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Driving home from work today and get a phone call from a friend at yard nothing unusual as often phone each other to see if each otHer need a hand if finnishing work late etc, but then hear my mare screaming in the back ground panic sets in as she only makes this sound when real upset. Friend says that Miss is out in field on her own galloping round and round like an idiot.
YO and I have an understanding that if other horses are brought in before I finish work she will bring her in for me as Miss hates been left out on her own. Friend brings her in for me but only after 10 mins of trying to calm her down n field all time YO is stood watching.
Got to yard half hour later and Miss is covered in mud and sweat in the most foul mood ever hardly letting me do anything with her, checked her all over and luckly she has not hurt her self. Just very upset.
It has realy p****d me off to think that YO had stood there watching her get more and more upset about been out on her own when normaly she would of brought her in. I could understand if Miss was a hand full to bring in but she is not she will come in walking by your side and you not needing to hold on to her.
Sorry for the rant just upset that YO has put my horse at risk of hurting herself when she promised that she would never be left out on her own.
 
Did you mention this to YO?

I often think 99.9% of these problems can be solved simply by making a stand in person, however hard it feels at the time.
 
I am a YO and even we get let down ! Mine is only a private yard with friends !! Every night I bring friends horse in and if I've got time sort it out Hay, water, feed etc............ To save her the trouble of going up.
Weekends when she has time I think she might help out. Sat came I was trying to excercise 3 horses to get them fit, she sat in the coffee room drinking didn't even attempt to help muck one of mine out !!!
As you can imaging I was really livid, I think she got the message as she helped out on Sunday.
I just find people so selfish, I treat the other horses as if they were my own and would never leave them out on their own, or in the stable with no hay or water.
Unfortunately others aren't so thoughtful. I'm now a little bitter and feel like just sorting my own out, but then this would go against the person I am and the only ones to suffer would be the horses and I'd never do that.
But like you I felt let down, this is just one story I could go on and on and on but I'd bore you stupid.
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IMO, it would seem DIY yards often suffer from these issues more than anywhere else. I won't do DIY on our yard for just such reasons, I manage every horse in a routine and way that keeps them all sane (and the owners and me!). It is worth every penny of £13 a day if you ask me. Maybe I'm biased!
 
Sadly it goes on all the time, wherever you are. My so-called friend who was supposed to bring my horse in at night (I get down later) in "return" for me feeding, rugging and turning out hers, dragged her in alright - but didn't bother to let me know she was ten tenths lame in front. My poor mare had to stand on 3 legs, sweating with pain, for another 4 hours before the vet came. That could have been a broken leg, luckily it was a blown tendon. Not long after that I terminated the arrangement and moved my horse.
 
Did you see the YO out and about yesterday afternoon? I only ask, just in case she wasn't well or something. Or was dealing with some personal problem, on the phone, say.

Okay, okay! I know I am making excuses, as she was probably just fine, but things do happen. I spent all this morning throwing up and didn't get to yard until 10.30, so I am feeling pretty sympathetic to anyone feeling ick and having to do their horses.

I'd definitely siddle up and mention it to her today. So it doesn't happen again
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