problem livery wont leave?

Question

a new horse reccently came to the yard and the horse is agressive toward other horses he has been seperated but still is aggresivethe yard owner asked the owners to removed the horse from the yard but a week later he is still there the owner wont return the calls but she still drops her children off to ride him so the owner demanded that the horses to be removed within 2 days she hasnt payed her livery charges yet so the owner is get angry the children were droped of again the horse is still there he didnt let them ride a week and a half has not been paid for and the horse is still there how can we get rid of the horse without no money being paid how can we get rid of them

Answer 1

Best thing is to contact a lawyer. In some places, if the livery (or boarding) fees remain unpaid for more than 30 days past due date, the livery (or stable) owner has the right to seize the horse, sell it at auction, and keep whatever money is owed, plus whatever money it cost him to transport the horse to an auction. The remainder of the money goes to the person who had owned the horse. Laws in other places do not give the livery (stable) owner that much support, and it is much harder to get what is owed.

If the livery owner is going to continue boarding other people's horses, he should have his lawyer draw up a binding contract that stipulates what will be done to collect fees when they come due, up to and including the sale of the horse (if that is a legal alternative in that area). If the horse owners have to sign something like that, it discourages potential deadbeats from bringing their horses there in the first place, and it won't bother the people who plan on paying on time.

Answer 2

I agree with the previous answers, but also wanted to add that the livery owner might want to add in his contract from now on what conditions he will consider a horse abandoned and his own property. I've known trainers and breeders to do that, so that people don't just drop off their horses and never pick them back up they'll state that after 2 weeks or whatever the horse is considered abandoned.

I would also suggest that maybe the livery owner call animal control. They might be able to point him in the right direction.

Answer 3

well the owner of the livery will have to get a lawyer and have the lawyer send them a letter stating that if the livery is not paid then they will remove the horse at the owners exspense and send them the bill . Do you think if you dont pay for a house you will be allowed to stay in the house? of course not same principal . good luck .

Answer 4

If they're not paying than the owner of the barn should be able to legally have the removed, sort of an eviction. But if it's just the fact that the horse is aggressive and there's a contract there's no way to get rid of them.