I left my last trainer recently. I should have left long ago, but there are not many places to board around here that I believe can withstand the weather. Safety for my horse comes first. A new place just opened, so we moved.
After having left previous trainer, I learned that she had used my very nice, trained horse for lessons at least a couple of times, and had someone ride my horse for “training” at least four times. (I learned this directly from the rider). I was clear to the trainer that no one was to ride my horse other than her or me. This trainer has ridden at the upper levels several times, and there is no one at the old barn that has ever ridden past third level. I do not know if she let others ride my horse when I was away.
She allowed this to happen more than two years ago when I was physically unable to come to the barn at all due to an injury from a non-horse-related accident.
This is just one example of her less-than-professional behavior.
My DH wants me to tell her either directly or via text that I learned this and that I think it is unprofessional. Another friend said to let it go & move on.
Oh, and I paid her for those rides where she wasn’t riding.
Would you just move on or would you say something to the ex-trainer?