Kenzo
Well-Known Member
If a horse was acting dangerously to bring in from the field (basically through the gateway but also to lead over the field and enter his loose box) lets just say a mixture of spring grass/high winds just general getting worked up during fetching in time.
But it was your job to bring in all the horses on your own, would you take the risk? (bearing in mind the previous evening you nearly got kicked in the face and trampled on by this horse) or you would refuse? and let YO know obviously and leave it out, providing that is, the horse is left out in company so wont be upset/running about on its own, which is what I decided to do.
Theres one thing dealing with your own horses stupidity at times and others, after all they all have their moments but Im more reluctant to risk an injury over someone elses horse when you know what it's going to do, despite if you are getting paid for it.
Now if the horse could not be left out for instance (being left in company wasnt an option) and you knew the horse would create being left out then would you then take the risk and attempt to bring the animal in?
Im quite a confident person around horses and Ill probably go that extra inch more than most but I also know when to call it a day and evaluate situations, Ive had far too many near misses, on the scale of things Ive been lucky it must be said, like a cat Ive probably had my nine lives now but because I've seen the damage nasty accidents can cause, it does make me very cautious these days, not in a nervous way, just choosing wisely and taking the sensible option.
YO agreed, he was not going to bring the horse in neither.
But from a liveries point of view (or a YO's point of view), which Im trying to see from their side of things, if it was my horse for example, would you of been happy with this choice or would you still have expected the horse to have been brought in? after all at the end of the day, you are paying for a service, then surely you expect to receive it no matter what?
There has not been an issue here or anything, in fact the horse's owner is lovely and no doubt will of agreed and done the same thing, Im just wondering what others would have done in a similar situation thats all and what the general the 'rule of thumb is' on other yards when these situations arise.
Who comes first? the paying livery or the safety of the yard staff?
But it was your job to bring in all the horses on your own, would you take the risk? (bearing in mind the previous evening you nearly got kicked in the face and trampled on by this horse) or you would refuse? and let YO know obviously and leave it out, providing that is, the horse is left out in company so wont be upset/running about on its own, which is what I decided to do.
Theres one thing dealing with your own horses stupidity at times and others, after all they all have their moments but Im more reluctant to risk an injury over someone elses horse when you know what it's going to do, despite if you are getting paid for it.
Now if the horse could not be left out for instance (being left in company wasnt an option) and you knew the horse would create being left out then would you then take the risk and attempt to bring the animal in?
Im quite a confident person around horses and Ill probably go that extra inch more than most but I also know when to call it a day and evaluate situations, Ive had far too many near misses, on the scale of things Ive been lucky it must be said, like a cat Ive probably had my nine lives now but because I've seen the damage nasty accidents can cause, it does make me very cautious these days, not in a nervous way, just choosing wisely and taking the sensible option.
YO agreed, he was not going to bring the horse in neither.
But from a liveries point of view (or a YO's point of view), which Im trying to see from their side of things, if it was my horse for example, would you of been happy with this choice or would you still have expected the horse to have been brought in? after all at the end of the day, you are paying for a service, then surely you expect to receive it no matter what?
There has not been an issue here or anything, in fact the horse's owner is lovely and no doubt will of agreed and done the same thing, Im just wondering what others would have done in a similar situation thats all and what the general the 'rule of thumb is' on other yards when these situations arise.
Who comes first? the paying livery or the safety of the yard staff?
but he wouldn't be coming out of his paddock with me on the end of his leadline if it endangered me.
