Livery rant…!

[NewYard25]

I have had to serve notice on a livery who 1)can’t pay their livery, 2)agreed to work in lieu of livery for one month but then didn’t actually do the work and 3)horse trashes my fencing on a twice weekly basis.

The horse has barged stock fencing, electric tape (connected), post and rail. Apparently I should be more accommodating and stop moving her (I move her from where she has escaped to prevent a reoccurrence and secure that field). She has barged post and rail, snapping two rails in half and got onto the road - it was me that caught her, no offer of payment, no help with the repair.

She is not escaping for grass. She was on a 10 acre field with ankle deep grass and still escaped.

Yesterday she had escaped (she was safe) I noticed at 8.30am - assumed owner would be up. 2.30pm still no owner. No hay in field (the paddock she’s on is sparse with grass).

I am getting so fed up - why is she not checking on her horse more frequently?? Why is it always me chasing after the bloody thing! I am minded to say she need to come in at night but that will make it more awkward on the yard as I’ll have to see her more often.

Do you think she might abandon the horse with you?! I've heard of it being done before. Fingers crossed for going, at least her stuff is gone which is promising.

Hopefully the horse will go next!

🤞🏻that she goes soon

Keep a note of all dates and times when she has been to the horse recently. If she does abandon it you can serve an abandonment notice. It is a legal process which you can do yourself but you need to get the timing right and have your evidence.

She’s not gone yet. She told me she’s “waiting on transport” clearly not paying for it as there’s loads of transporters round here. I viewed a horse, had it vetted and delivered within 48 hours not long ago using a local person. Also had one come from 3 hours away with less notice 🙄

I let her know her horse had escaped again - it greeted me as I walked through another horses paddock at 6am and she asked me if she could turn her out on a big field “for a hoon” she is “bored” this pony hasn’t be bought in and handled for the better part of two weeks and apparently an opportunity to trash my winter grazing is the solution to her self induced issues of “boredom” said to my DH the excuses for this horse wrecking fencing change frequently 🙄

And before anyone asks I said no to the request to “hoon” around. I have an arena and we live on a quiet lane so entertainment need not be at the expense of my winter grazing!

She's a bloody nightmare isn't she? She's stringing it out as long as possible, presumably because not only does she not have money to pay you, she can't pay anyone to take her horse either. Probably hoping you'll pay for it out of desperation to get her gone.
Does she not actually DO anything with this horse? I know it's young, but no hand walks or general handling and stuff? Nothing?
The nerve of asking you to let it churn up your paddocks when she hasn't even paid her bills 😳.
I'd be sorely tempted to tie it to a fence post outside the yard and tell her she has to pick it up as she's out and owes you £££. I wouldn't obviously, for the sake of the horse, but the cheek of it.

@TheatricalLife she was one of the better ones bringing her in each day for 5 minutes or so. But she hasn’t got her out the field for a good two weeks and I can’t be certain but I’m confident she isn’t even coming each day.

Her breaking out is a constant thing - it’s nothing to do with boredom, but if it is there’s many things she could be doing to alleviate her boredom!

yes I was quite shocked by her asking for privileges whilst she has been asking to leave.

I’m wondering, did she ever leave?

I want to know as well.

I know nothing about horses but this came up on trending and I'm now interested.

She is clearly a CF as you gave her a chance to work off the costs and she didn't take it.

Do you not have a livery agreement? What is in your contract with the owner? It’s not your responsibility to do all of that if the owner isn’t keeping to the agreement about when / how often they attend to take care of their horse!
if they’re not taking care of horse then report to the rspca