JDChaser
Well-Known Member
Just incase anyone's remotely curious as to how things are now!
(old thread is here http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5165640/page/0/fpart/1/vc/1 )
Well, like i said at the end of that thread a man who keeps 3 horses on the same block as mine had a bit of a screaming fight with one of the people feeding the horses, after he caught her going round with a barrow load of haylege and putting it in people's stables ... !!
She told the YO, who then 'told off' my friend for shouting at the woman, fair enough, and he also told the woman that she is not allowed to feed any of the other horses.
Cut to this afternoon. I had the afternoon off work (yippee
) and had lessons on both my horses this afternoon before putting them both to bed about 4pm, just as the woman was arriving along with another new livery. She then said to me 'no need for the signs, ive been ordered to let your horses starve'
I'd put a sign outside each of my stables, saying 'Please do not feed me, i'm on a strict diet! Thank you'. I asked her what she meant by 'starved' and she mumbled something about them having empty nets on a morning (which is interesting as im usually at the yard about half 5, where as shes never there before 8 so how she'd know..) and that 'what with them being thoroughbreds, they need feeding more, don't you know' in a patronising little voice
Anyway, i saw red a bit and asked her what she thought my hanging scales were for, and would she like to see my vet bills for colic? And would she like to know how long i've looked after him and how long i've now kept him from colicing? And would she like to speak to my vet, whom i worked out my feeding plan with? Would she liked to come and see my horses work 3 times a week on the gallops, which i doubt they'd be able to do whilst being malnourished!! She just kind of mumbled sorry and walked off. Her friend looked like she was about to start so i just asked her what HER problem is, and she said that i shouldn't go snitching to the YO just because they gave all the horses treats every now and then. Red mist descends again
and i told her in no uncertain terms to never feed my horses anything, that i don't want my gelding reverting back to being nippy and colicy. and that i don't trust their horsesense enough to know what is safe for a horse to eat! She went bright red and said fine, you keep your miserable horses without any treats then, no wonder they don't come over to you in the field'
I actually almost laughed, what an insult
YO has put a big laminated sign on the notice board saying extra haylege should not be fed to horses without the owner's permission, but otherwise i haven't seen him since the other night. Hopefully this is the end of it?? I'm hoping that all the new people on the yard get the message that i don't give my horses treats (especially my gelding) for the right reasons. Regardless of whether they come over to me in the field or not
Well, like i said at the end of that thread a man who keeps 3 horses on the same block as mine had a bit of a screaming fight with one of the people feeding the horses, after he caught her going round with a barrow load of haylege and putting it in people's stables ... !!
Cut to this afternoon. I had the afternoon off work (yippee
Anyway, i saw red a bit and asked her what she thought my hanging scales were for, and would she like to see my vet bills for colic? And would she like to know how long i've looked after him and how long i've now kept him from colicing? And would she like to speak to my vet, whom i worked out my feeding plan with? Would she liked to come and see my horses work 3 times a week on the gallops, which i doubt they'd be able to do whilst being malnourished!! She just kind of mumbled sorry and walked off. Her friend looked like she was about to start so i just asked her what HER problem is, and she said that i shouldn't go snitching to the YO just because they gave all the horses treats every now and then. Red mist descends again
YO has put a big laminated sign on the notice board saying extra haylege should not be fed to horses without the owner's permission, but otherwise i haven't seen him since the other night. Hopefully this is the end of it?? I'm hoping that all the new people on the yard get the message that i don't give my horses treats (especially my gelding) for the right reasons. Regardless of whether they come over to me in the field or not