Situation at the barn-- aggressive horse and owner doesn't understand severity of the situation

[quote=“RMJacobs, post:112, topic:785502”] FIL pipes up “Exploding pens.” I had some explaining to do.
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Reminds me of driving nonstop Chgo to LA, with a carload of 20-somethings (me included).
Got stopped at the CA border & asked if we were transporting any fruit or vegetables.
Wiseass in the backseat points to sleeping pal & says “Just this one”
Border guard was not amused. :persevere:

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Are you new? :wink: This is CoTH. We enjoy tangents almost more than original topics themselves! :joy:

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It would be nice if the tangents were halfway accurate though. :wink: NYC is hours away from Buffalo, and the OP is out west, or I guess mid-west might be more accurate.

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In a tough situation you always find a way. I filled the cooler in the car with a hose. And siphoned it out with another hose. No cooler carrying required.

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6ish hours… quite a long commute.

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There isn’t an actual Dog Poop Compass (yet!) but this is where the discussion took place. Click on the bolded title. I’m not sure why it shows my post specifically:

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So I looked up a map showing Winnipeg, Manitoba – yeah I believe you. :slight_smile:

I won’t mention the country name – There is at least one country, in an earlier decade, pre cell phones, that had a major destructive war inside its borders. Massive military and civilian casualties. But … not everyone living in the country knew there was a war.

The most remote farming villages, deep in the mountains, did not know about the war. They came out of it undisturbed. By the time they found out, they had no reason to dispute the new government that had no interest in them. Just carried on, no role in a significant world geo-political moment. :slight_smile:

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Oh lordly… I almost choked on a piece of popcorn, laughing! :joy::rofl::sweat_smile:

Where’s the fun in that? :rofl:

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Re consulting the BO before moving your horses pasture… Well of course, but I wonder, did BO consult with owners when adding this pia horse that is dangerous?

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Horse came at 10 months and is now 3 years old. Unlikely he started that way.

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Yes, but only the OP has noticed?
Three years is plenty of time to wise up and create a round pen or other option for the Bad Seed so the other horses or people aren’t hurt.
I think the OPs problem is with the BO, who can do something, more than the horse or the clueless owner.

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Well yeah. The BO is the only one with the capacity to provide a solution that doesn’t involve risking your life to retrieve your horse.

I don’t know where I ever said otherwise.

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I wonder if there is some kind of dynamic between the barn owner and the gelding’s owner. Relative, friend, friend of employer, etc. That would fit with the BO’s flawed notion of exemption from a lawsuit. (“Oh, Gelding owner would NEVER sue,” and so on.) The bit about the boarders being required to help with the vet exam is just so bizarre that I wonder if the gelding owner has something on the BO.

The OP is between a rock and a hard place and I hope they find a resolution so they can have a nice summer.

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Some BOs flat do not care as long as they are making a little money or they are too ignorant to know better and won’t intervene. With the knowledge this BO has demonstrated, I don’t foresee them really able to fix the situation.

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I don’t know why you thought I was addressing you in the first place?

My impression was the vet exam was such a gong show that emergency help was deputized to get him into the stocks. All hands on board like a cast horse.

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Because I’m the one that said the OP needed to do this. You countered my statement with an idiotic one.

Every day, more and more, I understand why barns are shutting down.

While I agree that this BO (and others!) need to be quicker in giving 30 days in order to keep the peace with the good people they have as boarders, they do not need to consult with anyone, for anything. Should I consult my boarders if I want to bring in chickens? A donkey? A tiger? Inform, maybe. But consult?

Nope. It’s my damn property, I’ll do exactly as I please. If you don’t like that, go on and leave.

There are FAR fewer boarding facilities than there are people looking for somewhere to go. I don’t have time for Nancy the Ninny telling me what I’m allowed to do at my own house.

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Lol sure makes sense.
I had no idea who offered that days ago, probably. And since I agreed, I’m not sure what your problem (today) is.
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