lisab
Well-Known Member
I've been at my yard just over a year. Was really happy there. No facilities at all (except lights and electricity, but no school, not even allowed to ride in the field really) but it was nice and chilled and no rules.
YO is a little eccentric (the other livery hates him) but he was always very nice to me, and his wife is lovely.
He would come to the shows with me if my mum couldn't come, help me tack up, do the practice fence for me, video me etc. I would help him with his horse, ride her, turn her out, bring her in, lend him my trailer, gave him tack that I didn't use, etc etc.
And now he has gone bonkers.
New horse arrived yesterday. MASSIVE 17hh+ warmblood. Not just tall but huge all over.
And stressy and aggressive and kicking crap out the trailer and kicking crap out the stable and yelling his head off. Turns out he hasn't been out with other horses for over a year.
He puts the new one in the paddock. I bring mine in past him and he chases us, runs up my boy's bum, my boy lashes out and the new horse whips round and double barrels him. Didn't connect, thank goodness.
We then try to introduce them on the lead rope in the yard. They both squeal and strike out.
(Not totally blaming the new horse - mine can be a little alpha-maley too.)
BUT.
This is an accident waiting to happen.
YO has not spoken to me for 3 days because I dared to ask where the new horse was going. Told me to "mind your own" and said I was a childless worrier that uses her horse as a substitute child.
He said to the new girl today that he would open the paddock gate and let them in together. I overheard and said "What are you doing?" No answer. "What are you doing?" No answer. New girl is mortified and says timidly "He is going to open the gate and let them in together".
I said "No. No way. I'm not doing it".
And was told, right, you have 2 weeks to get your horse out of here.