Well those of you who scour the threads in this section prob saw my "So theres this horse..." thread over my possible new girl Bause...and i was just thinking...
The ranch im going to try an board her at is amazing...large covered area...deep sand/dirt...its got lots of small roads to ride about on on the property that only the feed truck drives down once a day...tons of turn out space and three lovely barns with lovely stalls...I know the owners and all the people who work there...heck my boyfriend even works there...BUT here is my only issue...
Almost all the horses there are super calm layed back QH's and when people clean the stalls the horses are just left in the stalls when they are cleaned. If the horse gets in the way most everyone just pokes them with the rake to move them over...
Well Bause is known to be very reactive...she is use to having her stall cleaned with her in it BUT i do not think she would appriciate being poked with a rake and i dont want someone to get kicked...
Now since ill be working there to pay off her board it is likely ill be cleaning her stall an if not me my boyfriend who also is very familer with Bause will be so im not really worried...BUT on occasion the two little mexicans who work there also do stalls...I know one is quiting so no big but im worried about the other one going to clean stalls an poking Bause without realizing she might get after him...
I have though up a solution though...MAKE A SIGN!!!!! I figue if a make a big ol' sign that says DO NOT POKE WITH RAKE...and i put it up on her stall door that it should prevent anyone from o say poking her with a rake? and then if they did i cant say they were not warned lol
So what are yalls opinions on this? also everyone who works there has to sign a liability form that states the horse owners and ranch owners are not responsible for any injuries caused by the horses...so im not worried about a law suit if for some dumb reason someone there doesnt read a huge colorful sign...
The ranch im going to try an board her at is amazing...large covered area...deep sand/dirt...its got lots of small roads to ride about on on the property that only the feed truck drives down once a day...tons of turn out space and three lovely barns with lovely stalls...I know the owners and all the people who work there...heck my boyfriend even works there...BUT here is my only issue...
Almost all the horses there are super calm layed back QH's and when people clean the stalls the horses are just left in the stalls when they are cleaned. If the horse gets in the way most everyone just pokes them with the rake to move them over...
Well Bause is known to be very reactive...she is use to having her stall cleaned with her in it BUT i do not think she would appriciate being poked with a rake and i dont want someone to get kicked...
Now since ill be working there to pay off her board it is likely ill be cleaning her stall an if not me my boyfriend who also is very familer with Bause will be so im not really worried...BUT on occasion the two little mexicans who work there also do stalls...I know one is quiting so no big but im worried about the other one going to clean stalls an poking Bause without realizing she might get after him...
I have though up a solution though...MAKE A SIGN!!!!! I figue if a make a big ol' sign that says DO NOT POKE WITH RAKE...and i put it up on her stall door that it should prevent anyone from o say poking her with a rake? and then if they did i cant say they were not warned lol
So what are yalls opinions on this? also everyone who works there has to sign a liability form that states the horse owners and ranch owners are not responsible for any injuries caused by the horses...so im not worried about a law suit if for some dumb reason someone there doesnt read a huge colorful sign...