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First, this is too awesome for words. God bless the internet.
Second, could someone clarify for me if there is some connection between Ms. Groesbeck and Jill Burnell? Or was this just incidental because she was supporting Jill?
Just curious and trying to keep things straight in my head.[/QUOTE]
Incidental connection. There is no direct connection between Jill and OwnedByHim (AFAIK) other than Jill wanted the Emerald Kitty mare, according to OwnedByHim. Stacey Farnham is a former friend of Jill, and she has been attempting to try to acquire the Emerald Kitty mare since she was given to OwnedByHim. At least that’s what I am gathering here. I’m not afraid to say I DO know Stacey and she has told me that not only has she not seen Jill Burnell in person in two years, but she has not spoken with her in at least six months, when JB was asking SF to lease a horse in her name. The connection between JB and SF isn’t a tight one as it’s being portrayed and honestly it’s irrelevant to this entire Jill Burnell ordeal.
For what it’s worth, that is my mare in the link Well Worn Bridle posted. The first photo in the original post was taken less than a week before she left to be leased. The second photo was taken the morning after she came back. What happened is fact, and is not “internet gossip.” Anyone is welcome to contact my vets to verify everything (including that they 100% believe her condition was caused by simply not feeding her/not feeding her enough) I posted there, just PM me for their contact info and I will happily give it to you. I did not post the name of the lessee in that entire thread, even asked that we keep the thread about the mare, not about the obviously inadequate care she received while leased. Thus, you cannot say I was/am attempting to slander/commit libel/cause drama for the lessee.
I believe that link was posted to warn people to take everything with a grain of salt. People sure aren’t always who they make themselves out to be… which is the moral of this entire thread :yes:
I should add my two cents about Jill, because it IS “her” thread after all! I was the one who called her out regarding the “Pop Tart” mare and the OCD surgery on the HGS thread. The little kiddies sure came to defend her, but thankfully she has been “outed” there as well and hopefully that is no more. I did meet Jill Burnell in person once in 2008 or 2009, and visited Federalist and Aloha but did not go to her home. Federalist was then being leased and shown by a junior or amateur. Aloha was in training at a different barn, and I went to see him without JB; she just gave me directions to stop by. She described him as a puppy dog who was most often laying down in his stall lounging. When I actually saw him… he was not a friendly horse. The outside of his stall was chewed pretty badly and it was clear it was his doing. Nothing about him said “puppy dog” at all; in fact he was the exact opposite. That was my first clue that not everything out of JB’s mouth should be believed :sadsmile:
Aloha:
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Who am I in the grand scheme of things? An absolute nobody, a 25 year old nobody with one mare and too much time to spend reading internet forums. However, it’s the absolute nobodies of the world that are most apt to be screwed over by people like Jill Burnell (and others…:no:), and I’m pleased that this thread is reaching us nobodies.
) but other than that this thread has been pretty civil. I’ve been around COTH for many years and seen way worse!
