HELP! Horse trespassing in garden!

JennyP

No, she's not fed them. I can't think why they come in - it's not even that green and lush in their garden. She probably can read the signs so she probably won't get hurt (I'm being an overprotective daughter!) but the damage to the garden is stressing her out and it's causing a mini landslide on the slopey bit where the walls been kicked down.

JennyP

Incyder wrote: »

An electric fence or energiser as they are called, is going to cost £100 for a cheap one plus the tape and poles.

http://www.rutland-electric-fencing.co.uk/

http://www.rutland-electric-fencing.co.uk/PageAnimalEquine.aspx

Are they easy to put up? I've just been looking at them too...
Problem is, it is coming down a slope that is concrete with a drop on the other side so it's hard to see where you'd fix it. Or how you'd fix it. It's not like I could push posts into the ground. it's like the side of a railway bridge if you can envisage that.

centaurandrew

jonewer wrote: »

Thats quite a gratuitous and grotesque picture to post for no reason.

Welcome to the real world.

Incyder

sounds tricky, you also need a long lead-out wire from your energiser to the fence, unless you use a big 80ah leisure battery version (£60). More expense. And it could all get stolen.

I'd be tempted to go with the orange mesh to start with, it may be enough.

doctor-dee

Perhaps it's harmless and just popped along to say hi to the Nay-bours

evoke

You could leave some live electrical cables lying around. Apparently horses aren't too keen on them.

G_M

Posts joined by planks painted with deisel.

Horses hate the smell.

Yorkie1

Re the initial question - can you arrange to be there when the owner comes round? That deals with the immediate question.

Others have advised about barriers in your parents' garden. Can't add to those suggestions.

What about a lateral plan of attack? See if you can get a half hour free advice session with a solicitor to discuss whether they would have a case in the small claims court for damage caused by the horses, particularly given that he's been put on notice about the problems and failed to tackle them (assuming they are on safe ground about identifying the horses as his). A 'letter before action' to him setting out the damage caused and notifying that any further problems will lead to court action, might focus his mind ... ?

Mankysteve

JennyP wrote: »

Are they easy to put up? I've just been looking at them too...
Problem is, it is coming down a slope that is concrete with a drop on the other side so it's hard to see where you'd fix it. Or how you'd fix it. It's not like I could push posts into the ground. it's like the side of a railway bridge if you can envisage that.

Get creative unfortunately without being there or seeing pics its difficult to advise.

On legal ground I've not got a clue but phoning the transport police and local council wont hurt and maybe network rail or what ever there called nowadays.

redstiletto

You might want to try the charity World Horse Welfare - they are much better than RSPCA:

worldhorsewelfare.org

I agree it does not sound a good welfare/safety scenario for a horse to be kept in a poorly fenced area with access to working railway. They may take action.