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Pets & Working Animals => Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules => Topic started by: Jamie12 on March 25, 2014, 11:13:55 am

Title: livery query
Post by: Jamie12 on March 25, 2014, 11:13:55 am

A lot of local farms lease fields all year round for ponies, many have been in these fields for years yet I've noticed a lot being asked to leave/having their livery ceased and appear to all want them gone before April. Is there some sort of farming legislation coming in regarding grazing livery horses on farms?. Probably haven't explained it very well!.

Title: Re: livery query
Post by: sabrina on March 26, 2014, 09:19:50 am

something must be up, not heard anything about this though.

Title: Re: livery query
Post by: Herdygirl on March 29, 2014, 09:09:23 pm

Is it something to do with RPA payments?  Maybe the farmer won't get paid if he has horses on the land?

Title: Re: livery query
Post by: honeyend on March 29, 2014, 09:15:39 pm

It could be to make a break in the tenancy so they can not claim tenants rights. There a bit of information on different agreements on here http://www.netlawman.co.uk/dl/grazing-agreements (http://www.netlawman.co.uk/dl/grazing-agreements)

Title: Re: livery query
Post by: shygirl on March 29, 2014, 09:31:27 pm

maybe the councils are getting tough and wanting change of use for horses as they aren't agricultural?