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Well I got down to the yard at 0600 this morning to find both my stable doors open! I panicked and immediately put all the lights on and ran round looking for my 2. I am know for certain that I shut both stable doors and always do the kick bolts. I check both doors before I leave at night and make sure all is secure.
Luckily I found my tb stood near some other ponies in their stables and my NF pony was grazing on a little patch of grass. They were both brilliant coming back in and luckily no injuries to either of them.
Why would anyone do this!
 
That's worrying! Especially as it was just your two and no others! Is there anyone on the yard with a history of petty behaviour? It does sound like your two were targeted! :(
 
I've had a horse let itself out with bolt (with clip), slide rails, stable chain and kick bolt.

If just one I'd say that had learned how to kick door to jump kick bolt off... two and both yours though is too much of a coincidence.

I hate padlocking for if an emergency occurs. But if you have a YO on site who could have a key and a couple of other people and yourself... I'd probably do this, better than a horse on a road if they can get out. If just on secure yard I'd probably leave and set up a camera in the sable for a night. Or get dropped down and sit in the back of the stable and see who turns up if becomes regular :(

I'd also look at moving if it carries on and you don't find who did it. Someone who will happily put a horses life in danger to get back at a person isn't worth hanging around to see if they up the game :(
 
It sounds like they were let out which is a worry, but please please please NEVER padlock a horse into it's stable under any circumstances.
Hope you get to the bottom of it.
 
ribbons said:
It sounds like they were let out which is a worry, but please please please NEVER padlock a horse into it's stable under any circumstances.
Hope you get to the bottom of it.
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If the choice is out onto a road then I would. Unless the yard is secure then I'd choose this over an accident involving horses and cars. I also wouldn't be staying on the yard past finding another yard to move to.
 
Are you sure they didn't let themselves out? Mine has no problems with a standard bolt & kick bolt, & even with a quick release lr clip on the bolt she can get out. Has to be a stiff rounded lr clip. And knew one horse who could undo pretty much anything. Including if you clipped a lr to his door & tied it to something. And then he'd let his mates out.
 
PandorasJar said:
If the choice is out onto a road then I would. Unless the yard is secure then I'd choose this over an accident involving horses and cars. I also wouldn't be staying on the yard past finding another yard to move to.
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Have you ever been involved in a stable fire? I was on scene moments after a fire started and I only just managed to get all the horses out in time. It spreads so quickly there is no way you could be fiddling about with a padlock :(.
 
RobinHood said:
Have you ever been involved in a stable fire? I was on scene moments after a fire started and I only just managed to get all the horses out in time. It spreads so quickly there is no way you could be fiddling about with a padlock :(.
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I had my littlun attacked at a previous yard and chased over 5bar gates and fences. She went over two paddocks and tore herself up ending up in the yard, thankfully (luck) backed herself into a corner by turning right rather than turning left onto the main road. She was stabled until moving (at vets advice) and I can honestly say I would have chosen padlocking if anyone had tried to gain access to her stable.
The intent was to harm her (they were sucessful) and the yard was open down onto an A-road.

Under the circumstances I'd choose the odds on stable fire not happening over her killing herself/humans by being chased out onto the road. I'm not saying it's a first option, it's the very last resort and one which I didn't do as no-one was entering the stable, but yes there are circumstances where I'd weigh up the worst of both until moving. Ultimately opening up onto an A-road, her life and humans would have been at risk and I couldn't have accepted that. Had someone been opening her stable with the state she was in I would have padlocked.
 
I am the only livery as the other girl has left. The YO lives on site and I rang her this morning and she said she heard nothing but will talk to me after work. I am incredibly worried as there is direct access onto a road. The problem is it is down a lane and has a public footpath, so in theory anyone could have done it. I finished at the yard last night at 7pm and they both had half their hay left this morning so no idea how long they had been out for
 
If you need a padlock for your peace of mind & your horses safety why not go for a combination one that both you & the YO will know the code for, you can set the same code for both locks. Or have keys for ordinary padlocks hidden but close to the doors again so that the YO can use them if needed. You must be worried sick & I hope this ends well for you.:)
 
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