To feel upset at the thought of a stable next door

[AnnieHoooo]

Neighbours daughter informed me she is building a stable on their land for her cob horse and pony. It's 1 metre from my garden fence and 4 metres from my kitchen window.

AIBU to want to move house?

I have invested 15 years into my garden. The horses have pulled my fence right down already and eaten their way through my escalonia, laurel and hawthorn.

I would move too. They stink

Those of us who love horses and actually work with them, never mind those smells. I love the smell of tack, and the scent of a horse's coat.

Some people are being really OTT on this thread. Horse manure is great for your garden! And if the horse is properly bedded down in straw &/or sawdust, and then the stable mucked out daily, there's virtually no smell other than directly inside the stable.

Honestly, the smell of a horse's coat and tack won't be the issue! No matter how well bedded your stable, that bedding will soak with ammonia which will smell when removed, it's why old horsemen used to sprinkle lime on stable floors. We've had working horses for generations in my family and I've also worked with them professionally, I still wouldn't want a stable so close to my home, the bottom of a yard is close enough!