Am I asking too much?
So I get out to the barn today, and I admit that unfortunatley it's been a couple of days since my last visit. The paddock Apollo is in is mud, literally up to the top of my muck boots. Now, it's not normally like that but we got 8" of snow dumped on us Monday. There wasn't much the BO could do about the mud, but I was annoyed that the only "dry" spot was right next to the roundbale holder. I bring him in to my farrier to trim, and we notice that he's stocked up in the back and he has a cut on his hoof just below the hairline (the bo sees this). Thankfully it wasn't bad, but he seemed to be a little sore. I asked her what to do and she suggested that I lunge him a bit, so I did. I got on bareback after that and he started stumbling a bit, and then at the trot he was feeling really choppy. Normally I can sit his trot bareback without any effort, but today he wasn't nearly as smooth as usual and I was bouncing around a bit. At this time, the BO had a lesson going on, but she was mostly sitting in a chair watching a 6 year old plod around the arena. I'm kind of concerned about Apollo so I ask her if she thinks he looks weird. She says to me "I wasn't paying attention, I have a lesson going on," in this tone that kind of made it seem like she had someone more important to pay attention because they were paying her money.
now, I know that she did have a lesson going on, but it was not anything challenging or strenuous. she mostly sat in a chair talking to the girl's parents while giving orders to the girl every couple of minutes. I wasn't asking her for training tips- I just wanted another eye to see if something was wrong with him. I feel like if I want to talk to her, I have to be in a lesson in that moment. I have been taking regular lessons but I've stopped in the past couple of weeks due to being temporarily broke. All I wanted was for her to give me 2 minutes of her time to see if he was injured, and she made it sound like I was inconvieniencing her. Am I expecting too much? I feel like I should be able to get a little bit of advice every now and then from a trainer without having to be in a lesson if I need it. I have been taking regular lessons from her for months, and also have been boarding there. So it's not like she dosen't get a chunk of money from me. I just feel like if I'm not in a lesson, she dosen't really want to talk to me about him at all, even today when I thought it was kind of important. Plus, I've totally had lessons with her where she walks away in the middle of it, answers her phone, and had conversations with other people.
so is this normal? do you guys have a better relationship with your trainer? am i expecting too much?
and, i am trying to figure out if this mud thing is something that will last long enough to bring harm to him, and at what point I should bring him back home. any input?
thanks guys.
now, I know that she did have a lesson going on, but it was not anything challenging or strenuous. she mostly sat in a chair talking to the girl's parents while giving orders to the girl every couple of minutes. I wasn't asking her for training tips- I just wanted another eye to see if something was wrong with him. I feel like if I want to talk to her, I have to be in a lesson in that moment. I have been taking regular lessons but I've stopped in the past couple of weeks due to being temporarily broke. All I wanted was for her to give me 2 minutes of her time to see if he was injured, and she made it sound like I was inconvieniencing her. Am I expecting too much? I feel like I should be able to get a little bit of advice every now and then from a trainer without having to be in a lesson if I need it. I have been taking regular lessons from her for months, and also have been boarding there. So it's not like she dosen't get a chunk of money from me. I just feel like if I'm not in a lesson, she dosen't really want to talk to me about him at all, even today when I thought it was kind of important. Plus, I've totally had lessons with her where she walks away in the middle of it, answers her phone, and had conversations with other people.
so is this normal? do you guys have a better relationship with your trainer? am i expecting too much?
and, i am trying to figure out if this mud thing is something that will last long enough to bring harm to him, and at what point I should bring him back home. any input?
thanks guys.