Princess Z

[skydy]

[QUOTE=ben4me;7834151]
Never claimed any “wealth of experience” although I have more than 30 yrs with horses. NOT an expert but do not claim to be. Don’t need “gruesome” details as I get this every day at work. I do not think someone should post on this board that they “are in the know” about a situation such as this. Oh and you feel that if you have not posted often you have no “experience”? Hmmm…[/QUOTE]

Having read these forums for a long time and having joined in for a little while, I had none of your negative reaction to Laurierace’s post.

One of the benefits of this forum is the experience of it’s members. After some experience here, you do get a feeling for people. You have been a member since 2007. Do you read the forums often?

Unlike other horsey forums on the internet (many of which are populated by teenagers and people who OBVIOUSLY exaggerate their experience)
there is not so much posturing by people here, especially long term members, they’ll be sure to be found out!

I hope that we, and especially people who have yet to get to know the other
members, can refrain from judging them and try to keep to the topic at hand.

No one here has any problem with calling out people who pretend to be experts when they are not.

However…

Ascribing selfish motives to people is guesswork at best, and beside being unpleasant to read, it is really unnecessary and unproductive.

I’m sure that if Laurierace had “heard” that someone WAS “at fault” for the accident that she would not have said anything!

Since what she “heard” was that the accident could in no way be blamed on anyone, I think it was fine for her to say so, since someone did ask! JMHO of course.

[azeventer]

[QUOTE=skydy;7834251]
Having read these forums for a long time and having joined in for a little while, I had none of your negative reaction to Laurierace’s post.

One of the benefits of this forum is the experience of it’s members. After some experience here, you do get a feeling for people. You have been a member since 2007. Do you read the forums often?

Unlike other horsey forums on the internet (many of which are populated by teenagers and people who OBVIOUSLY exaggerate their experience)
there is not so much posturing by people here, especially long term members, they’ll be sure to be found out!

I hope that we, and especially people who have yet to get to know the other
members, can refrain from judging them and try to keep to the topic at hand.

No one here has any problem with calling out people who pretend to be experts when they are not.

However…

Ascribing selfish motives to people is guesswork at best, and beside being unpleasant to read, it is really unnecessary and unproductive.

I’m sure that if Laurierace had “heard” that someone WAS “at fault” for the accident that she would not have said anything!

Since what she “heard” was that the accident could in no way be blamed on anyone, I think it was fine for her to say so, since someone did ask! JMHO of course.[/QUOTE]

This. X100.

[merrygoround]

[QUOTE=ben4me;7832537]
Laurierace, your answers seem to infer you know something most people don’t. I don’t believe the OP asked you. I’m sure that those of us who care are wondering even though it is not our business. I found your comments full of self importance and distasteful.[/QUOTE]

O dear! Where did you come from. I have a problem with recent posters happily lambasting people on here, coming out at first opportunity with guns ablazing.

[ben4me]

So… If you’ve only read and not posted you cannot express your opinion. BTW as is noted in my profile ,I come from the NE. So who told you what you should or could say in your first posts? You don’t have to agree with me but, I have the right to express my opinion. I am not putting down Laurie’s character or where she came from. I just didn’t like what she said in these 2 threads That is all…my opinion and no one else’s.

[Lauruffian]

Turning a thread designed to bring us together and share our grief and condolences over the tragic loss of the filly into an unnecessary attack on Laurierace is what I find distasteful.

This, however, is a beautiful gesture.

[LaurieB]

[QUOTE=Lauruffian;7834779]
Turning a thread designed to bring us together and share our grief and condolences over the tragic loss of the filly into an unnecessary attack on Laurierace is what I find distasteful.

This, however, is a beautiful gesture.[/QUOTE]

I have read this thread with interest. It was prompted was an announcement from Lane’s End saying ZPrincess had been put down due to a paddock accident. This prompted another poster to say (and I’m paraphrasing) “I know what happened and you don’t. But don’t worry, it was nobody’s fault.”

Well, we already knew it was nobody’s fault because Lane’s End had told us that. So what was the point of the subsequent post–which caused this thread to veer in an entirely different direction–except to announce that that poster had inside information about the accident? Frankly, that’s what I find distasteful.

FWIW, I know what happened too. But I didn’t feel the need to come here and brag about my connections on a condolance thread.

[skydy]

[QUOTE=Lauruffian;7834779]
gda=1424342046_06cb6d6c2a3eca67119b05dcc70c3833]This, however, is a beautiful gesture.[/QUOTE]

Oh, how sweet…:sadsmile: That made me teary…poor baby.

( Sorry for messing up the link ,my lack of quoting skill is showing…)

[spotteddrafter]

[QUOTE=LaurieB;7834903]
I have read this thread with interest. It was prompted was an announcement from Lane’s End saying ZPrincess had been put down due to a paddock accident. This prompted another poster to say (and I’m paraphrasing) “I know what happened and you don’t. But don’t worry, it was nobody’s fault.”

Well, we already knew it was nobody’s fault because Lane’s End had told us that. So what was the point of the subsequent post–which caused this thread to veer in an entirely different direction–except to announce that that poster had inside information about the accident? Frankly, that’s what I find distasteful.

FWIW, I know what happened too. But I didn’t feel the need to come here and brag about my connections on a condolance thread.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. 100%.

[JoZ]

For some folks, it may have been prompted by the announcement by Lane’s End. The OP did not say that. I first heard in a post by a Facebook friend. That person had no details, not even the paddock accident phrase. Like the OP, my FB friend wanted to know if anyone had heard what happened. For people asking questions like that, who may not have read the official announcement, I believe Laurierace’s response was perfectly appropriate. Those who are choosing to read into it and make some sort of big deal out of it should recognize that they are doing just that, making a mountain out of a mole hill.

[Matador]

[QUOTE=ben4me;7834102]
I stand by my post. I think she is using this very sad event to portray herself as something she is not. It appears other COTH members agree[/QUOTE]

Not just on this forum…

[gumtree]

[QUOTE=Laurierace;7832445]
I know you didn’t mean any harm, I just wanted to avoid questions directed towards me personally as it isn’t my place to say. This was an accident that involved the best fencing around the nicest pastures money can buy. Not even bubble wrap would have prevented it.[/QUOTE]

Then why did you post basically saying; I know but I’m not telling. No disrespect intended but it comes off a bit childish to me. If you didn’t want inquiring minds to ask then there was no reason for your comment. IMO.

You offer up some good comments/advise at times. Other times you tend to lack “tact”.

I am sure I have put a lot of people off in group or one on one spoken conversations over the years. For me the beauty of “composed” comments is the fact I can review and remove foot from mouth before hitting the send button. Sometimes it’s not totally removed.

[CVPeg]

How very sad to no longer have the hopes they had for this filly. No matter what the reason, or who knows what, the pain is the same.

And, yes - the number of posts on here does not an expert make, nor the lack of them indicate one who is just getting started - more, perhaps, one who is spending their time IRL doing…

[Moderator_1]

As this thread has become more focused on those posting on it, than the actual topic, we’re closing it.

Thanks,
Mod 1