This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A \(GE Healthcare\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, we recently had a complaining neighbor, they said a couple times last spring when the wind blew from the south they were very frustrated with the smell. So then complained that we were over covenant on horses. Everybody in our subdivision that has horses is over the covenant limit. Anyhow, a couple days in the spring, must have been a day when they had nothing else to complain about. My flesh wanted to say, well then why don't you live in the city instead of the country where horses are allowed, but I held back. We also keep our paddocks picked every day. But I think instead of spreading it around from now on were going to pile it and let it decompose before we spread. Who knows. Now another neighbor walks by and says there are too many gnats, one of our neighbors is using the feed thru fly control, but still has them, any suggustions on that one. Besides waiting until the freeze. My wife has used spray on the maneur piles, with a hand sprayer, walking around to every pile and spraying. Has helped some. Mark Skeels in Helena Montana -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:58 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: fjordhorse-digest V2005 #235 This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/19/2005 7:14:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: learned from a neighbor that my neighbors of twenty five years to the east of me told them that they can not eat on their patio because of the "terrible smell" from my place!!!! I pick up my acre field and three acre field once every month and have just two horses. At first I was angry as I used to have four horses and no complaint and now with two this is said. I have not had any problems with them other than twenty plus years ago they sprayed for weeds along ,my fence line and I politely told them that it was illegal. I have also heard bb gun shots and the horse may jump and turn to look at their home but I have never accused them. Other than that we chat across the fence etc. Anyone else had smell complaints? I use a compost pile for some poop and the rest goes over a steep bank to keep the edge built up. This is far from them. Jean G. I have 16 equines that I keep most of the summer on 10 acres (once the hay is in, they have 20 acres). I rarely smell anything. I water and drag the fields and put some poop in big piles. And horse poop doesn't stink!! Maybe their septic needs overhauling!!
