some people :(

[biggingerpony]

My best friend just rang me in tears she works on a farm catering for mentally disabled adults, its a great job and rewarding she deals with clients and cares for the 4 ponies they've got.

Her boss (a multi millionaire) is a complete and utter cow! One of the ponies a shetland has come in hobbling, laminitic pose, raging hot hooves, and throbbing digital pulses, my friend says straight away laminitis and goes to get boss, who says no its not and refuses to get vet as its too much money! My friend rang up our farrier said it sounds like laminitis and she managed to get him out (for free) tomorrow. Boss knows absolutely nothing about horses!

So my poor friend has had to turn the poor thing back out, (not even any stables he can be put in) while the boss insists they all get hay nets (they are already on a hugggee paddock. The boss also daily gives them a whole loaf of bread, apples, carrots etc.

While my friend feels terrible there's nothing she can do, she has already been threatened with being fired over not giving them haynets and asking the boss to stop feeding them, and shes in no way able to take that risk nor can she afford the vets fees if she rang the vet out of her own accord.

I know its not my place, but I feel so sorry for her... clearly a little ponies welfare is at stake and she feels so powerless! The boss clearly can afford the vet as when I last went to visit said ponies with my friend she had just bought a brand new range rover

 

[TallulahBright]

I'd have rung the vet anyway.

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

That is very sad, I do hope that pony gets the treatment it deserves, the owner sounds horrid tbh

 

[Fransurrey]

Would the farrier be able to get involved at all? Perhaps having a professional give her a firm talking to will do the trick?

 

[Twinkle Twinkle]

Your poor friend she is in a horrible position, l hope the farrier can help.

 

[AmyMay]

Op, just phone the WHW.

 

[Bikerchickone]

Agree with Amymay, get the WHW involved.

 

[showaddy1]

Op, just phone the WHW.

Agreed!!

 

[mulledwhine]

That is so sad, although, would whw actually get involved? Just a wondering, as they seem to have every need met, other than an idiot being involved

 

[Parker79]

please ring back your friend.....I do feel VERY sorry for her but can she go back and check the pony now....if it has a laminitic stance then it cannot be left and should not be left til morning....how awful, I'm sure your friend is struggling as she needs her job but I couldn't live with myself...I would rather make a nuisance of myself I think!

 

[fabian]

I usually just lurk but your friend's boss sounds so much like a woman I used to work for that I had to post. Her name doesn't begin with the letter "M" by any chance, does it?

 

[topclass]

This lady owner should know she has a duty of care for all the animals in her care to provided food, water, shelter and vet care so get the rich bitch to do it or report her simple if the pony is in pain then she is in breech of this she's not quaified to say it doesnt need a vet she isnt one get eh vet anyway poor little pony

 

[Pedantic]

How these thick people get rich in the first place baffles me, loads of money and zilch common sense

 

[rascal]

This lady owner should know she has a duty of care for all the animals in her care to provided food, water, shelter and vet care so get the rich bitch to do it or report her simple if the pony is in pain then she is in breech of this she's not quaified to say it doesnt need a vet she isnt one get eh vet anyway poor little pony

That poor pony needs a vet now not tomorrow!!

 

[Marydoll]

Op, just phone the WHW.

Agree, and sorry op but you need to act on this