I don’t get this “borderline libelous.” With a deteriorating situation of which she shared responsibility, how are concerns for horse safety not in line with concerns for personal safety. It’s not paranoia if the guy you say you are afraid of shoots you.
No, just saying his claims on SM are not substantiated. Has anyone found him? Do you know differently? I believe people were looking for him to help with the civil case or at least there were posts along that line once.
So no, I don’t think a barn would fire someone on staff over a onetime complaint especially if the complainer is someone as dramatic as LK can be openly on SM unless it was over an act that was egregious and substantiated.
Bc MB didn’t get his reputation from neglecting horses and even if he was the type to do such a thing, I’m sure he wasn’t the one doing the daily grunt work. Neither was MHG. I don’t see any BNT telling their staff “Don’t feed ABC horses” or “no water for xyz horses” People would not blindly follow any such directives.
And also I would skedaddle if I was getting mixed messages from trainer and trainers fiance as to whether I should stay. This poster seems to think that would make people want to stay. I just wouldn’t want to be a pawn in some game between significant others.
Don’t forget the police calling the DA and the DA saying that Lauren is allowed to go anywhere she wants on the property at any time, MB was not allowed to restrict her access.
She should have left. Easy to say now with hindsight. I believe she was scared even if her fears were of the unknown.
I don’t know MB or his staff. We have been told that it LO who got MB’s horses out. My guess is that JH helped since he is still maintaining the Florida property. I hope MHG did too but maybe she had her hands full buying out RC and getting her own horses and herself out.
I haven’t been at a barn where the owner shot a client. I don’t think anyone thought it would get that bad but it seems like the entire situation was out of kilter. Why assume horses would be cared for when people are making horrible decisions?