Do not feed the Horses sign

This Do Not Feed The Horses Sign provides a clear instruction asking visitors, walkers and members of the public not to feed horses or ponies. The sign is ideal for displaying around paddocks, fields, stables and other equestrian locations where animals can be approached from public paths, roads or neighbouring land.

People often feed horses with good intentions, but owners may need to carefully control exactly what their animals eat. A clearly displayed Do Not Feed The Horses Sign helps explain that food should not be given without the permission of the owner or person responsible for the animals.

Horses and ponies can have individual dietary requirements and may be receiving carefully managed quantities of grass, forage, feed or supplements. Uncontrolled additional feeding can interfere with these arrangements.

Some horses may also have health, weight or dietary requirements that are not obvious to a passer-by. Food that appears harmless may be unsuitable for an individual animal or may be given in an inappropriate quantity.

Feeding horses over a fence can also encourage animals to gather around gates, boundaries and public access points. This behaviour may make it more difficult for owners to safely enter fields or move animals between different areas.

Where several horses share the same paddock, feeding from outside the field can cause animals to compete for food. Horses may push, kick or bite one another while attempting to reach treats offered by visitors.

The sign can therefore help discourage behaviour that may create unnecessary risks for the horses as well as the person attempting to feed them.

Members of the public should also avoid placing hands through fences or gates to offer food. Horses are large animals and can accidentally bite fingers or cause injury while reaching for food.

This Do Not Feed The Horses Sign is suitable for private horse owners, livery yards, riding schools, equestrian centres, farms, stud farms, animal sanctuaries, visitor attractions and other locations where horses or ponies are kept.

It is particularly useful where a public footpath, bridleway, pavement, road or recreational route passes alongside a horse field and members of the public can easily approach the animals.

The sign can be positioned on field gates, fences, stable entrances, paddock boundaries, gateways and other prominent locations where visitors are likely to approach the horses.

Positioning the sign before people reach the animals provides an opportunity to communicate the instruction before feeding takes place. The message should remain clearly visible and should not be obscured by vegetation, gates or other objects.

On larger paddocks or fields with several public access points, multiple signs may be useful to ensure that the Do Not Feed instruction can be seen from different directions.

This sign can also be displayed alongside other appropriate equestrian notices such as Warning Horses, Please Keep Dogs On Leads, Do Not Enter Field, Please Keep Gate Closed and other horse or countryside safety signs.

Using consistent signage around an equestrian property can help owners communicate important rules to visitors and reduce the need to repeatedly explain feeding restrictions to individual members of the public.

The sign can be used throughout the year or during particular periods when feeding restrictions are especially important for the management of individual horses or ponies.

A Do Not Feed The Horses Sign can support responsible animal management but should complement rather than replace appropriate fencing, secure gates, suitable horse care and supervision.

The exact positioning and number of signs required will depend on the layout of the property, public access arrangements and how easily members of the public can approach the horses.

Clear signage provides a simple and polite way to explain that decisions about feeding should remain with the horse owner or responsible person who understands the animals individual dietary and management requirements.

Manufactured from durable, high quality materials with clear print and excellent visibility, this Do Not Feed The Horses Sign provides a professional and long lasting solution for discouraging unauthorised feeding of horses and ponies at paddocks, fields, stables and equestrian premises.

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900 micron

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