Come on. She could use a $9.99 sprinkler from Walmart to show she was making a good faith effort. I think we all know this.
How, exactly, is defending an old man’s interests “self important” and “entitled”?
You all are mad because I can’t be made to agree with the all-knowing majority, and won’t get on board with Karen-ing up on people who can’t fight back.
Oh, well. 
Her well is 600 feet away, she’s already said a sprinkler won’t reach. I thought you said compromise was a good option?
If you’re on a well it’s the water consumption.
I had a barn painted and they tried to power wash, which drained the well and almost ruined the pump, and was an emergency due to horse drinking water.
On a well, you’re really restricted on how much water you can use. I doubt it’s the cost of the sprinkler as much as the water use.
Another good reason to think she planned badly. Now she’ll have to buy a bunch of hoses.
This is a business expense. She should be watering for a whole bunch of reasons, already discussed.
For the love of God, though: why are you guys so invested in making me conform on this thing? I’m obviously not going to.
I think you’re projecting your own desire to WIN onto the OP. She has already taken steps to compromise on this issue and has completely accommodated the neighbor on other issues. She has a right to enjoy her property.
You, however, have shown a strong desire to win this argument that you’ve brought to the discussion.
At this point I just think it’s hilarious.
How long will they keep coming back with weird excuses? Forever, apparently!
But if the well would run dry, it’s not just paying the city for the water. We’ve always had to be very careful to not use too much water on a daily basis.
I’ve never been at a barn that watered the arena prior to each 45 minute ride. Since she’s only using the ring for an hour a day, I think it would be totally reasonable to plan not to need to water the arena daily. Her well may not be capable of that, and there may not be water options that would be capable of that. That would be over and above common practice, especially in a humid climate.
You are really digging a hole!
She has bought screening material. She’s hardly ignoring the issue. Quit before you reach China.
Me neither.
Talking things over with the neighbor, explaining this and agreeing to water once a day in dry weather, would be what I call a compromise.
Again, why take this clear out of context?
The neighbor complained about dust.
The neighbor doesn’t has any to say if or how she will control dust.
A screen as a first remediation is more than fine and accommodating to the neighbor’s dust complaint?
Why demand the OP does something just the way the neighbor wants, if he even really was demanding not only that dust quit flying by, but how she needs to go about it?
To make sense of one’s position we need to think first if we are even using the same parameters of information as given, not invent our own to try to make the OP seem evil. 
I swear I’m not the creepy neighbor (I’m actually the type of neighbor who hides from my neighbor when he knocks on my door). But I can’t be the only one who is dying to see a photo of the arena/fence line. I can totally understand why the OP isn’t comfortable showing it, but the images people have conjured up over the course of the thread have veered from dust bowl-like conditions to bucolic English countryside. I do feel this may be a “I have to see it to believe it” to see if the OP is really straining the limits of the local zoning ordinances or the good nature of her neighbor.
On the other hand, with the watching–I hate how some people have no skills at “being around other people without staring.” Sometimes on a nice day, I’ll be out mowing my lawn, and I’ve had neighbors watch me–like, literally watch me–mow the lawn. It is totally within their rights, I’m an adult, I would never complain. But honestly, I’m a small sweaty middle-aged lady in very old clothes pushing a stupid-looking mower. Just develop the skill of “looking elsewhere” or reading a book, for politeness’s sake!
I guess, as Robert Frost would remind us all, “good fences make good neighbors,” so at some point, that may be on my to-do list. I have a big fence around most of my property, but may need to invest in some more.
Yes of course I do. They buy unsuitable properties for horse keeping and then come on here and complain about the neighbors?
I agree even though my other posts may seem like I don’t. The problem is that land may be zoned for agriculture but you obviously can’t control/ choose who moves in beside you and that is the problem.
I am thankful we have always been far from our neighbors even when we bought our first place which had 7 wooded acres to keep my 2 horses on.
I would never tell people what to do on their own land but just suggested here that you can eliminate a lot of pain and suffering by finding a more suitable piece of land if possible.
Damn skippy.
I’d happily start a GoFundMe to achieve this. 
I don’t see anything that says it was unsuitable. It could have already had horse facilities on it. And not all parts of the US have perfectly flat ground. People are allowed to keep horses in areas with trees and terrain.
As far as the neighbors, no you can’t. Which was why I just sighed and went inside when my neighbor was siting in his shotgun while I was doing dressage. He’s a 1/4 mile away but that sucker is loud.
A friend of mine purchased an empty lot in a equine planned community. Neighbor across the road had a total meltdown and filed complaints because she used to have a scenic view and now friend was building a house. Neighbor just assumed the lot would remain empty and never attempted to purchase it when it was empty. Then she complained about the color of the house, she felt it should be brown and one story to blend into the landscape and not white. Actually filed a letter of complaint petitioning house to be a different design and color.
I wish the ‘complaining neighbor’ would take that ‘barking dog’ and move to LA !
Perfectly flat ground is, in fact, NOT the right ground for horses. It’s the right ground for an arena, yes, but horses should have hills, trees, rocks, obstacles. Makes for better balance and coordination in the animal at liberty.
What makes it unsuitable?
It’s zoned for it, and the OP is surrounded by other agricultural pursuits.
End of story.
They never do
Your friend must be in my community! When we brought the horses home, to our planned equestrian community, a neighbor pitched a fit because the horses and barn “bring down the value of the neighborhood”. She took particular objection to my ancient retired pony, who while he does look shaggy and old he is clearly cared for. 
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