Neighbor's horses in my property problem (texas)
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Like above, I'd say talk to the neighbors about your intentions. Reinforce the fact the fence is to protect their livestock from getting into harms way, but in a non threatening way.
That said, horses are pretty damned big, so there should be no way to "accidentaly" shoot one.
And yes, horses can break fences easy as can be. My mom had them my whole life up until about five or six years ago. My brother's knothead gelding kept busting out, and I damn near shot the bastard and left him laying on the road (the horse, not my brother). Horses can be gentle as can be, or a fucking dickhead.
I have zero use for the hayburning shitters any more. Unless the world ends and that's the best means of travel, they can stay far away from me.
That said, horses are pretty damned big, so there should be no way to "accidentaly" shoot one.
And yes, horses can break fences easy as can be. My mom had them my whole life up until about five or six years ago. My brother's knothead gelding kept busting out, and I damn near shot the bastard and left him laying on the road (the horse, not my brother). Horses can be gentle as can be, or a fucking dickhead.
I have zero use for the hayburning shitters any more. Unless the world ends and that's the best means of travel, they can stay far away from me.
Open range basically means if you own property and it’s not fenced off, it’s open to anyone with adjoining open land to graze their livestock on, or open to “free grazing”. Goes both ways too. You can allow your livestock to graze the land you adjoin that’s not fenced off, but that’s where the established local ranches kinda start getting their hackles up.
This is why it would be the landowners responsibility to fence other people’s livestock out if so desired.
With a few exceptions, Texas is an open range state. In general, it is on the owner of the property to keep unwanted livestock off of his land.
Many years ago we had a neighbor named Dave that had an auto body shop. He fixed up some nice old classics and did high quality work. He had a really nice ranch style house and a good bit of acreage. His wife had a pristine yard and lots of flowers. Ed was another neighbor. He was of a certain religious ilk that leans toward multiple wives and van loads of kids. He had thousands of acres and almost as many cows. Ed’s cows figured out that they could jump fences and they also figured out that Dave’s wife had nice flowers and green grass. One day Dave saw a couple cows in his yard. He did the neighborly thing and jumped in his jeep and promptly ran over a huge angus about 4 times till his jeep broke a critical part and sat broken. He then called Ed and told him to come get the dead cow out of his yard
. Dave then pulled the jeep back into the shop and fixed it back up. Not sure what the moral is, but I guess there probably is one.
. Dave then pulled the jeep back into the shop and fixed it back up. Not sure what the moral is, but I guess there probably is one.Sheriff told us to shoot the neighbors bull who kept busting through his fence he’d refuse to come get it and it was also getting its ass kicked by our bull. When he found out he was going to become steaks it magically stopped.
"Well ain't this place a geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!"
As a horse owner....it is 100% my responsibility to keep my animals contained. I am financially responsible for any damage they do to someone elses property
My horses clear out when we shoot.....my cows not so much. They will hang around and lick the steel I am shooting if given a chance.
If its a fence out state, its just that. Fence them out. It can be a nightmare but you know it going in.
Maybe should have quoted the people advising to make pets of other people's horses but valid nonetheless.
