Another Journey Begins - More Ripples............

Part One

I must admit when I'd thought about Goldie for my GD, I really hadn't thought about the fact she could end up in this barn or how having her in there might affect me working there or my working relationship with BG. All I'd thought about was getting MD and GD a quality horse that they could afford. It looked to me like a horse with issues was the most likely possibility of doing such a thing. If I hadn't thought GD could handle such a horse I never would have suggested it. That was my only priority.

Now that it meant them being in the same barn, I didn't want to mess this deal up because I was uncomfortable. I believed both MD and GD really needed this. I assured BG that I would be fine with them in the barn. Mostly I would be gone before they ever arrived because of GD's school and MD's job. There was a sense of security in that. I'd just figure out how to get my stuff done without having to come in contact with MD and GD if I could.

The important issue to me about having them there was I just didn't' want MD or GD having anything to do with my horses. As long as they were not willing to listen to me on how to handle my horses then I didn't want them even touching one of them. It was as simple as that. Neither had taken any responsibility for the issues with Dandy and I wasn't going to make that mistake twice. End of story.....

BG told me that should the circumstances change and I should decide I didn't want to be around MD and GD I should just let him know. He said both he and WF didn't particularly care for MD and it would be fine with him to send her packing anytime there was a problem. To me it was reassuring to know that they were both in my corner if I should need that. Heaven knows over the last months spent with MD and GD, I'd needed a friend on more than one occasion.

At the start of the new relationship with MD and GD in the barn it looked like BG was going to be good to his word. The times GD was there when I was, BG reminded her that his way of dealing with the horses was no different than mine and that she should have appreciated what she had in me. She got lots of lessons on listening to adults and doing what she was told without argument. Although I must admit that his methods weren't always what I would have liked. Not so subtle reminders that she'd messed up a great opportunity by not being respectful of me were common place. Rachel and Grandma and an Arabian Horse

During this time BG also seemed to be trying to patch things up between my GD and me. While at the same time he did some things to drive a wedge between MD and me. He seemed to want me to believe that my GD was different from her mother so while he was relaying disparaging remarks MD was making about me to anyone who would listen, he was telling me what a good kid GD was.

At the time I didn't really know what to think about this. I knew MD could be unkind and most certainly to me. I also knew my GD was not always truthful and could be unkind herself but BG and WF hadn't spent enough time around her to know that. I guess I didn't question BG's motives in even passing the stuff on. He was always telling me that he was standing up for me with both MD and GD and I guess that just made me feel all the more like I had a friend in my corner.

I did tell BG not to push me to patch things up with GD. We had history that hadn't been dealt with and until my GD was willing to take responsibility for what she had done to Dandy without making excuses for herself, I wasn't going to change my position. I made it clear I was not going to let her do anything with my horses until she would take direction from me the way she took it from BG. I was not going down the road again with her until those things had changed.

To be continued................


Some Grooming.....

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