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CrazyHorseGirl1773 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:29:26 GMT

If I saw someone riding my horse I'd walk up to them and ask their name, then say, "Get off my horse (insert name here), and I'm pressing charges for horse theft!"

It's good that you changed barns, what was happening at your old one was just inacceptable. Good luck at your new one!

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HorsesRockForever — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:38:25 GMT

OH MY GOODNESS!! Almost the same exact thing happened to me. Before my horse passed away a week ago, he was boarded in a public barn. I was getting my saddle out of my mom's car and walked into the barn. My horse wasn't in his stall! I asked one of the staff members and they said some kid I didn't know was riding him! They didn't even ask my permission! I got so angry I wanted to scream.

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LolaGirl160 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:41:51 GMT

That sounds sooo anoying!!! Well, i would be mas too. You should lock ur stuff in ur locker and if they know the combo or have the key then you should buy a new lock. Also express to them you dont like it. If you live in washington you should come ride and bord where i do. In Auburn. Pond-a-luce-a stables. You should google us. the best place ever!!!! Amber Luce is the beeeeeesssst

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SurfRider — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:08:40 GMT

Hey, that's great that you got her moved! The other barn was notnotnotnot a good situation.

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mybeamerboy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:53:48 GMT

Try getting a locker for your tack with a padlock on it or take it home with you. You should move your horse right away. That is ridiculus!!! Horses are dangerous animals and they can easily get hurt or hurt someone if the handler is handling them incorrectly. Your barn needs to change. I would say put a padlock on your horse's stall but then if an emergency (such as a fire) occured, they would not be able to get her out. The woman who blamed that all on you obviously doesn't care and doesn't repsect you or your horse. Do not spend your money there, they don't deserve it. Get your horse out as soon as possible and until then, make it CLEAR to the owner that if anyone so much as touches your horse again, you will sue. I would also recommend a camera such as a nanny camera in the stall. I feel very badly for you and I hope it works out.

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seirrateirra — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:36:24 GMT

ME 2!

I went over yesterday with a friend to help get my winter blanket that I left there and they have a shed that they lock now and one of there kids took it, so i asked the owners ex husband who is there now for some reason and he was yelling at me cause he thought i was blaming his kid....

I'm NEVER going back there again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SidtheKid — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:14:19 GMT

Gah. Wow. My post was laaatttee.

Anyways, I'm glad to here you moved your horse! :D

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SidtheKid — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:12:50 GMT

I can sympathize with you. There were these people at my barn who had an odd obsession with my first horse. It started out that they asked if their daughter could brush him because she had fallen and couldn't ride, but was missing horses terribly. So to be nice, we said, "When we are there, you can brush him, but only when somebody's around." It was just getting to the point where it was getting weird, and we asked her to stop. She was saying how she couldn't stand seeing me with him and all this other stuff.

Then one day I get a text message from her sister saying that she rode my horse. :O Needless to say I was mad. Long, long story short we talked to the barn owners and managers and straightened things out. They broke a law by doing that, and are not aloud to even go near my horse. They ended up leaving the farm.

So, it sounds like what these people were doing with your horse was illegal as well. I would talk to the barn owners, then, if the problem persists take legal action.

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seirrateirra — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:01:14 GMT

WOW it took forever, but we are finally moving her!! Sierra stayed at my friends house for a month and is riding her for me while I have to sit and watch with this stupid cast :[

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TSRArider — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:52:22 GMT

Thats not good at all. Do you parents understand whats going on? And maybe have your parents talk to the barn owner about it all.

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pigeon123 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:42:19 GMT

ride*to*live (5/13/2009)

Actually she is moving her horse and she found out who did it. I pmed her about it.

thats good! now we can all run over to that barn with torches and pitchforks!!!

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serendipity22 — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:14:54 GMT

Hey, I saw a lot of you suggested locking the stall. Although locking a pasture MIGHT be acceptable, I wouldn't suggest that you EVER lock the stall door. In the event of an emergency, especially a fire but also colic or somethin, your horse might be trapped and people with keys might not be around. Just something to keep in mind

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misstiki2 — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:28:24 GMT

I'm glad it got all sorted out!

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ride*to*live — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:58:12 GMT

Actually she is moving her horse and she found out who did it. I pmed her about it.

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doctor_dry — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:27:36 GMT

SUE HER!......I would toatally sue...

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I luv Chex and Angel — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:18:52 GMT

Wow I can't really say more then has already been said. Except I would probably punch the person riding them in the face. Your horse could die from misuse, easily wrapping a rein around the leg, tripping and breaking the leg. I am so mad for you now. I wish I could go over to your barn and yell at the people doing that. I hate when horses are mistreated, and I hate horse theft.

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pigeon123 — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:23:43 GMT

any updates?

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crazyabouthorses — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:16:06 GMT

Just whatever you do don't lock your horse in a stall!! If you lose the key or even worse, there's a barn fire, no one can save him. That's worse then having someone ride him. Move barns now, even if it costs more.

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ponylover — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:04:21 GMT

Load up your horse and move.....after (what horseless suggested) Physically assualting the idiots.

It will be best for you and you HORSE to move, quickly.

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pigeon123 — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:20:07 GMT

Ace's Mom (4/22/2009)

Please, please, please don't take other people's advice to lock the stall! This is a horrible idea! I understand that something needs to be done, but what if the barn catches fire or your horse colics or some other emergency comes up where your horse needs to be removed from his stall? Putting a lock on the stall could be a death sentence. Look into buying a tack trunk that you can lock and keep stressing the importance of this issue to the barn owner and your parents. Your parents are paying for the barn owner to make sure your horse is safe and well cared for. If they can't hold up to their end of the deal hopefully your parents will take the appropriate action. Good luck.

Agreed!! this could be very dangerouse in any emergency. But take your tack home or keep it locked up, so at least then people can't use your stuff.

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~Sorreloveroowner~ — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:59:57 GMT

I think it's high time you make a move.....to a different barn. If people are still using YOUR horse and YOUR tack, and no one has enough prompt to make some limitations, you should stop spending your money on their carelessness.

Your horse isn't a lesson horse, and you could be blamed for a lawsuit if something happened to another rider. Give the BM/O 's at least a week long warning. If they don't straighten things up and figure it out, then you should pack up your horse, your tack and leave.

If you don't have the option to leave, then PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN!

If you walk in on someone riding your horse, you walk up to your horse, grab it's reins and say "Get the Heck off my horse". If you get there late, and find someone has left your tack on your horse, or left tack laying all over, pick it up and take it with you until you come back the next time.
There are other options to using those locks, Instead of locking a stall, buy a saddle bag and then lock the zippers on that with all your riding tack inside it. If possible, buy a tack trunk and lock that out.
Whenever you go to check on your horse, put a note up on the stall that states: "Use of this horse is strictly for use of owner, any riders that did not get permission from owner will be at risk for a lawsuit"

Hope I gave some helpful hints!!

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rmgirl123 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:00:10 GMT

[quote]horseless722 (4/26/2009)

COuld you please explane what you ean by this? Only if the trainer is leasing your horse is it ever ok for them to use your horse in lessons. I would freak if the trainer wee to use my horse for lessons just because i happen to board at a barn that gives lessons. Actually freak is mild try physical assult..[/quote]

Wow I loved this post!

I would have to react the same way if I ever showed up and found out kids were taking my horses out whenever with my tack.....

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BuckWeath — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:03:49 GMT

Well im sure that by now, with all of these responses, you must of have done something by now. hopefully any action taken towards this problem will have a positive result. Id hate to see another person ride My horse with out any previous permission. its not that we are selfish people and overprotective over our horses, but accidents do happen, and with out the proper care things could turn ugly.Plus its your horse, not theirs. for an example we usually ride our horses at our stables 1 hour a day. and when the horse is being exercised under heavy work, 2 hours a day might seem to much for the horse. therefor if another rider uses my horse i wouldn't be able to ride it. i could but its kind of unfair for the horse. Sometimes your trying to achieve new things with your horse, like starting him on flying lead changes, and all of that hard work could be ruined by a careless foody rider who doesn't know better. its happened to me before... and i whasnt very happy.

Id be very angry if anyone grabbed my equipment without any permission. as some people say " the most expensive thing of having a horse its his equipment (saddle, reins, bit etc)" and to have people leaving it on the ground, using it and not taking care of it, i would explode. you must of had tons of patience. hopefully everything is ok now.

Hopefully you will be able to change stables.

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MissEquestrian — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:02:30 GMT

Um, I would never let myself/horse get into this situation. It could result in more vet bills for you, broken tack, while you work your behind off to keep your horse and equiptment in good shape.

You need to have a serious talk with your barn owner, and like what some said, it counts as stealing... you have every right to call the police and report a stolen horse/tack.

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horseless722 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:52:35 GMT

Elvis My Black Paint (4/25/2009)

If one of my horses were to be used, including the tack, I'd understand because it's my horse's tack. But, the only reason I don't freak is because where I board my where they keep horses that they want to be sold/bought, and they do horseback riding lessons. So because of that, I'm okay with it.

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Elvis My Black Paint — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:47:03 GMT

If where you board your horse and they don't do lessons for anything(like teaching ppl trail riding techniques, giving kids lessons, etc.), then they're doing theft. If your saddle, briddle, and saddle blankets are pretty expensive, keep them locked up where you keep them, or bring them home and take them every time you go out to ride, or something. Try keeping an unknown video camra by her stall to see who keeps taking your horse. Once you actually see someone taking your horse, you should put up video camras in every cornor of the barn, that way, you can see what they do with your horse.

Hope that helps!

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ride*to*live — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:40:17 GMT

Nice example^

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horseless722 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:36:35 GMT

If hte BM/BO doesnt do anything and it continues go to them and look them in the eye ( and try to keep a straight face). And say 'well as my horse is still being ridden and you are not doing anything to prevent this can I drive your car when ever I want?" they will most likely say no with the reason that those are expensive items and can be dangerious in the hands of someone who doesnt drive etc. YOu look at them and say 'exactally' then proceed to move your horse to another barn quickly. Even is you have to give 30 days notice it doesnt mean you have to STAY for those 30 days.

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animalgirl — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:51:25 GMT

Exactly. She can sue them.

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flashthepaint — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:14:50 GMT

Well that makes me REALLY angry!!!! No one has the right to treat you, your property, and your horse like dirt!!!! I think you can sue them for harrassment if you want but for the mean time give them a good telling off, after all "Borrowing without permission" is really like stealing. If even your friend is doing it, leave a note on the stall door, plus have you told all of this stuff to your parents?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Cause I would be like so P.O.'ed anad would have yelled the owners head off by now. People who do stuff like that shouldn't be able to hang around horses.

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animalgirl — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:17:15 GMT

seirrateirra (4/21/2009)

.. nuthin happened... yet...

i'll tell u when something does though

1. Mix up your schedule so you get to the barn earlier or later every day.

2. If the people at your barn do that stuff again, tell the police.

3. Switch barns.

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Ace's Mom — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:28:30 GMT

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seirrateirra — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:38:13 GMT

.. nuthin happened... yet...

i'll tell u when something does though

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animalgirl — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:00:51 GMT

seirrateirra (4/20/2009)

oh good idea! :)

I'll take my off campus lunch to my advantage 2moro. Good thing we have SAT's and longer lunches and breaks this week!!

Did you do it? What happened?!

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Penny — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:14:35 GMT

If someone was doing that to my horse and tack I would do everything to find out who and report them. Lock the stall or pasture. Put a camera up. Then ask where and what happened to your horse while its gone be by the camera to get it on tape, and then when you have evidence you can sue 'em lol. I can't believe they have the nerve to do that!

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huntriderlaura — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:22:24 GMT

Go for it, and keep us updated!

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seirrateirra — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:06:33 GMT

oh good idea! :)

I'll take my off campus lunch to my advantage 2moro. Good thing we have SAT's and longer lunches and breaks this week!!

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animalgirl — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:25:04 GMT

^^^^^yes yes yes^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Also switch barns as soon as possible.

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huntriderlaura — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:23:57 GMT

Do you go to the barn at a designated time everyday? If you do, arrive earlier the next time and see if you can catch them redhanded. Since the people are using your schedule to their advantage, this should be a big wake up call.

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Catalyst — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:31:25 GMT

Basically, what they are doing is theft.

Are there days you don't tend to go to the barn? If so, mix up your schedule around and be there as often as you can. LOCK your tack up - including your saddle and bridle, or keep them in your car so no one else has access to them. Next time you come and find your horse missing or being used, call the police. Report your horse stolen.