OiskiPoiski
Well-Known Member
It has come to light that an older sounding man has been making calls to equestrian shops and yards- any equestrian number he can get hold of- asking for information on a rider being available for his horse (when i was unfortunate enough to pick up the call, he reportedly had a 10 year old arab that his 60 year old wife only rode at the weekend because of her bad back).
He offers a large amount of money for riding, and then proceeds to talk about the horses ''naughty'' nature- specifically ''naughty'', not ''bad'' or ''misbehaving''- out hacking. He then gets onto the subject of how you ride the horse- and whether you use the whip, then following with how hard you use it, how often.... you get the drift.
This is pretty disgusting behaviour- he has been getting hold of many peoples numbers and repeat calling them- and today he called the equestrian shop i work in, in Hampshire, asking for full livery yard numbers. Quite a few yards around here are already aware- I was not, when i picked up the phone, and thus was rescued from the ever-confusing phone call by a colleague who had dealt with this before!
Please be aware- it can seem amusing at first, but he could be getting hold of kids' numbers, and is as good as harrassing many yard owners. The number, of course, comes up as 'private number'.
Just thought you should all be aware! At the moment it seems to be yards in the Hampshire/West sussex/surrey area.
He offers a large amount of money for riding, and then proceeds to talk about the horses ''naughty'' nature- specifically ''naughty'', not ''bad'' or ''misbehaving''- out hacking. He then gets onto the subject of how you ride the horse- and whether you use the whip, then following with how hard you use it, how often.... you get the drift.
This is pretty disgusting behaviour- he has been getting hold of many peoples numbers and repeat calling them- and today he called the equestrian shop i work in, in Hampshire, asking for full livery yard numbers. Quite a few yards around here are already aware- I was not, when i picked up the phone, and thus was rescued from the ever-confusing phone call by a colleague who had dealt with this before!
Please be aware- it can seem amusing at first, but he could be getting hold of kids' numbers, and is as good as harrassing many yard owners. The number, of course, comes up as 'private number'.
Just thought you should all be aware! At the moment it seems to be yards in the Hampshire/West sussex/surrey area.
