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Go to the owner of the barn and complain. Assuming you are a paying boarder and have not agreed to have your horse used for anything other than unsupervised lessons with permission, the person who took your horse out is wildly in the wrong and should face reprecussions. Unfortunatley its that simple.
If the owner doesnt care, thats another story. But until you alert the person in charge, nothing will change.
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I was able to talk to my trainer aka the owner and she said she will look into it because we do have cameras (it's not because she doesn't believe me it's because she wants to see how many horses she has taken out without permission and for how long exactly) In the meantime we are putting bike locks (or at least I have) on my stall and she is out of lessons because of the hoof. After talking to the owner the lady is luckily short-term. She is actually there because we have a equine vet right up the street so you could walk there. So she is there so her horse can have proper stall rest; the vets office has a boarding/overnight barn for healing horses but it's full and the only at her barn is a quarantine barn. So she was directed here. We have 1-2 more weeks of suffering with her.
But does anyone feel im overreacting with a bike lock? I honestly kind of thought of something random. If someone has a better idea im all ears. Also I go there every day to clean her stall and feed her. And the owner knows the code in case of emergency and I'm not there. the thing is I can't decide if I want to ask my trainer to boot the woman because as bitchy as she is I've had a rough year and I know what it's like. It doesn't make it acceptable that she rode my horse though. |
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Bike lock is a terrible idea. God forbid your mare gets cast or there's a barn fire, somebody needs to be able to access her ASAP without dealing with a lock. The woman needs to get kicked out. Having a bad year is no excuse for using other people's horses without permission. |
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It sounds like the owner is looking into it and is taking it seriously. Give her the chance to talk to the girl and if you have to suffer having her for another 1-2 weeks I think you can handle it. ;) If she stays and does it again that is another story. If possible maybe reach out to the girl yourself and say she doesn't have permission to ride your horse despite "lesson privileges" and what not. Just be polite about it even though she may not deserve it. |
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I have to agree with FirstLight a bike lock is a bad idea because of safety issues. Instead I would put a break away string on the latch. That way if there is an emergency barn fire, horse casting itself, or something else, there's still fast access to the stall and get the horse to safety. That way when you're not there and someone enters your horse's stall you'll know someone was messing with her without your premission and you can ask the owner if she went into the stall. Of course you can share that plan with the owner and she can keep an eye on the latch as well. |
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Hawkeye Farms said:
I have to agree with FirstLight a bike lock is a bad idea because of safety issues. Instead I would put a break away string on the latch. That way if there is an emergency barn fire, horse casting itself, or something else, there's still fast access to the stall and get the horse to safety. That way when you're not there and someone enters your horse's stall you'll know someone was messing with her without your premission and you can ask the owner if she went into the stall. Of course you can share that plan with the owner and she can keep an eye on the latch as well.
After what Firstlight said I realized I hadn't thought that far and I appreciate that being brought to my attention so I removed it earlier today. I will look into getting a break away string, it sounds like a good idea so thank you! |
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A break away string can be anything easily broken like a piece of hair, thin piece of dental floss, or even a bit of tape taped to the stall door and wall. It would be something someone really wouldn't notice at all. And you're very welcome for the suggestion.
Bluebonnet Estates said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
I have to agree with FirstLight a bike lock is a bad idea because of safety issues. Instead I would put a break away string on the latch. That way if there is an emergency barn fire, horse casting itself, or something else, there's still fast access to the stall and get the horse to safety. That way when you're not there and someone enters your horse's stall you'll know someone was messing with her without your premission and you can ask the owner if she went into the stall. Of course you can share that plan with the owner and she can keep an eye on the latch as well.
After what Firstlight said I realized I hadn't thought that far and I appreciate that being brought to my attention so I removed it earlier today. I will look into getting a break away string, it sounds like a good idea so thank you!
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