Boodle
Well-Known Member
Sorry I've been so miserable of late.
Recently i've just been marvelling at how full of cr*p and how lacking in morals so many people are.
Finally B and P's owner had arranged the farrier, left a message on our phone on Friday saying;
"Farrier's coming monday, give them a ring in the morning and they'll tell you when they'll be there".
No please, no common courtesy. Im at school, mum works full time, owners are at home all day but are scared of their horses so we have to do it.
So, farrier comes at two. Get Bill in from field, lead him the 15 minutes around the road and down to the stable block where Pally is. Tell farrier to take Bill's shoes off, because I feel so uncomfortable in that place, and I don't want to be in anyway indebted to the owners so I just care for the horses. No riding.
Anyway, owner drives to the block in his Bentley, we say hello. He ignores us. Talks to gardener etc.
Farriers leave and owner watches as we clean out Pally etc. No thanks for getting them in, nothing. He just says;
"That horse will be fine when you excercise it".
Pally has done in his annular ligament. He's been on box rest for 6 months, all of which time weve cared for him and done everything for him without a penny given to us, or even a thank you.
And now he's saying that if i excercised him he'd be fine.
My Mum politely replied that maybe we should get the vet out and see what he thinks. She didn't get a reply, and owner turned around and walked off.
We haven't asked ANYTHING of this man, we haven't asked for a penny from him for all the work we're doing for him. All we would like is a thank you now and again. Or a kind word. But no.
I'm so sick of putting my everything into this and getting nothing in return.
These horses deserve so much more than what I have time to give them, and what their owner desires to give them.
Am I over reacting? I just feel like we're struggling to keep our heads above water and spending up time that we don't have on these horses because if we didn't, no one would. And all we get, is treated like something on the sole of his shoe.
It doesen't help that potential buyers for Rocco are absolutely awful, I never knew to what extent people messed you around when buying.
And today, YO at Rocco's yard was telling me abou tthe horse she has, rescued him from living by himself, no hay, no water, no shelter. He's a tb type. He lived out all year in a field next to a roundabout. She managed to get hold of his owners and he was given to her. When he arrived he hadnt been wormed, was underweight, neglected, feet hadnt been done, didn't know how to interact with other horses and couldn't be ridden. Now he's a fantastic natured, sociable, talented and beautiful horse.
Previous owner has been in contact and says he wants him back to sell.
Do people have no morals?
I'm sounding so bitter, but I really am. I find it so difficult to comprehend why people can be so thoughtless.
Kirsty
P.s: I'm not asking for advice, i'm just ranting. I'm not going to leave B and P because I know what would happen to them.. and it's not good. I just get so down about the whole situation.
Recently i've just been marvelling at how full of cr*p and how lacking in morals so many people are.
Finally B and P's owner had arranged the farrier, left a message on our phone on Friday saying;
"Farrier's coming monday, give them a ring in the morning and they'll tell you when they'll be there".
No please, no common courtesy. Im at school, mum works full time, owners are at home all day but are scared of their horses so we have to do it.
So, farrier comes at two. Get Bill in from field, lead him the 15 minutes around the road and down to the stable block where Pally is. Tell farrier to take Bill's shoes off, because I feel so uncomfortable in that place, and I don't want to be in anyway indebted to the owners so I just care for the horses. No riding.
Anyway, owner drives to the block in his Bentley, we say hello. He ignores us. Talks to gardener etc.
Farriers leave and owner watches as we clean out Pally etc. No thanks for getting them in, nothing. He just says;
"That horse will be fine when you excercise it".
Pally has done in his annular ligament. He's been on box rest for 6 months, all of which time weve cared for him and done everything for him without a penny given to us, or even a thank you.
And now he's saying that if i excercised him he'd be fine.
My Mum politely replied that maybe we should get the vet out and see what he thinks. She didn't get a reply, and owner turned around and walked off.
We haven't asked ANYTHING of this man, we haven't asked for a penny from him for all the work we're doing for him. All we would like is a thank you now and again. Or a kind word. But no.
I'm so sick of putting my everything into this and getting nothing in return.
These horses deserve so much more than what I have time to give them, and what their owner desires to give them.
Am I over reacting? I just feel like we're struggling to keep our heads above water and spending up time that we don't have on these horses because if we didn't, no one would. And all we get, is treated like something on the sole of his shoe.
It doesen't help that potential buyers for Rocco are absolutely awful, I never knew to what extent people messed you around when buying.
And today, YO at Rocco's yard was telling me abou tthe horse she has, rescued him from living by himself, no hay, no water, no shelter. He's a tb type. He lived out all year in a field next to a roundabout. She managed to get hold of his owners and he was given to her. When he arrived he hadnt been wormed, was underweight, neglected, feet hadnt been done, didn't know how to interact with other horses and couldn't be ridden. Now he's a fantastic natured, sociable, talented and beautiful horse.
Previous owner has been in contact and says he wants him back to sell.
Do people have no morals?
I'm sounding so bitter, but I really am. I find it so difficult to comprehend why people can be so thoughtless.
Kirsty
P.s: I'm not asking for advice, i'm just ranting. I'm not going to leave B and P because I know what would happen to them.. and it's not good. I just get so down about the whole situation.
