You teach people how to treat you. If they know you won't let that stuff fly then they won't even try it.
Hate deadbeat horse boarders...
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Weird people down the road creeped me out. Coming home yesterday about 1/4 mile from the drive two young men and two young women standing in the road. Not exactly in front of a house, but not really walking, just stopped there, one girl a little ahead of the others. Cigarettes going, tatooes, skinny, ear plugs, looking like meth heads. Had my eye out all evening, didn't like the vibes, never saw them before. Don't know them and don't want to, they don't belong. wonder if they were relatives of the people living in a rental to the west of me. I tried to associate with them, but found out they are total white trash and foul mouthed. At least 3 generations there now, starve their pitbulls. I have no respect for them. I have made blackberry cobbler for them, gave a bunch of clothes and purses to the skinny wife. The kids I ws to take to bible school, I stopped by to remind them I will be back in 15 to pick them up, when I got there, they locked up all the doors and wouldn't answer. A-holes. I gave them a big bag of dog food once and told them my dogs didn't like it. Was a lie but I would hope they would feed those poor animals. The dogs have been over to my house a time or two and I feed them. So skinny that the bones are all protruding on their backs, shoulders and tails, makes me sick! Trash! I'm done.
Is that like pregnant a bit? At least there is improvement but when it happens have your action plan ready to implement.
Everybody wants a horse until They get one . Most are in over Their head from day one . I'll stick with chickens and My Redbone Hound .
TexasFreedom
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So True!
And there are several things just like that. Lots of people want a 'time share' until they get one. Everyone wants a new car, until they get the payments (I know one fellow who got one new car, then a second last year, and now he's working a second job only to pay his two car payments!). Other people buy a RV or boat, again with massive monthly payments.
Everyone should follow a simple rule: other than a house, if you don't have the cash to completely pay for it on day one, you can't afford it!
there is a real easy way to end this problem,,,,,STOP BOARDING HORSES
,at 1 time I had 3 horses never again,,,don't get me wrong I like them but they are a walking accident looking for a place to happen,,,,,,if there is anything on your property they can hurt them self's on,,,,THEY WILL FIND IT
You can probably substitute a number of things for "boat" in this, but I've been told that the two happiest days of a boat owner's life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells his boat.
WGregMiller
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For sure a lot of work. They can be hard to take care of. My mother wanted one for many years and after I left home she got one. It was too much for her. the horse was big, headstrong, questions one should ask is, who is going to take care of their hooves, can I lift the saddle and get it on, am I familiar with the types of illnesses this animal can get and how to treat them, how to train your animal, how to stable it, what to feet, etc, etc. How many hours do I want to spend per week taking care of a large animal. Dad always called them "hay burners". I read somewhere that taking care of one horse is like taking care of 5 dogs. Do you feel up to taking care of 5 dogs and all their equipment? Yea, she said it was lonely riding alone, so what did she do but get another horse so someone could go with her. This did not last long and she sold them. The best part of the whole deal is someone gave her a goat and we just loved that old goat.
I would recommend that anyone thinking of getting a horse should go volunteer for 40 hours minimum at a stable and then see how they feel about it. Just my 2 cents worth.
Gazrok
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It's why we do mostly "self board". They have to basically supply their own feed, hay, shavings, etc. I just do the work of feeding, watering, turning them in, in the morning. We typically do evening feeding, turn out, etc., but most of the time, one of the boarders does this for us, just because we're getting home later in the evening. It isn't too bad.
Takes me about an hour in the morning (for 9 horses). About the same time in the evening, if we have to do it, but often we don't.
Danil54grl
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Hunny called our donkeys "hay burners" but I sure did love them and their personalities. Wish he never sold them. . .
Gazrok
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Learned it all over the past few years. I can even take a horse's pulse with a stethoscope, give shots, minor hoof care, etc. And I train the boarder horses somewhat, in going to their stalls on their own, so I don't have to lead them one by one.
Funny part is, I never wanted 'em. It's the wife's thing. But really, it's too much work for her, with her health issues. She can (and does) ride though, and it makes her happy (and does wonders for her back), so I'm good with it.
I have thought about getting something like a Choctaw pony. Genetically they are only one step removed from the Mustangs, from the same Spanish stock, but unlike the Mustangs they were continuously domesticated for centuries. They were bred to be basically family pets, pack horses, as well as naturally gated riding horses. They were not war horses as the Choctaws believed horses made too much racket, making it impossible to be stealthy, so Choctaws always went on foot on the warpath.
They were ridden hundreds of miles on extended hunting expeditions to the Great Plains to haul buffalo meat and hides back to Mississippi. They are surefooted, very hardy, don't need shoes and can thrive on range grass. Unlike some ponies, they have a very sweet disposition. The only problem is like the Mustang, they were targeted for extermination by the government, so there aren't many left.
Traditionally they were never fenced, stabled or tied up. They had a bell around their neck so they could be located. They usually didn't stray very far.
http://www.summerduckwood.net/History-of-the-Choctaw-Horses.html
They were ridden hundreds of miles on extended hunting expeditions to the Great Plains to haul buffalo meat and hides back to Mississippi. They are surefooted, very hardy, don't need shoes and can thrive on range grass. Unlike some ponies, they have a very sweet disposition. The only problem is like the Mustang, they were targeted for extermination by the government, so there aren't many left.
Traditionally they were never fenced, stabled or tied up. They had a bell around their neck so they could be located. They usually didn't stray very far.
http://www.summerduckwood.net/History-of-the-Choctaw-Horses.html
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Better have infrastructure in place (barn/stable/land/fencing) and the resources along with mobility to transport (grain/hay/horse) and of course money otherwise one is in trouble before they get the horse.
Chickens are great. So are dogs and cats.....oh, and bees.
Gazrok
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Hence why people board with us. We have all that, they just have to pay a monthly fee (which is actually pretty cheap). There's enough places that deliver hay though. (though I'd have not having a truck!)
Most overlooked aspect. Water.
You really want a spigot at each stall (or at least between each), or else you are creating a LOT of work for yourself. Once we started using more stalls, I ran water lines to those that didn't have it.
then you will just have to take the good with the bad,,,as for myself I don't need a bunch of strangers hanging around no matter how much they are spending
PEOPLE ARE MORE TROUBLE THAN ANY ANIMAL
