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a BO's perspective please UPDATE!; You're not going to believe this!
Topic Started: Jan 15 2009, 08:45 AM (1,032 Views)
JanM
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It sounds to me as if the barn owner has received either a foreclosure notice or if they are renting are getting the boot, or however the business was financed is now not working either. Better start barn shopping immediately. Maybe temporarily you can find a solo horse option and move into a regular barn after the quarantine period ends-or ask other barn owners for suggestions about quarantine periods. It's not your fault or your horse's fault that the BO is having problems but it seems to be getting dumped on both of you anyway.
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Oh BH this sounds like a nightmare!!

I agree about the barn shopping, but you are correct, it will be difficult. A local barn here had strangles this fall. A bunch of boarders have tried to jump ship for various reasons only to find that no one else in the area will take them due to exposure.

I will cross my fingers that something works out for you, ASAP!!!!!
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Jan 17 2009, 11:27 AM
I'm sorry for all of the struggles that your BO is apparently having in addition to the strangles outbreak. However, as a BO myself my opinion is it doesn't really matter what in the world is happening it is her responsibility to fulfill the obligations stated in the board contract. If she can't do it herself then she needs to hire help and make sure ALL of the horses are cared for as they are supposed to be. I know I've had to make sure all was taken care of during illness, family emergencies, etc. It is simply part of the job that we signed up for as barn owners.
:yes: Totally agree.

The BO may be dying of cancer, her husband has lost his job, the farm is in foreclosure, and now the horses are all sick. But you know what? You have a contractual relationship with these people. And you are not privy to whatever details are dragging them down.

Some people believe the world spins around their drama. Truth is, it doesn't.

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Check with your state, but in Texas once a barn is quarantined for Strangles, I believe you CAN NOT move the horses at all until the quarantine is lifted by a vet. You may not have a choice on when you can move her at this point.

Hang in there!! :hug:
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Jan 17 2009, 05:30 PM
Check with your state, but in Texas once a barn is quarantined for Strangles, I believe you CAN NOT move the horses at all until the quarantine is lifted by a vet. You may not have a choice on when you can move her at this point.

Hang in there!! :hug:
I believe this is most areas.

Your horse may not look like she has it, but she has been exposed to the germs and she could just be a carrier. Think of how bad you would feel if you moved her and she gave it to another horse. Even if you move her to somewhere that she is by herself. The germs can live for a while on things like peoples clothing. If someone petted her, then went down the road to their horse and petted their horse, their horse could get it. I know its a big pita to be at the barn you are at now, but you have to stick it out until the quarantine is over with.
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I would start looking for a new barn now. Explain to the new potential barn that you many not be able to move in at the first of the month do to the strangles but as soon as the farm gets the clear you will move asap. It sad that these people are having "issues" but you have to look out for your horse and stuff first. Its not insensitive you just have to look out for number 1. Hope you find a new place soon.
Edited by Smiles, Jan 18 2009, 08:49 AM.
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:jaw: I personally find this post a little difficult to deal with! :no:
As a BO's Ourselves, we know that diseases like Strangles can totally devastate a Boarding or Lesson Barn, not only Healthwise.....but also in the ability to earn a living!!! :duh:
Strangles is high on the list of a BO's Worst Nightmares!!!! TRY ASKING & seeing how you can possibly help to lighten the tremendous load SHE now has upon her..."rather than bitching & moaning!" :yes:

PS.....Personally, we will not accept an animal that has been in a Quaranteen situation, for at least one year from the "all clear" from the Vet.
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I think the BO is being unnecessarily melodramatic. It's really not that hard to maintain quarantine.

I worked in small animal emergency practice for 10 years. If we had a parvo dog, it was quarantined, we put tape on the floor to mark a "dirty" area, put a dip bucket of 10% bleach and parvosol at the edge of said area, along with a surgery gown and gloves. The animal had its own thermometer, stethoscope, etc, and it's own trash bag. Any waste from that animal went into the trash bag. We stepped in the dip bucket, gowned and gloved, did what we needed to do, ungowned, threw the gloves away, and dipped out and washed our hands, arms and face before touching another patient.

So, in her situation, all this takes is a little bit of care. You set up two feed rooms, one "dirty" and one "clean." Ditto wheelbarrows and pitchforks. Colored tape works well as a marker.

Take care of all the healthy horses first, then put on a pair of cheap coveralls and do the strangles horses. Strip off coveralls, step in a 10% bleach solution to clean your boots, wash up and you're good to go.

Here's what I don't get: why are the healthy horses being punished? Why doesn't she charge the owners of the sick horses extra money for the care they need? Does she think they won't pay?
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Edited by A Bleeding Heart, Jan 18 2009, 06:00 PM.
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Thanks again everyone. I'm not going to move my horse without the all clear from the vet, I wouldn't want anyone else to be infected, but I will start looking now. And I'm not that inconsiderate that I wouldn't fully disclose what my horse has been exposed to.
PS I have helped out to the best of my ability - I always ask if they need any help while I'm there. However, I work a full time job, which is why I board my horse. Therefore, I don't feel like I'm "bitching and moaning", I'm just asking that my BO's end of the boarding contract is fulfilled - hence asking that my horse is fed twice a day. Oh, the BO is not taking care of the sick horses all by themselves, the vet tech that boards there whose two horses are sick is taking care of them in the AM, the BO is just in charge in the PM.
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Good heavens. I can certainly understand how this outbreak has created a lot of extra work for the BOs, but they should not make that your problem. That e-mail was just weird.

But then based on the crazy I have seen from other horsepeople, it's not surprising ... :(

I think if you can chip in and help, it would be a nice gesture, but I would probably be looking for a new barn too.
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