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Need legal advice.. Barn owner having problems and her mare being taken away.

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#1 ·
This will probably be long,

I'm going to set the situation for all of you. We will call my barn owner Allie, and one boarder Bras, and the married couple Karen and John.

I'll shorten the story as I'm about to leave.

Basicly, Karen and John gave her enough money to cover 4 horses but since then have brought two more. So the owe $150. Allie was going to buy a mare from them. So they made a verbal agreement a month ago that Shiney is her's and they would not pay anymore board and it go towards her payments. Now they won't sign the stall agreement (their third one) and are trying to say "we think we are moving" and trying to take Shiney. Allie is very upset. But aside from that, they think they don't owe money. Well, if Shiney was still their's to sell they owe Allie $150 for the other two horses, $150 for Shiney because she's been on full care (thinking she's her's) pay her back for the feed and hay Allie was using for her AND the 30 days of training we put on her. They have had NOTHING to do with that mare the whole last month. I don't understand. There is so much more but based on that what can we do? The mares name is Lil Miss Shiney Chex look her up on.youtube..she is nowhere near what she use to be..someone ruined her since 2009.
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#34 ·
They have been called multiple times by other people. (a mare they bought is very skinny) I actually got threatened to have my horse taken away just because he didn't have hay in his barn. They've done nothing so far. I'm just hoping they still sell this mare to SOMEONE.
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#37 ·
Animal Welfare do follow up on all reports. However, the law where animal 'cruelty' is concerned can appear bizarre. Welfare have to find evidence that an animal is being neglected or physically abused. This is very, very hard to prove in some cases and no matter what the officers 'gut' feeling is, they are prevented from acting by law. If they have concerns or suspicions, they will keep an eye on things but that is all they can do unless there is obvious abuse/neglect which cannot be related to an underlying illness. You really need to let this go and either make a report to animal welfare, buy the horse yourself or move on.
 
#41 ·
everyone needs to remember, even if you have a written contract you can still be sued . USA . Whomever has the Best attorney will win. You have to be careful with the wording, the meaning of the words and the phrasing, because how it is worded can and will change the meaning. you can get a judge that feels sorry for one person over the other, and it Does happen. Best thing to do is check out , ask around about various stables, and from experience about people who want to come board . i will not board now because of bad boarder. and she goes around bad mouthing me.. and she Broke Every Rule, Did not clean the pens as she agreed, Always had an excuse for Not doing and for Breaking the rules .
 
#42 ·
Okay, not to continue to go off on a whim here. Does OP have an update?

Also, I don't understand why some BO's don't grow a pair of cahones and make someone leave if they start causing trouble and drama. Granted, I am a boarder and I know I don't see their side. "Allie" wanted the horse BUT, if it was my barn someone would be gone in the blink of an eye if they didn't pay or tried to pull a fast one on me.

BO's am I right?
 
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