Clay fragments and horses

[Kes]

Hi,

I'm hoping to run a clay shoot where the clays (simulated game -so lots) fall on a field containing and grazed by a fair number of horses. Will the broken clays potentially cause hoof injuries to horses (or cattle for that matter)? Should I agree to roll the field after? Or am I being dopey and its not a problem? I expect to collect all spent cartridge cases /other debris etc.

Thanks for the advice.

[decoy1979]

I wouldn't think they would cause any harm, but rolling it after may be a good idea.

I assume this land is part of your permission and not outside the boundary? How will these horses react to large number of shots is the question I'd be asking myself?

[al4x]

not so much the horses but the owners are likely to spit the dummy if they have the remnants of a clay shoot on their fields. Best option if you can't do anything else is to have a team to pick up the biggest bits and whole clays afterwards. But I'd try and avoid it as any horse ailment after is likely to be blamed on you, noise is less of an issue if they are shut in while shooting we've a number of clay shoots locally on farms with horses and its not a problem

[Fishermanpaddy]

I wouldn't worry about the remains of the clays much, dip them in sugar and the Horses will pick em up for you :unsure:

 

Will the Horses be there when the action starts?

[Oxon88]

We have 6 clay traps set up in a field with about 20 horses in. The broken clays cause no problems for them.

[webber]

I know of a skeet ground located on a riding school and stables.

Horses use the land where the trap houses are located, but are removed on Saturday morning to an adjacent field to allow the shooting in the afternoon.

 

webber