PinkSwoon
Well-Known Member
Ok so new gelding arrived at the yard yesterday. I had some issues with my field which won't be ready for a few weeks so he's staying at this yard for a few weeks until it's ready & I've never liveried at this yard before. He's stabled so I've been visiting 3 x daily. This morning was my first early morning visit so I arrived & the gate was shut as I was the first one there. I did what I had to do & went to leave, another car was in the carpark but I shut the gate anyway as I thought 'leave it as you find it' - rather be safe than sorry especially as this is a new yard, I have no idea of policies & after all it's only a gate which can easily be opened again.
Anyway went to the yard this afternoon for my second visit, just about to leave when two young boys (probably age 4 & 6) are stood outside my car door, I opened it & asked what was the matter. They said to me 'why did you shut the gate this morning?' So I replied it was shut when I got here. One of them then said 'but why?' I just said it was shut when I got here & can be easily opened again - he boys then repeated what they had said about 3 times clearly not understanding the concept of what I was getting at as obviously they were young so I kindly shut my door & drove off astounded.
Kids will be kids, I know that but I thought the way that they approached me & confronted me that way was down right rude. Parents nowhere to be seen. Half expecting a nuthouse of a pony club mother to have sent them over to ask me as god forbid she had to get out of the 4x4 this morning to open the gate again. I have no time for that bull*****. If that was my child I'd be disgusted & would have sent them back over to apologise as well as apologise myself & introduce myself to the new livery.
No idea how some of you guys who DIY on 10+ horses yards do it.
Thoughts?
Anyway went to the yard this afternoon for my second visit, just about to leave when two young boys (probably age 4 & 6) are stood outside my car door, I opened it & asked what was the matter. They said to me 'why did you shut the gate this morning?' So I replied it was shut when I got here. One of them then said 'but why?' I just said it was shut when I got here & can be easily opened again - he boys then repeated what they had said about 3 times clearly not understanding the concept of what I was getting at as obviously they were young so I kindly shut my door & drove off astounded.
Kids will be kids, I know that but I thought the way that they approached me & confronted me that way was down right rude. Parents nowhere to be seen. Half expecting a nuthouse of a pony club mother to have sent them over to ask me as god forbid she had to get out of the 4x4 this morning to open the gate again. I have no time for that bull*****. If that was my child I'd be disgusted & would have sent them back over to apologise as well as apologise myself & introduce myself to the new livery.
No idea how some of you guys who DIY on 10+ horses yards do it.
Thoughts?
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