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Post by racaille on Dec 11, 2015 11:56:58 GMT
Just got into the arena when the blitz started. There were a group of hunters with what sounded like elephant guns who just kept up a constant barrage around my land - one even squeezed up between my leccy fence and the hedge. We yelled at them but they just stayed put. Poor Paco was beside himself. He didn't do anything bad, he was just totally fixated on the hunters and wouldn't listen to me at all. Everytime he spotted one moving around he tried to rush off in the opposite direction and was otherwise rigid with fear, head up, ready to run. My coach felt sorry for him - and for me, it was ruddy hard work trying to get his attention. I think it is best to just gloss over the lesson
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Post by pboy on Dec 11, 2015 14:27:30 GMT
What a shame. The shooters around you sound very inconsiderate! We have a bit pheasant run opposite our yard but thankfully it's on the other side of a byway and up a hill a little, so the guns aren't usually too loud. There was a very loud, very close shot from over the main road the other day though and I wouldn't want to deal with that too often. Poor you!!
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Post by solomon on Dec 11, 2015 15:40:46 GMT
That's annoying! One good thing about our yard being in a fairly residential part of town I guess. Nowhere for a canter though :-(
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Post by haffyfan on Dec 11, 2015 20:17:28 GMT
How annoying for you.
They shoot from the farm all winter so mine are used to the shots and aren't [usually] bothered by them but i rarely ride pen on Saturdays now as she can't cope with pheasants flying out on her at the best of times and i always worry about their aim after a liquid lunch!!
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Post by brigadier on Dec 12, 2015 21:13:01 GMT
The prats! I had a similar session with Toudle once. I asked for canter just as a gun went off and ended up with a flat out gallop. Not fun on a young Un! Hunters shot over my land a couple of weeks since. With a little persuasion the police took it seriously and they have now been warned. Any recourse for you Rac?
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Post by racaille on Dec 13, 2015 5:37:15 GMT
None I'm afraid, Brig. They are within their rights to come up to 50m of a house and can cross land at will - this also works for me hacking so I'm not complaining about that, just that some hunters are terribly inconsiderate. It doesn't help that the bottom of my paddocks borders an area that is a pheasant heaven. I own some of it and the plan is to fence it properly and then I'm torn as to whether I leave it as a safe haven for wildlife or clear it and use it as pasture. It's about half an acre and very overgrown with large dogwood bushes although it used to have a horse on it. My neighbour has four donkeys. Last week some hunters pulled up her leccy fence to turn their car around and the donkeys were later found in the next village. The owner had an angry meeting with the head of the hunters' association but the problem is not the locals, who are generally good, but the offcomers who are just out for a day with their big loud penis-replacement guns.
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Post by brigadier on Dec 13, 2015 11:37:54 GMT
Yup its the organised shoots with visitors that usually cause me the problem. They get carried away. However the last one was the beaters who trespassed on the field behind, the shoot organiser knows he is not allowed there so either his briefing was rubbish or he doesnt care. e was very evasive with the police so at least they now know he is a prat! If you are thinking of getting another horse maybe a paddock...........
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