Warning, this is a bit of a rant, because, well I AM SEVERELY
P*SSED!
As I said in me
earlier post this is a holiday weekend , and along with
the great folks that come out and holiday, there are, well the
others, the thoughtless careless, jerks who feel among other things
that their ownership of a tiny piece of lakefront ,or
familial tries to a local, entitles them to free reign over
the county . racing up and down on quads on the gravel road, not only
at high speed , but zig zagging as well which makes the road rough and
dusty , grabbing their buddies, some guns and (I hope
target shooting ) right alongside other folks livestock!
This (according to
the RCMP) is legal in this county if done
on their own property and X# of meters from roads
and houses, but there seems to be no provision for proximity to livestock.
So these fools
were tearing all over on their quad or ATV of some breed last evening shooting
right alongside the mares. Real freakin heroes!!! Tough guys on their Manly man
kick. Hey boys, wanna feel like a hero??? How about stand your ground and face
down 7 panicked 100lb + mares that are running straight at you in a fear?
Now that will start your heart!
My girls normally
don't react to this type of thing ,so I have to assume that something
came too close for comfort , and I thank my lucky stars that every horse
I own knows what a hand up and a firm WHOA means ,else I might not have come
through it as well as I did . Got the girls settled into a
different pen then went back to what I was doing , which by the way was ,
working with Comet and Quinn,(who are a testament to the kind of
quiet horses I raise, they were totally unfazed by the
excitement , both responsive and attentive to me )
Then came into the
house to settle myself down and read on another blog that Lisa of Laughing Orca Ranch was
dealing with a similar group of genius!
Seriously? I know
I was raised to have respect for others and be mindful of my actions
the consequences, as were most folks I know. Where do these selfish, careless
rotters come from? And in light of the terrible events south
of here where my friends horse was shot, and several cows, can you imagine
how much sleep I got last night?
I commented
yesterday that "you can't fix stupid" , and it made me
smile as I remembered my old trainer Ernie, leaned up against the barn wall
chewing a straw and looking every bit the cowboy saying one day "nope ,
you can't fix stupid, You can fix ugly, but not stupid"
Not really related
to this, but the memory gave me a smile, which I really needed about then!
So I guess, not only
can we not fix it, we also can't make it illegal. The advice I got from the
RCMP was this, "if they are on their own property and not in proximity to
houses or roads , we cannot do anything , however if I find any
spent shells or projectiles of any kind on my property I am to report
it immediately and they will be charges
with careless discharge of a firearm ."
Think I am going
to go for a little walk
Stay safe my friends
and I promise a happier post soon
8 comments:
I know, People have NO respect for animals or people!
I was riding down the road last week and these JERKS, who knew I was there, and knew I was on a horse, set of a bunch of fire crackers. Molly was a pro, and only jumped, then let me have the pleasure of walking ALL the way to the end of the road.I feel Your Pain,
Neighgirl
I hear you ....just recently we had a duck shooting season and their was one time when the shot gun pellets actually hit the house they got that close....as for the horses they were terrified. The guys in question thought it was funny (till I called the police). I hope the holiday time passes with no more incidents.stay safe
Good night! Can't there me some security hanging around somewhere? That's terrible. Makes me want to grab the guns and use it on them. Fools. Idhots.
Sure hope you find something! I am so glad we are so far away from any vacation spot that noone unfamiliar comes around here.
Oh that makes me sad. All animals, big and small are scared of fireworks and anything like it. You can't explain it to them like you can a child. Hope the rest of the week goes smoothly.
Hope things settle soon!!
The idiots were out here as well. The news last night carried the story of a horse, not far from here, who lost his life due to the stupidity and disrespect of others. Why people think celebrating needs to be so raucous and intrusive is beyond me. There is no joy is terrorizing or harming innocent animals.
sorry I missed this, good grief, people do need to grow up. Partying doesn't have to mean shooting things.
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