TNJ............... Wrapping Up Loose Ends............

Part One

There's not much left on BG's accounting sheet but, like everything else on that list there's a manipulation hanging there along with his so called charges. The last item was stated as "h" but it really should have been "j" so people don't get confused I will refer to it as the second h) Reflections full care and training will adjusted when cancelled checks that are verified amount that could change as stated above.

It's been previously stated that I paid for Reflection's stall and that I had cancelled checks and receipts to show that amount was paid in full. I think BG was planning to claim I hadn't paid for those months I bought his hay but for once I'd listened to that listen voice inside and my receipts reflected his deliveries.

The issue of training has already been answered since BG's numbers did not support he'd worked all the horses he'd claimed. Even with the horse in the pen and Reflection added to the list, the numbers he claimed were not reached so there's no way it's appropriate to add either horse to this list of duplicated charges. The only reason I put this item by itself was to address the issue of board.

When all was said and done BG's Just in Case list that he claimed:
Note: This amount alone would exceed $5000.00 Amount here will need to be adjusted

really came to a whopping Actual Total: $292.50 and a tank of gas. Even at that the total is based on giving him consideration where nothing is due. There were no provisions in the contract for any such fees and as the favors they were, believe me they were met with plenty of favors from me.

Considering the man had made a concerted effort to make me look like I was not grateful by making such notes as "gas would be appreciated, " it should be no surprise the last thing on the page read: *Loaned pair reins and apertures (returned)

I do not have these reins and the item he is referring to as apertures are really nothing more than two snaps added to those reins. Using the word aperture makes them sound like they are some fancy technical piece of equipment when it's probably a $3 piece of hardware that can be purchased at any tack store.

It's important to point this out because like all these things by themselves they don't look that bad. Put them all together and the picture gets pretty clear BG's intentions were less than honorable.

I will say I wish I had those reins. If I did I'd be holding them hostage for the assortment of saddle racks that I loaned to BG for his set-up at horse shows. A least a half dozen of the racks are just a 4 x4 board with a hook on the end. The hook slips into an eye bolt mounted on a board or wall to form the desired saddle rack. They may not be fancy but they work, don't take up much room in the horse trailer and come in quite handy at horse shows. One saddle rack is a very nice framed rack constructed of wood and suitable for a big fancy western saddle. It has a bridle hook on one end and the eye bolt on the other. I won it years ago at a poker ride. Racks like this one sell for more than his pair of reins. BG's using my fancier rack in his barn for all his work pads.

I might as well add on more than one occasion when I looked at those things on BG's lists that were supposed to be "friends helping friends" that he was now billing me for, I wanted to say what about all the stuff that I did. If I was just like BG, I'd be billing for all that stuff too. Instead I just feel the fool because I bought his line and I did things for him I wish I hadn't.

Believe me with everything that's happened, I'd love to have back the
brand new mountain climbing rope I gave him that was long enough he built a complete set of long lines and a lunge line. I really wish I hadn't helped him with problems with clients or helped get him new clients. I'd really like to have the money back in my wallet for the dinner we bought both BG and WF at the Red Lobster to celebrate our budding business relationship/contract. What a fool I was.

Before I get onto discovery, there was one more set of documents I gathered for my case I should tell you about. To show the court why I would NEVER have allowed BG to train Legs I was prepared with show records for each and every horse that has come through their barn in the last three years that was trained or coached by BG.

Since the show records not only show placings but how many horses are in each class, it is easy to tell when a horse is only getting a ribbon because there are so few horses in the class there is a ribbon for each horse. Those kinds of ribbons are not a measure of good training. It is obvious from those records that the horses are not finished as show horses need to be. I also had pictures and video of some of those horses in the show pen that would support that fact.

For comparison I had Legs' complete show record, pics and videos of him in the pen. Legs is far more successful in the ring than anything BG has been involved with. It's pretty easy to see that my horse is far closer to being finished than anything BG has worked with. Why would I pay the man to do something he doesn't do as well as I?

To support this would be another good place to use my expert to testify. The expert could easily explain the difference in training necessary to have a successful show record like Legs compared to the limited success of the horses has to his credit and the likelihood a person with my knowledge would allow a seasoned show horse like Legs to be trained by someone with lessor abilities for me to ride, just didn't seem likely.

If you're wondering why I even let BG touch Legs, I'm wondering that myself too. Although there's a big difference between letting BG do groundwork with my horse and allowing him to train him. As I said before I would have never allowed him to touch Legs if he hadn't told me he wanted to continue boxing him to help me as a friend. There's that "friend" thing again coming back to bite me but BG's work with Legs did not help me in the ring despite what he would say. The horse was clearly not using his back as evidenced by his lack of muscle tone. That makes that work useless as far as I'm concerned.

This argument of the show records of the horses in his barn also helped support the fact what I wanted from BG was to start unbroke horses. That was a term of our contract although BG seemed to forget that point. There's a big difference between properly starting a young horse and getting one finished for the show ring. The expert would be able to support that it made more sense for me to want BG to start young horses than it did for him to work with Legs or Dandy.

In support of all of the information I have provided along the way, I had other witnesses that I had not really mentioned. I did talk about them as my support system throughout this journey from the first days I took horses to BG's before anything about a contract ever happened, all the way through and beyond.

These three woman have heard about my days, about my horses and about the story with BG and WF every step of the way. How that fits into the picture of this lawsuit may not be obvious. Everyone seems to know about hearsay and anything that isn't first hand is just that. People think that hearsay means that something doesn't count in terms of the law.

The good thing about telling the truth is you never have to worry about what you're saying. The story never changes because, well, it's the truth. It may come out in different words but it's still the same story. That's what these three women had to offer this case. Each one of them had the same story to tell in their own words. If they read these posts today, they would agree, "That's what happened."

So does the law care about such witnesses? You're darn right! You see there's this provision that allows for people to testify to what they have heard when the purpose of that testimony isn't to prove the truth of the statements but the fact that they were said.

As far as I was concerned this provision was perfect for me. BG couldn't keep his stories straight on his four pieces of paper and my story hasn't changed since day one. These women were going to help me show the court that I am true to my word.

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

My Expansion of Discovery.........

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