Asha
Well-Known Member
Situation is, the barn next door is rented out. Latest set of neighbours moved in a couple of months ago, and since they've moved in, all I seem to have done is moan to them, I just want a quiet life.
First problem was, there children where throwing stones across to us, ( one hit my son ) hitting our barns, and not far off our vehicles. Cue hubby going round and telling the parents. They apologise, and children are brought around to apologise too. Fair play, they did the right thing.
Next thing we have constant deliveries coming to us for them, Ok not a massive problem, but the deliveries keep parking on our drive, unloading and walking around to their house, neighbour doesn't tell them to move. Cue me having a word with delivery driver in front of neighbour. ( multiple times, gates now on order )
The worst problem has been their dogs. 3 Dobermans. They run and down the fence line aggressively. Nothing I can do, as they are contained, fair enough. Horses just have to get on with it. But the other day I was hacking out on my 4yo, with daughter and another friend. We turn out of our drive, and Dobermans start fence running ( happens all the time). As we start to hack down the lane, one of them jumps the fence and runs at us, cue 3 very scared horses, spooking , trying to run off etc. Dog falls down a small ditch, then runs up and down the road before jumping back in garden. We settle the horses and carry on. When we get back I approach neighbour and tell them whats happened. I suggest they find a way of containing the dogs so it / something worse doesn't happen again. Neighbour promises to speak to her hubby. Nothing has happened, dogs still loose, no changes to fence height. I'm concerned for my horses, but also the neighbours, there is a lovely elderly lady who walks her corgi everyday past our houses. Ive seen them fence running at her, I dread to think what could happen to her.
Then yesterday, one of our paddocks is next to their garden, As we are leading our two ID's out of the field, the pair of them spook, and jump and spin. I look round to see whats happened, and the neighbour is lay in his garden behind a post shooting at a target in the garden about 5metres away from us ( parallel to us). He is in his own garden, so nothing I can do, but surely common sense would say, lets just wait until shes gone through the gate before we carry on with target practice ?? ( fence is our post and rail )
Am I being over precious ? how would you handle this ?
First problem was, there children where throwing stones across to us, ( one hit my son ) hitting our barns, and not far off our vehicles. Cue hubby going round and telling the parents. They apologise, and children are brought around to apologise too. Fair play, they did the right thing.
Next thing we have constant deliveries coming to us for them, Ok not a massive problem, but the deliveries keep parking on our drive, unloading and walking around to their house, neighbour doesn't tell them to move. Cue me having a word with delivery driver in front of neighbour. ( multiple times, gates now on order )
The worst problem has been their dogs. 3 Dobermans. They run and down the fence line aggressively. Nothing I can do, as they are contained, fair enough. Horses just have to get on with it. But the other day I was hacking out on my 4yo, with daughter and another friend. We turn out of our drive, and Dobermans start fence running ( happens all the time). As we start to hack down the lane, one of them jumps the fence and runs at us, cue 3 very scared horses, spooking , trying to run off etc. Dog falls down a small ditch, then runs up and down the road before jumping back in garden. We settle the horses and carry on. When we get back I approach neighbour and tell them whats happened. I suggest they find a way of containing the dogs so it / something worse doesn't happen again. Neighbour promises to speak to her hubby. Nothing has happened, dogs still loose, no changes to fence height. I'm concerned for my horses, but also the neighbours, there is a lovely elderly lady who walks her corgi everyday past our houses. Ive seen them fence running at her, I dread to think what could happen to her.
Then yesterday, one of our paddocks is next to their garden, As we are leading our two ID's out of the field, the pair of them spook, and jump and spin. I look round to see whats happened, and the neighbour is lay in his garden behind a post shooting at a target in the garden about 5metres away from us ( parallel to us). He is in his own garden, so nothing I can do, but surely common sense would say, lets just wait until shes gone through the gate before we carry on with target practice ?? ( fence is our post and rail )
Am I being over precious ? how would you handle this ?
