed my horse to eat the contents of a bin. He could have been seriously ill if not dead depending on what he had eaten.

Could they not use a storage box to put their tack in?

With the attitude that they come across as having, they may either stay for a short period of time themselves or could ruin it for you. I would rather look into another change of yards, insure my tack and share a tack room than remain there.

Hope it gets resolved for you.
 
The fact that they keep ranting to me that my horse is naughty when I know he isnt like that is causing me headaches
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Tell them straight then, to shut the F up about your horse - and stand up for yourself.

And as another poster has suggested, why don't the two of you just swap stables.
 
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