Should I just have kept my big mouth shut?!

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What would you do in this situation......

At the yard yesterday morning there were 4 (yes 4!) horses working in a 20x40 school, one of whom is jumping and in wanders big sister age about 11 with little sister aged about 2 to put jump up for other sister who is on one of horses working.

Littlest sister is not being held on to and was standing close to the jump but is standing still.....

I said to Mum of kids, who was watching with a vacant expression, "I'm worried about (small girl) being in there with all those horses I really don't think she should be in there"

Mum mutters something rude under her breath, removes small child and has been giving me filthy looks ever since.

It's not my child and I wasn't riding in there so should I just have kept quiet for the sake of keeping the peace? I hate an atmosphere on the yard
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No, leaving small children in the middle of asmall arena while there are horses schooling and jumping is irresponsible. When i was younger my YO would not allow his own children (aged about 8 and 4 at the time) into the arena on foot when anyone was schooling young horses in there and that was an indoor of about twice the size of the one above.
 
I wouldn't have been able to restrain myself either
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You would feel far worse now if the child had been injured or caused an accident to someone else - I'm sure the mother will get over it
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Poor you. I would not have kept my mouth shut either. Where was the two year old going to go if a horse spooked or ran out at the jump?

Mum should also have had a bit of consideration for all the riders using the school imo.
 
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She is quite honestly! But one of those that everyone is too scared to say anything to as she flies off the handle easily. Hence those riding in the school didn't say anything.

I wouldn't dream of letting my (14 year old) daughter stand in the school with that many horses working; it's so easy to step back out of the way of one in to the path of another.
 
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I wouldn't have been able to restrain myself either
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You would feel far worse now if the child had been injured or caused an accident to someone else - I'm sure the mother will get over it
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Totally agree, how irresponsible with a two yr old in with all those others, that just seems crazy. There is no way I could have kept shut. Hopefully this mother will think next time! Fingers crossed she gets over herself.
 
I dont allow my children in the school when other people are in there and they are 8 and 11 .You were right to say something, some people beggar belief .Shows brains are not evenly distributed !!!
 
God, that's ridiculous. Ridiculous that you had to say something for the mother to realise the genuine risk her baby was in. Some people are just SO complacent. A very dangerous thing where horses are concerned.

I expect she's giving you the evil eye because she knows deep down it was a risky situtation for her daughter to have been in and she's annoyed with herself. She's blaming you for her feeling that way. Silly, arogant woman.

Don't blame yourself. Just think how much worse would it have been if something had happened and the little girl had been trampled.

Could the YO be approached to implement some safety rules? Sounds as if they're needed.
 
Why was mum not doing the jumps while 11 yo held the baby's hand OUTSIDE the arena?

I think your YO might be in order to make a few rules - after all it's their insurance that will suffer.
 
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