People...

So I got this in my inbox today:

"As a previous client who still follows you professionally; I was wondering, after all your disappointment with dishonest/unscrupulous sellers; how you could advertise a horse whom you found personally unsuitable for jumping due to a medical condition as a horse who is trained and suitable for jumping?! I also wonder when/if you intend to reveal the medical condition that made him so unattractive to your program. After someone calls? After they drive out to see you? When they look at the vet check? As he is loaded in the trailer? I admit, I was a little disappointed to see your ethical standards in practice."

I am pretty sure they used a bogus email address so I can't even email them back.

If they were smart, then they would have signed up for a fake email account and made a fake enquiry. Then they would have known that anyone who emails about Tommy is told about his mild club foot and is offered both the xrays and the vet report via email in my initial response to them, so they can make their own informed decision. This is unlike the person who sold me the horse who lied about his height and didn't inform me about his hooves. It is not as though Tommy isn't a great horse, just higher maintenance than I wanted for a jumping lesson horse, and I bought him to be able to jump some bigger jumps.

Interestingly I recently also had someone on a forum I was on attack me for very odd reasons...basically putting words in my mouth making it sound like I jumped my lesson horses 3' high 7 days a week...and that I was horrible for doing so...anyone who knows my program, knows my horses don't work nearly that hard!

I guess that is the flip side of being outspoken...and of success. People are keen to attack those that appear to be succeeding.

So...I am going to take the email regarding my ad for Tommy as a compliment of some jealous unhappy git jumping to conclusions so they can feel better about themselves...so common@sense.ca.... thanks for the ego boost!

Karen