Ms Lacey,
May I suggest you take up Mariner 9's very kind offer? We in the military helicopter community had a similar communication breakdown with the horse-riding community a few years ago. We were accused, it seemed, of wantonly flying around the countryside at 50 feet (Military helicopters can be authorised to do so, but not over your house, honest!) looking for horses to upset. Much of this sprang from the tragic case of Heather Bell in Lincolnshire. We engaged the Horsey set, invited them to fly with us and explained why we needed to train so low. They took it on board, we arranged a modified low flying system and a hotline, and a much healthier relationship between the two camps now exists.
As with so many things, a little education, both ways, can go a long way.