Stable/horse welfare questions
Discussion
I live in a house that backs onto stables, not massive and very run down. There's 2 minages for the horses to go in but always in the same one unless being ridden.
If imagine the holding paddock to be 20m x 14m
The people who rent the stable are your run of the mill scrap metal / waste disposal type.
They regularly have very large bonfires burning the "waste" they've collected.
This is normally done with the horses cornered not more than 15-20m meters away from the fire. Picture flames upto 20ft high. They seem unaware what they are burning and have inadvertently had exposing butane canisters which launched into neighbouring properties.
I'm willing to bet they dot hold any form of licenece for commercial waste incineration.
I'm becoming increasingly concerned about the welfare of these horses, now I don't know much about the animals however I've looked over the fence after hearing horses rear up most the evening.
At present I counted 13 horses of varying sizes in the smaller 20m x 14m paddock all just stood in the mud saturated. They do have a bail of hay to eat.
The stables are all but deserted as they are left unattended at night.
Is this normal behaviour ?
I'm a dog person so know little about horses but it doesn't sit right with me or the wife.
I've spoke to some of the people that rent the land and they are the sort of people for who I'd fear reprisal from.
Thoughts ?
If imagine the holding paddock to be 20m x 14m
The people who rent the stable are your run of the mill scrap metal / waste disposal type.
They regularly have very large bonfires burning the "waste" they've collected.
This is normally done with the horses cornered not more than 15-20m meters away from the fire. Picture flames upto 20ft high. They seem unaware what they are burning and have inadvertently had exposing butane canisters which launched into neighbouring properties.
I'm willing to bet they dot hold any form of licenece for commercial waste incineration.
I'm becoming increasingly concerned about the welfare of these horses, now I don't know much about the animals however I've looked over the fence after hearing horses rear up most the evening.
At present I counted 13 horses of varying sizes in the smaller 20m x 14m paddock all just stood in the mud saturated. They do have a bail of hay to eat.
The stables are all but deserted as they are left unattended at night.
Is this normal behaviour ?
I'm a dog person so know little about horses but it doesn't sit right with me or the wife.
I've spoke to some of the people that rent the land and they are the sort of people for who I'd fear reprisal from.
Thoughts ?
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