Dutch harness horse drama. Update major mare/ foal neglect Nov 2023 post 1782 Update Kate Shearer responds post 1930 Nov 25/23

Well now that is a blanket statement against all breeders that I believe steps over the lines. Have you ever taken a foal to a keuring?

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I’m in no way condoning assault, death threats, attempting to ruin someone’s business, or calling someone’s clients who have nothing to do with a situation. Those are bad things. Those things are wrong. But I do have to ask, didn’t you call a COTH poster’s trainer several times to speak to them about what their client was posting on COTH?

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I actually just sent a text asking what in the world was going on as I never had any animosity from the trainer or her clients. When it’s someone I directly know I definitely take it personally and I wanted to find out what the issue was. She was great about it and we talked things out like most normal adults do. Took all of like five minutes. But I was brought up to directly address people with an issue, not do this anonymous screen thing. And I did not create falsities in any way like what has happened and continues to happen and posts like this just fuel lies and rumor mills. If someone would like to talk about me that is fine, but at least share the truth. So yes I reached out to the trainer who was a client of mine before i moved to the east coast and who occasionally asks me for this or that. We like to maintain business relationships so it was not out of the ordinary to reach out nicely via text to inquire no.

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But no never called and Not several times. If need be I can post our short conversation on here? As I said hiding behind anonymity here means people tend to say a lot more than the truth. I have had a lot of betrayal and lying from my family as a teenager and young adult so it is the thing that I hold most precious and will not do in my life. That is why I am so open about everything which some people take the wrong way. I own up to my mistakes, but also expect better behavior from others.

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I can guarantee you my trainer does not occasionally ask you for “this or that.” And leave her name out of this. She does not have an account here and doxxing her is unacceptable.

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Did I mention her name? For goodness sakes.

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You are threatening to post your text messages with her on a public bulletin board where she is NOT a member. She did not ask to be dragged into this by you. Sharing private text messages you sent her is not appropriate unless you text her first and she says ok.

ETA: and you did not send just one text. You first texted her accusing her of being me. And then a few days later, texted her again despite now knowing she and I are two completely different people.

And one more quick edit, your moving to the East Coast is not why we stopped using you. We only used you a couple times back in 2017 or 2018. Didn’t you just recently move to Florida??

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Can you share the vet practice that did your reproduction work? It seems you used stallions with success that could be tricky to work with or with limited expensive straws. ( Although I suspect I am out of the area, we have New Bolton and I think Select Breeder services ( which may use New Bolton) in the mid Atlantic but I am not sure who the experts are now nationally- since I think you can ship embryos to recipient herds if one is doing ET? . Thanks!

I stopped doing CA shows as I was on the east coast and mid west the last 4 years. I finally moved residence to Florida this year. But getting it straight it was text not calls, per above, and you might be different but you represented your barn (ie trainer) as stating you didn’t use me because……so unfortunately you brought her into this. Of course I would black out names etc before posting anything. I’m not stupid. You really need to just calm down and just go enjoy your horse instead of go after my life with any morsel you may have left.

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Sure I use Dr Foss at EMS for all my icsi embryo creations. When I was in Arizona unused dr Roger Souza for my oocyte pulls which went to EMS, dr gragg in Oklahoma and dr miller in Ocala

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I don’t need your condescending attitude to tell me what I need or don’t need to do, but good try. It sounds like you have enough strife in your own life that you need to deal with before you tell others how to live theirs. But I think that’s probably what got you in this mess in the first place.

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All I was saying was go enjoy your life instead of sit here and try to pick mine apart.

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And yet that seems to be your favorite pastime on FB…

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What sharing my life on my fb? I don’t go and pick others apart on an anonymous social media platform. That just takes too much time and a waste of my energy.

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Wow, really?! Just off the top of my head I’ve seen posts where you’ve: mocked a former schoolmate for changing her gender pronouns, rudely called out clients for not pulling manes to your satisfaction, bashed the owner of an equine hydrotherapy spa for cancelling on your dog when it was too windy to stay open, the list goes on and on…. Pot, meet kettle!

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LOL

I don’t have a dog in this fight but no, just no.

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Oh my so…I commented on a law school associate who changed pronouns and made a check out teenager at Walmart to feel a fool since he said ma’am instead of they. I mentioned how is someone supposed to know and it was still a sign of respect saying ma’am anyways.

Absolutely will mention proper mane etiquette just like majority of other pro braiders. Some make massive posts about it and how they will just walk out. I didn’t call any clients out I just posted vague pictures of manes that were unacceptable. No one could recognize the horses.

As to spa it has nothing to do with the wind (which wasn’t the reason for the cancellation the spa wasn’t working) or the cancellation. It was my review of the the after interaction where I kindly asked for the following day first appointment since I work all night rather than a middle of the day appointment and was responded to in a very rude manner.

So again…please make sure to get your stories straight.

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Also key word anonymous. My name is tied to what I say……unlike here….

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Well now you know why we stopped using you after just a couple times. And hint, it wasn’t because you moved.

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Because of what? Never used your horses as an example. Just because I have thoughts on how to treat others in and out of industry? Ok I respect that is your choice. Have a nice day.

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