oh my! the"Winston" saga continues!

[Ambrey]

[QUOTE=CLB15;3851209]
“We’ll settle this in the ring.” Where are you- the scene of “the Saddle Club”?!
I agree with others- you handled that way better then most! So… how much longer 'til show season begins?[/QUOTE]

“Life imitates art”

The more I read this board, the more I realize that Saddle Club is real life!

[Instant_Karma]

I am a peaceful person, not one for violence. But this would have been a perfect excuse to knock that bitch the feck out.

Just reading your post gets my blood boiling.

[CLB15]

[QUOTE=Instant Karma;3851302]
I am a peaceful person, not one for violence. But this would have been a perfect excuse to knock that bitch the feck out.

Just reading your post gets my blood boiling.[/QUOTE]

I like to think that like fleur, I could’ve handled the situation without shouting back- or even saying a word, but the lady would’ve walked away with a slightly crooked nose ;-D

Ambrey haha the Saddle Club thing is spooky!

[CenterStage123]

Who is this wacko? (pm if You would like) I used to show on the cchsa with my greenie, before moving up to rateds, but I still help my trainer at some of the shows. Sounds like I want to steer clear of the trainer! Btw I think I recall seeing tommy, he’s cute, no wonder they want him:)

[JanM]

I wouldn’t send the nutso mother any emails-next thing you know she’ll be making a police report about you harassing her, and the trainer will just say you faked the emails. Next time (and I’m sure there will be one) since you are a minor and she is verbally assaulting you I would call the cops on the spot, and if she bothers you after that at least you have a paper trail for the lawyer. Keep you cell charged and since you now have several people bugging you don’t leave a store and walk to your car alone (if you end up alone ask someone big and tough looking to walk you to your car), and don’t park at the end of the parking lot even if you have to circle a few extra times. Be safe.

[WWGeorgeMorrisD]

Thats so crazy unbeliveable, borders on a work of fiction?!

[paulosey]

Wow Fleur…so sorry you are going through this. You have handled everything so well…just pat yourself on the back because you are more mature then these whack jobs. I have been in the industry for a long time and I am always surprised at how many loonies are into horses. Just ignore her. Nothing good will come of sending her the e-mails. Keep friends with you in public and hopefully this will all blow over sooner than later.

[mkevent]

Fleur-I thought of you this morning. My neighbors stallion got loose (again) and was trying to pasture breed my mare through the fence- I almost ended up with a thoroquarverian!! Maybe I can show against the arapintoloosa,too!!

[pattnic]

Fleur, is your real name Stevie, Lisa, or Carole? And is nutso trainer lady’s name Veronica?

You’re in PN, right? If the BF ends up going to grad school there and I move there, I totally want to meet you - you rock!

[caradino]

i have been following this from the beginning, and my heart goes out to you fleur!

what a nutcase… what a whole barn full of nutcases!!

keep up the good work girl, you are handling this in a wonderfully classy way.

can’t wait to hear about you beating the pants off the poor olympic hopeful and her arapintaloosa. :winkgrin:

[ShowMeTheGlory]

sent you a PM

[amastrike]

Guys, this is WAY BETTER than the Saddle Club.

[LD1129]

I wish I was there with ya at the tack shop this b*tch is nuts!! We need to get this so called “trainer” under control

[jengersnap]

Man, you must be getting set up for the longest episode of Punked ever. Symapathies, Fleur. :no:

[EventingJ]

I would definatly not reply to any emails, nor send any emails to any of them… but I think if something like that happened to me at the tack shop I would be torn between laughing so hard i cried in her face, or telling her where to go, laughing till i cried in her face, and then telling the story to just about everyone and laughing about it - especially at shows. But I think I’m also a bit vindictive :\

Sorry this happened to you, i hope they leave you alone soon!

[fleur_de_duc]

[QUOTE=pattnic;3851939]
Fleur, is your real name Stevie, Lisa, or Carole? And is nutso trainer lady’s name Veronica?

You’re in PN, right? If the BF ends up going to grad school there and I move there, I totally want to meet you - you rock![/QUOTE]

haha sadly none of the four here ;]

im about 30 minutes outside of philadelphia. my boy is a bit further out, but only about 10 minutes or so. just let me know … maybe we can set up a meet and greet for the infamous “Winston”

and liz … you must come to shows with me this year. you will have a ball with these wackjobs!

[Dispatcher]

@fleur de duc;3850309

well as I have posted twice before now … there is a trainer in the area who has more than a few screws loose and is literally loosing sanity with the fact I wont give/sell her my horse. I mean, I like him, he is a nice horse, but god he is not THAT special!

for those who do not remember or just want a giggle for today here are the posts from last year
http://www.chronicleforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=177081
http://www.chronicleforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=181018

the trainer received a certified letter from my uncle who is a lawyer just to prove we DO NOT want her contacting us further. she received it, we got the receipt from it, and have not heard from her since, nor seen her. (Although she did have an ad up looking for a tall black tb-type gelding on craigslist:lol: i found it funny) Tommy has been chipped, I have a file of photos/paperwork ready to go just in case. But I am sure I will see her at the local shows, but I will do my best to avoid her at them and if there is a problem, I will be the first to notify whoever necessary.

So the saga continues with not her, but her little protege and her family.

I was at the tack shop this weekend to get a pair of gloves (p.s. I HATE mice!). And I know I for one cannot walk into a tack shop and go directly to what I am looking for, despite the fact I know exactly where it is. Of course we have to do a loop through the whole place just to see. So I walked into a room where an interestingly dressed mother and her little daughter are trying tall boots on. As I go through, they stop talking, and just stare at us (I had my friend and corgi with me). I have no idea who they are at this point, but it gave me the creeps.

So I head through the boot area and into the sales part when I see the mom walking towards us. I am pulling coolers out of a sale bin when the woman walks right up to me and starts going off:eek:

she proceeds to tell me how I was a horrible person for agreeing to give them my horse, then jacking up the price, then backing out on the deal all together. How could I do that to their daughter? I should be ashamed of myself and not be able to attend the shows without being embarassed, because if she has anything to do with it, the whole circuit will hear about it! Then she goes on to say how her daughter is this fabulous rider now jumping 3’9 … (I guess she learned those leads!:lol:) … and they were able to find a nice black Arapintaloosa (yes … in all honesty she used that word to try to brag about her horse. i think she thought it was a real, rare, exotic breed) for her daughter. and I better plan on spending thousands of dollars in training if I want to win, because they are going to be “unstoppable” ! Then she said how their trainer had told them how I was not forthcoming with tommy’s issues and soundness. And how she is so glad they did not get stuck cleaning up his mess

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

seriously? How does this happen to me! lol, do I have a crazy magnet on my back!?!? I guess I was right that their “trainer” was feeding them all sorts of crazy lies about tommy. I promptly told her that he was NEVER for sale, and tried to be civil about what I thought about said trainer. How I never needed to share any details about my horse with any of them because HE WAS NOT FOR SALE! That is when the shit hit the fan, and all hell broke loose. She completely lost it! Went off screaming “how dare I blame this on their trainer when I am the one with the unethical morals who is able to crush a 12yro’s dreams of going to the olympics!”

:eek::eek::eek: THE OLYMPICS! I am sorry , my horse is a good boy, he tries, but he will not be going to the olympics … and do I really have to say it, but I dont think not having tommy is what is holding their daughter back! I was completely taken back by this. I have stated before, I HATE confrontation, I do not do well in situations like that. And the fact that this woman who was over twice my age was standing in a public place screaming at me, a 17yro was really upsetting to me. I have a good reputation in the area. I am very responsible, MANY people trust me with the care of their horses, many people call me for help, questions, etc. I honestly do think I am very mature for my age and can handle difficult situations, but I really was not ready for this. I was infuriated, but refused to sink to her level and shout out in public like that. Thankfully my friend was with me and he stepped in. He had no idea what was going on as he doesn’t know the story, but he tried. He was able to get her to calm down enough to speak rationally with me.

In the end nothing was accomplished. She still thinks I am the devil who is out to ruin their daughter, and their trainer is god. but I told her I would be glad to forward her the emails from their trainer to prove I was not the one making this mess, it was her. And that the authorities were involved already with harassment, and I would be happy to add her to that complaint if she continued. she wanted none of it, and eventually shut up. It basically ended with her saying to be ready for competition, because she thinks “we can settle this in the ring” … SETTLE WHAT!?! I want no part of settling ANYTHING! On second thought, I HAVE NOTHING TO SETTLE!

I am still in shock really. It was embarrassing for me b/c as she was screaming pretty much the whole tack shop stopped and stared. I am glad I kept my cool and didn’t yell back. But at the same time this is getting so old now. I do not want this to turn into something that will make me dread going to shows and the tack shops and feed stores, etc.

I called my uncle, and my policeman friend. Nothing can really be done. they say look at it as some crazy mother indecent and let it slide, but the incident will be added to my file for the trainer just in case.

gosh … the horse world really is full of crazy people

Is this for real? Was this “mom” an adult? Screaming at you in the tack shop? What’s with all the drama?

Couldn’t this have been settled immediatley by you saying “Excuse me? My horse was never for sale. I’m not sure wherre you are getting your information, but there is no truth to it at all” And then walking away.

This is indeed an odd situation…

[cowgirljenn]

All right. Tell the truth. Winstommy is really a AraAndaFriesQuartaPaintaPintaWalkaHanoTrakahnaHaflingeroosa. Right? And he’s already been to the Galactic Olympics and won over the 10 foot jumping class right? You are just trying to hide him and not giving anything about by calling him a Thoroughbred and saying he can’t go to the Olympics.

I really do think it is selfish to keep the Gallactic Olympian AraAndaFriesQuartaPaintaPintaWalkaHanoTrakahnaHaflingeroosa hidden away from all the crazy trainers and their precious little riders.

[LisaB]

Good one CowGirl :lol:
Okay, if you honestly think this will blow over if you lay low, then go for it.
If you think for one second, it’s going to escalate to epic Hatfield/McCoy proportion, maybe you should write an editorial piece in your local paper or horse periodical. A non-seller of nice horse beware kind of thing. Just tell of your issues and what measures you’ve done. I’m thinking for the sake of others, to help them out with their horses/show dogs/cats/show livestock …
Sure, don’t use names and it may well blow up but think of it as ripping off a band-aid with this outfit. Let it really go all out. Otherwise, just laying low will keep these nasty incidences occurring will likely make you run away from town.
Oh yeah, you called the cops on this lady too, right? It was in a public place and you have witnesses.
Think about restraining orders against any and all people associated with whack-job #1
And I REALLY don’t appreciate her calling your horse by my horse’s name!

[DressageGeek_Ribbon]

@LisaB;3852138

Good one CowGirl :lol:

ditto!