04/10/2026
Thats it- my sympathy for someone else has been my downfall.
I watched someone posting on local pages for MONTHS to find somewhere for her to have her own horse (who she hadnt purchased yet). We have had an awful history with liveries not paying, stealing, abuse and I didnt want to go through that again.
But, I did. I felt sorry for her and I messaged her offering a space for a would-be-horse.
Within a week, she had arranged to purchase 2 c**ts, couldn't afford to pay me to look after them, so refused my offer. Fair enough. Then she comes back saying she has decided to only get the one after all and could then afford to pay me £19 per week to look after him 3 days a week for her.
Two days later, she rings me that its all falling through and he isnt coming. That same afternoon she tells me he is.
I help her get his headcollar sorted (we popped him in a stable against my advice and of course he tried to go over the wall to escape. I dealt with it as she was too afraid 😒), put my rope headcollar on him as he had a shetland one which had caused a bleeding sore on his nose, and gave her my two horses to turn out with hers and give him some herd structure. I also gave him attention when I went in the field to look after my own guys- sent her pictures and videos so she knew he was in good hands.
She used my wheelbarrow and equipment as she couldn't afford to get her own.
Then today, she messages me first thing in the morning asking for the landlady details- now I know its because she knew she was going to ask for her deposit back!
She told my husband 50mins before the transport collected him. So much for a months notice (yes contract states a month's notice).
She couldn't afford £90 grass livery per month with £160 for service costs; she didnt want to pay for a stable space at £145- but she has now just moved her c**t to a full livery package and paid for another lot of transport within a few days. No wonder livery yards are closing down with people like that!!!!!!
I made sure to be there when her c**t was being delivered, despite being down with flu- 39 degree fever not fun- purely cos she told me she wasnt that confident!!!!!!
This is our last post- I've had enough of feeling sorry for people who end up messing me around. Quarry Stables is going to become a yard where I can enjoy my horses and ponies with Reb Kilbey Jason Sam Harris and no one to screw up my precious peace.
Thank you to those people who have made great memories here.
Kate
