Originally Posted by Gentle_Dove

Okay, so went up to the field to check the horses this morning...only to find that Darcy had pushed the fence down and they had got out into our neigbour's field. Of course, the first thing they both did which was quite funny was to jump straight back into their own field and pretend that nothing had happened.

Anyway, the fence is totally ruined. I can't let them out till it has been fixed. The worst part was telling the farmer nextdoor, who wasn't too happy I can tell you, anyway, he said he will only fix the "damn thing" if I paid him a substantial amount for the damage to his field. He is asking for £150 for the fixing of the fencing. The fencing measures 3 metres length and is post and rail. He keeps cows on the field for crying out loud, and cows make more mess of the fields than horses do, but to tell you the truth, they must have run around a lot. Why oh why me?

Is the farmer right to demand so much money for one small section of fencing or is he being just plain mean? It is not my fault that my horse is a bit of a demanding little buggar when it comes to trying to get more grass. What do you think? Should I pay that money, or get someone else more reasonable to fix it? I am upset that he shouted at me when I was completely apologetic...it has made my day completely horrible.