If it's not yours, don't touch it!

SC`s Stars II · April 2012

My family runs a horse boarding facility. We have one main policy when it comes to tack and peoples' belongings...if it's not yours, don't touch it! We have two tack rooms: one has private cubbyholes that are used by boarders for saddles/equipment that can be locked up, the other is an open one with racks that boarders can store saddles and other equipment if they choose to. Most of my boarders keep their practice saddles, bridles, and equipment in the open room on the racks and their show stuff in their locked cubbyholes. I do the same thing, my practice stuff is in the open room and my show stuff is kept in my house. Today I went to grab my practice saddle and noticed that my bridle was moved and one of my halters was missing. I found my bridle easily, it had just been moved over a rack (something I simply thought was my mistake and I had accidentally placed it there). But my missing halter was no where to be found. I looked in all the places it could possibly be with no luck. Then, one of my boarders approaches me with my missing halter in hand. When I asked where she had found it, she said she had borrowed it last night . Borrowed? Really? Why in the world would you have to borrow my personal halter when I know very well that you have your own. Or you could've used a lead rope and made a simple tied halter. She didn't come up with any decent excuse or reason for "borrowing" my halter so I made my point and left it at that. Sure, a halter isn't a big deal, but had it been someone else there very well could have been a much bigger conflict. If it's not yours, don't touch it.

CallyKats Dachshunds · April 2012

Amen to that! I hate when people use my stuff. >.< Like..when I was at Mendi's, I had no issue with Drew, Vic, or Mel borrowing something (such as halter/lead/brush/hoofpick/whip/etc) because I know that they'll treat it as well as their own, and they take care of all their things. I borrowed something of theirs if I needed to, and vice versa, because we all had an agreement. If there wasn't permission asked for and given, keep the paws off. I have a huge issue with that, and I would never even think of using something of someone elses' without asking them first.

Dark Flame · April 2012

Well thats a bit disrespectful. I definatly agree, if its not yours don't touch. Fair enough if they had left theirs at home and asked you if they could borrow it, but clearly they didn't so I would find that disrespectful

Minx · April 2012

I hate this! My brother thinks its okay to use my personal saddle and tack (taking it off my saddle and leaving it on his at times) and sometimes even trying to take my horses without my permission. My show horses or horses in training. NEVER my "company ridable" horses. He always chooses my good horses. He actually TOOK a blanket i bought with MY money to use on his mare because it was bought "for his mare" since she was having my foal. He claimed the blanket until i told him to pay me for it or give it back. Thats the reason i bought Rosie in the first place. I was showing a mare of his that i broke and trained and he kept trying to use my stuff and claim it as "her tack" so apparently it was his. Even the stuff i won at shows. That and he would randomly get her ut of the pasture (though she is his horse... im the one whom was showing and training her.) and mess with her training so id have to redo stuff. Got soo tired of dealing with him and how he treated me over the mare i got my own. And my mare has a very strong "NO TOUCH" rule. As in he cant even catch her without my permission.

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