Nudibranch
Well-Known Member
Reading the ongoing thread about the YO/owner issue just reminded me how devisive laminitis can be, and how it really can bring out the worst in people.
I am a lami owner, she's cushings too but successfully managed. For many years I was the only livery on the yard, then one day without me hearing anything a new pony turned up. I had to walk through his paddock to catch mine, so on the way I stopped to say hello and pat him. When I got back to the yard I was very rudely and aggressively spoken to by a man who'd evidently been watching unseen from a distance, accusing me of feeding his daughters' pony apples?! When I patiently explained that I never feed anyone else's horse, and that one of my own is laminitic, he did calm down but I've never felt comfortable in his presence since.
I appreciate people worry about lami (so do I) but going on the attack and making false accusations isn't pleasant for anyone.
On the other hand, at the previous yard, many many years ago, I ended up almost going to court because a busybody neighbour kept feeding mine in the lami paddock, telling me she was underweight, etc, etc. She'd actually cut grass and throw it over for her, and give her hard feed. In the end a letter threatening to sue for for any resulting vets fees was the only way to get her to stop... and this from a horse owner.
It just strikes me what an emotive issue it can be, especially when not all sides are party to the correct information!
I am a lami owner, she's cushings too but successfully managed. For many years I was the only livery on the yard, then one day without me hearing anything a new pony turned up. I had to walk through his paddock to catch mine, so on the way I stopped to say hello and pat him. When I got back to the yard I was very rudely and aggressively spoken to by a man who'd evidently been watching unseen from a distance, accusing me of feeding his daughters' pony apples?! When I patiently explained that I never feed anyone else's horse, and that one of my own is laminitic, he did calm down but I've never felt comfortable in his presence since.
I appreciate people worry about lami (so do I) but going on the attack and making false accusations isn't pleasant for anyone.
On the other hand, at the previous yard, many many years ago, I ended up almost going to court because a busybody neighbour kept feeding mine in the lami paddock, telling me she was underweight, etc, etc. She'd actually cut grass and throw it over for her, and give her hard feed. In the end a letter threatening to sue for for any resulting vets fees was the only way to get her to stop... and this from a horse owner.
It just strikes me what an emotive issue it can be, especially when not all sides are party to the correct information!
