tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post871893922666875618..comments2023-10-28T00:51:22.112-07:00Comments on MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses: The Beginnings of a Little Story...............Rescues and Afterthoughts....Rising Rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-53276662265232044102010-10-06T06:14:35.326-07:002010-10-06T06:14:35.326-07:00That's just crazy! I'm so sorry you have t...That's just crazy! I'm so sorry you have to deal with that kind of retaliation.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-75195432012576182412010-10-01T15:02:26.711-07:002010-10-01T15:02:26.711-07:00I'm with you, I'd rather someone report so...I'm with you, I'd rather someone report something and it turn out to be wrong and someone simply close their eyes to what they see. I don't have anything to hide so would never have a problem with AC showing up to investigate a report.<br /><br />About a month ago, I was picking up a load of hay and ended up on a road I had never been on before. I passed a bunch of horses along the road that were very thin. VERY THIN. I slowed down to look. It appeared that the horses had been fed that morning and there was a tank. There was no way to tell if there was actually water in the tank nor was there actually piles of hay on the ground, but I could tell that there had been recently.<br /><br />I made a mental note of the road I was on, waited a week and drove by again. There wasn't a whole lot of improvement to the horses, but they did look fuller. I drove by again last week and the horses had obviously gained weight.<br /><br />You can bet that if those horses didn't look any different or looked worse after the first time I saw them, I would have been calling AC.<br /><br />One of our new neighbors also has a paint horse that has gone up and down and up again in weight since I have started driving by every day to do my own chores. I suspect that it is the low man on the totem and only gets scraps of hay. Obviously, the neighbor recognizes that the horse gets thin and must feed it seperate for awhile, but then reverts back to feeding everything together. I find that irritating because obviously this is a horse that ALWAYS needs to be fed seperately, but hey, at least they are making an attempt right?BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-74465324993977715152010-10-01T01:46:57.979-07:002010-10-01T01:46:57.979-07:00Unfortunately, dealing with people on a regular ba...Unfortunately, dealing with people on a regular basis (and working for a law firm way back when) has made me ultimately more suspicious of people in general. Like you, I might have been slow to get there, but I think I would definitely have followed your train of thought about your location and the timing of this "report". Awfully big coincidence, isn't it? It's a definite blessing that your Animal Control person has some horse knowledge. Do they give you a copy of the report they write? If it were me, I think I might want to add that to my file...just in case ;o)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608579972739041880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-66528785053688140842010-09-30T23:02:56.146-07:002010-09-30T23:02:56.146-07:00I am with you. If it happened more than once, perh...I am with you. If it happened more than once, perhaps it's a vendetta, but once? No. Probably not. I get a lot of calls about people driving w/o insurance or a valid license and most of them are grudge holders because how else would they know that rather private information? However, those people who call in erratic drivers are probably just concerned citizens. <br /><br />Your pasture is right by a road where anyone could see the horses in it and if you had a young horse going through a growth spurt, lots of people don't understand you can't grow fatter and taller at the same time. <br /><br />Good for you for welcoming the ACO in, that must have been a pleasant surprise.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-82427757738366915962010-09-30T22:15:45.710-07:002010-09-30T22:15:45.710-07:00Coincedence or not I think the ACO is savvy enough...Coincedence or not I think the ACO is savvy enough that she won't allow it to become harassmentSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.com