Would it be odd to do this?

This is probably kind of a dumb question, but when it comes to horse world ‘etiquette’ I tend to overthink things so I just wanted to run this by someone else before I do it.

I have been casually looking for a new spot to board in my area for awhile. I’m currently boarding about 45 minutes from my house, so looking for something a bit closer for my mare. Recently, on a horsey FB page catered to my state, I saw Person A make an ISO post looking for similar boarding requirements as me. Person B commented on their posting and offered board at a nice barn that’s very close to me and invited Person A to message them privately. The barn doesn’t have a website of any kind, a Facebook page, etc so messaging the owner privately is the only way to contact them. Would it be odd if I messaged the owner as well, mentioning that I had seen their comment on someone else’s post, and inquired about board?

Not at all!

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Go for it. If the BO didn’t want to publicly offer board they could have sent a PM.

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absolutely. Simply state that you saw their post and if Person A did not respond you would be interested in the prospect. Who knows perhaps they have more than one opening

45 minutes with the price of gas and the value of your time, whew it adds up

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The worse they can say is no, the best outcome is your boarding situation is closer to home!! :slight_smile:

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That’s a good point. I will go ahead and message them. Thanks everyone. :smiley:

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How did it go? Any response?