skint1
Well-Known Member
I've recently moved to a different part of my yard where there are more horses and more people including some young children. It's very nice but I am quite a socially anxious person so having more people around is not always easy for me, even when they're friendly (which thankfully is the case on my yard).
One of the liveries, who I get on fairly ok with (I think) has a child (probably around 3-4yo) When I first moved there the child would chatter and we'd laugh etc but about 2 weeks ago they stopped, seemed quite whiny etc. I'm not a child expert so I figured maybe they had a bug or were overtired so didn't think much of it, but tonight the child actually told me they didn't like me.
I feel bad, don't want the kid to feel uncomfortable or hate coming to the yard- am thinking of moving my horse back to our original stable, except that logistically it's much easier in this new stable and my horse seems happier because he can see more and there's more horses around. During the working week I generally don't see them but over holidays and weekends I see them more often. How should I handle the situation? Is there anything I should or shouldn't do to try and improve things?
One of the liveries, who I get on fairly ok with (I think) has a child (probably around 3-4yo) When I first moved there the child would chatter and we'd laugh etc but about 2 weeks ago they stopped, seemed quite whiny etc. I'm not a child expert so I figured maybe they had a bug or were overtired so didn't think much of it, but tonight the child actually told me they didn't like me.
I feel bad, don't want the kid to feel uncomfortable or hate coming to the yard- am thinking of moving my horse back to our original stable, except that logistically it's much easier in this new stable and my horse seems happier because he can see more and there's more horses around. During the working week I generally don't see them but over holidays and weekends I see them more often. How should I handle the situation? Is there anything I should or shouldn't do to try and improve things?