Has anyone ever had an experience where someone was riding your horse without permission? Or any similar stories?
I recently found out that my boyfriends little sister, who absolutely hates me with a passion, was riding my horse behind my back for a while. She has no idea what she was doing, and seems to think of herself as a "trainer" at 17-years-old. Clues that let me know something was up were:
-Her grandma (who boards at my barn as well) sending me messages thanking me for letting her ride my horse. Her grandma was under the assumption that I allowed her to, which is false. Dead giveaway she was riding my mare.
-The barn owner (whom I've known for years, as he is a family friend) calling and texting me multiple times letting me know she was riding my horse when he would catch her in the act, and her telling him she had permission. He finally told her she needed to stop because she was lying that she had permission. Again, another dead giveaway.
-My horse being scared ****less of being saddled and running away from anyone who got near her, as well as breaking off of the crossties whenever she was tied. (My mare is 10-years-old. I have owned her since she was one and worked with my current trainer since the first day I got her. She is finished and very quiet. I have shown her since she was a two-year-old, we have even used her as a lesson horse for young children with disabilities.)
-My mares gaits being all screwed up. She no longer understands the cue for lope and has seem to "forgot" her lead changes, pivots, sidepassing, etc. As soon as I found out someone was riding her behind my back, I noticed my mare didn't walk on a lead very well. She would swing her butt all around and couldn't seem to just respect walking in a straight line. Not only that, she wouldn't allow anyone to put her halter on her for a while.
Anyone else have experience with anything like this? It makes me so sick and I have thought a lot about taking legal action, but being that she is my boyfriends sister makes it more difficult because of conflict with his family as a result. What would you do/have you done in a situation like this?? Any help and advice would be appreciated.
I recently found out that my boyfriends little sister, who absolutely hates me with a passion, was riding my horse behind my back for a while. She has no idea what she was doing, and seems to think of herself as a "trainer" at 17-years-old. Clues that let me know something was up were:
-Her grandma (who boards at my barn as well) sending me messages thanking me for letting her ride my horse. Her grandma was under the assumption that I allowed her to, which is false. Dead giveaway she was riding my mare.
-The barn owner (whom I've known for years, as he is a family friend) calling and texting me multiple times letting me know she was riding my horse when he would catch her in the act, and her telling him she had permission. He finally told her she needed to stop because she was lying that she had permission. Again, another dead giveaway.
-My horse being scared ****less of being saddled and running away from anyone who got near her, as well as breaking off of the crossties whenever she was tied. (My mare is 10-years-old. I have owned her since she was one and worked with my current trainer since the first day I got her. She is finished and very quiet. I have shown her since she was a two-year-old, we have even used her as a lesson horse for young children with disabilities.)
-My mares gaits being all screwed up. She no longer understands the cue for lope and has seem to "forgot" her lead changes, pivots, sidepassing, etc. As soon as I found out someone was riding her behind my back, I noticed my mare didn't walk on a lead very well. She would swing her butt all around and couldn't seem to just respect walking in a straight line. Not only that, she wouldn't allow anyone to put her halter on her for a while.
Anyone else have experience with anything like this? It makes me so sick and I have thought a lot about taking legal action, but being that she is my boyfriends sister makes it more difficult because of conflict with his family as a result. What would you do/have you done in a situation like this?? Any help and advice would be appreciated.