The New Journey.......... Revelations.....and an Insult....

Part One


I discovered, quite by accident, that the lease on the palomino mare had not been renewed nor replaced with a purchase agreement. In addition, there were no payments of any kind being made even though MD had led me to believe that was the case. The owner had tried several times to get MD to redo the lease or commit to buying the mare and MD had made promises she had not kept.

I also learned that the second mare that I had been told by MD was there on a lease for GD was really not leased at all. She was in fact supposed to be in the process of being purchased on a contract. Payments were not being made on that mare either. The contract was in arrears and there had been promises made but not kept.

Both of these things put me in an awkward place with the owners of these horses. Not that the women were blaming me for MD's behavior but it was clear that neither would have made a deal with MD in the first place had it not been for me. They thought because they could trust me, they could in turn trust her and that had not turned out to be the case.

Not only was I disappointed with MD's behavior because it does not reflect the values she has been taught by me but I felt bad for my friends. Each was in a difficult place financially and could really use the money that had been promised by MD. Knowing MD was responsible for some difficulty in their lives added to the burden I was already carrying at this time.

Considering each of these women is a member of my usual support system these situations made life for me a little more difficult. Part of my process of sorting through the information and figuring out how it affected my case, included bouncing the facts off those friends I trusted with such information.

That meant these two women were repeatedly hearing the events that had happened in the barn and couldn't help but relate to how things with MD fit in with all this mess. Despite the fact they were trying to keep their impressions of MD to themselves, I could hear the awkwardness in their voices and sometimes see reactions on their faces. They were trying their darnedest to keep their feelings about MD to themselves but it was clear each had lost respect for her and in a pretty big way.

To be honest, I didn't know what to think. I had spent enough time with BG relaying things he'd said MD had said about me, now finding out she had been lying to me too, just fit right in with the rest of the mess I was now faced with. Then despite the fact I didn't know all the details of these women's dealings with MD, I could see their reactions meant they felt pretty wronged by her. These things did not reconcile with my impression of MD. What could this be about? And could I really be that wrong about MD?

The fact she or GD were making little or no attempt to keep in contact with me did not help. If it weren't for Dave picking up one of my grandsons to help him with work here, there would have been no contact at all with her family for months on end.

Sometime during this time, WF contacted Dave again wanting to have another meeting. I don't recall if he told her over the phone or suggested in person that we were still waiting for something real in regards to BG's claims about work he had done. WF commented that "This isn't how it's supposed to work. MiKael's supposed to make a counter offer." Dave just shook his head and said there would be no negotiating until they got real with the figures.

Because I had missed the opportunity to retrieve my horse as had been suggested by the equine lawyer, I was looking for another window that might be possible. Once I decided on it, I let MD know so she would be prepared for what might be coming if I was successful. I still did not want MD and GD put into a difficult situation caused by my actions without at least having some notice.

By this time I had enough questions about MD's motives and intentions, I knew I was taking a risk in telling her of my plan. I decided if that niggling little voice inside me was right, they would know we were coming. If she informed WF and BG of my plan, then at least I would know where things really stood with MD. While that might not have been smart in terms of getting my horse back, I decided I was willing to take the risk to see just exactly where MD stood.

As it turned out, my suspicions were correct. When the attempt was made to pick up the horse, the barn was locked up tight. There was a big chain padlocked closed around the door handles. It would have been possible to cut it with a bolt cutter but that would have been breaking and entering and we were not going to break the law to get the horse back. Whatever we did it was going to be on the up and up.

It was only a week or so after this, that Dave and I received a letter from an attorney on behalf of BG and WF. In that letter we were accused of keeping Storm's papers under fraudulent circumstances and pretty much ordered to produce the signed duplicate registration papers by the 4th of June. We were also warned to refrain from visiting their property or trying to obtain the horse or the authorities would be called.

That didn't leave us much choice. With the letter dated the 24th of May but not received until later in the week and the Memorial Day holiday, we had less than 7 work days to have an answer. I don't think they were prepared for what that answer would be. BG should have listened to Dave's warning all those months before. I shifted into an all new gear to make sure I could meet their deadline. Accusing me of fraud when they were the ones perpetuating fraud, pushed buttons they couldn't have imagined I had. They should have been able to smell the smoke coming out of my ears all the way to their place

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

Taking a Stand

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