MidnightStar
Well-Known Member
I've got a 3.5 tonne lorry which takes my 16.2 warmblood and then has space for one other horse. I'm going out competing about once every 2 or 3 weeks due to various work commitments most weekends at the moment.
A girl at the yard owns a mare who will not load for love or money. As soon as its in the box, it kicks the partitions and general puts up a stink - kicking out when you tie her up etc. I have occasionally given this girl a lift to competitions (about 5 or 6 times in the last year and a half or so)with her other horse but I still don't think it makes this reasonable...
Anyway, I commented that I would be competing in a dressage comp next weekend when I was on the yard and didnt think anything of it. One of the other girls then said jokingly, 'if only my pony was good at dressage, I'd love to come with you!'
This 'friend' with the mare that kicks then said, 'you can't come, because I'm going with her and there's no room in the lorry'.
I did a bit of a double take and said something along the lines of 'wtf - when did I say you were coming?!'
This girl then got quite nasty about it and said 'but I've already entered and learnt the test and I now want to take my new horse (the one that won't load). You always take me. I assumed you'd take me this time - its too late for you to back out now.'
I didn't answer - I was far too shocked to say anything at all! Went home without saying anything to her at all.
Went up the yard today to find the whole yard talking about me saying how horrible I am to ditch this girl from a lift she never had in the first place! This girl apparently then did the sob story with everyone saying how she couldn't afford the £45 to get a professional tranporter to take her.
Despite the fact that she's just spent £100 on an elevator bridle and bought a new sports car
I'm fuming - how have I ended up the villian in all of this?! I thought that it was me who offered lifts not have her inviting herself along?! She never offers petrol money/cleans out the lorry/helps me at all when we've been out together either. She just waits on the yard with her horse all ready to load demanding to be taken so her precious bloody horse is at the class in plenty of time
Sorry for the rant but I've never been so angry in my life
A girl at the yard owns a mare who will not load for love or money. As soon as its in the box, it kicks the partitions and general puts up a stink - kicking out when you tie her up etc. I have occasionally given this girl a lift to competitions (about 5 or 6 times in the last year and a half or so)with her other horse but I still don't think it makes this reasonable...
Anyway, I commented that I would be competing in a dressage comp next weekend when I was on the yard and didnt think anything of it. One of the other girls then said jokingly, 'if only my pony was good at dressage, I'd love to come with you!'
This 'friend' with the mare that kicks then said, 'you can't come, because I'm going with her and there's no room in the lorry'.
I did a bit of a double take and said something along the lines of 'wtf - when did I say you were coming?!'
This girl then got quite nasty about it and said 'but I've already entered and learnt the test and I now want to take my new horse (the one that won't load). You always take me. I assumed you'd take me this time - its too late for you to back out now.'
I didn't answer - I was far too shocked to say anything at all! Went home without saying anything to her at all.
Went up the yard today to find the whole yard talking about me saying how horrible I am to ditch this girl from a lift she never had in the first place! This girl apparently then did the sob story with everyone saying how she couldn't afford the £45 to get a professional tranporter to take her.
Despite the fact that she's just spent £100 on an elevator bridle and bought a new sports car
I'm fuming - how have I ended up the villian in all of this?! I thought that it was me who offered lifts not have her inviting herself along?! She never offers petrol money/cleans out the lorry/helps me at all when we've been out together either. She just waits on the yard with her horse all ready to load demanding to be taken so her precious bloody horse is at the class in plenty of time
Sorry for the rant but I've never been so angry in my life