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11/11/2023
This is a PSA for every boarder:
If a barn worker or a groom mentions a behavior your horse is exhibiting that’s scaring them, or putting people at risk, believe them.
More importantly: fix the problem.
These people are up earlier than us, and out later than us to take care of our pets. They’re here on weekends and holidays. They’re here when they’re sick.
They are paid little, and recognized even less.
They’re on the front lines during snow storms, sick care, and just flat never ending stall cleaning.
If you hear from a groom, or a farrier, or another boarder about your horse making already long days even longer, please take ownership of the problem.
A complaint doesn’t mean they hate your horse. It doesn’t mean they want you to leave or are going to bad mouth you. It means they need help.
At the end of the day, your horse is your responsibility. Listen to the grooms around them, and if something needs to be trained or a scenario changed, do it!
Take time to ask what is going on. Don’t be the one doing the talking. Listen!
What could you do with your horse to make things better? Something that seems trivial to you could be setting their day back 20 minutes. Multiply that by 20 other horses… You get the picture.
So if you hear comments about something you could change for the better, try your best to do it.
We would be nowhere without these people in our lives to care for our horses. Don’t take them for granted. 🩷