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Re: Fw: [RC] Worrying in advance... how do I deal with this?? - Sharon LevasseurThe dogs I'm talking about belong to the barn owners. If I want them to agree to hold the event in subsequent years, I think more tact is required than that. ;-) Thanks, -Sharon L. Quoting Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>: Another interesting possibility would be to create a pen of mesh wire that dogs could not get out of. Then, if dogs show up, put them into the pen and leave them there for the duration of the event. Of course, have water in the pen, but otherwise.....nothing. Maybe then the owners would get the necessary point. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:31 AM Subject: Re: [RC] Worrying in advance... how do I deal with this??Your approach is fine, or you might add that if the dogs cause a horse-related accident, the owners may find themselves in legal trouble. Or you could just be very sweet and recommend people confine or leave their dogs at home, just for this one time. "It's very important to you that all things go as well as possible and many riders do not want dogs around or their horses could be very upset by having the dogs around." Hopefully, the dog owners will cooperate....... Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:51 AM Subject: [RC] Worrying in advance... how do I deal with this??This summer I will be managing a new ride that will be hosted at the barn where I board Zephyr. The barn owners have something like 8 dogs, mostly Australian Shepherds, and they're allowed to run free whenever the owners are outside. They're pretty well-behaved but a few of them like to jump up on people, or try to get people to play with their toys. The field where riders will camp isn't right next to the barn areas but the vetting and such will be done in the outdoor arena right next to the barn. Tact isn't one of my strongest points so I need your help. How do I tactfully ask them to find some way to confine the dogs for two days?? I was thinking I might approach it from the point of view that there will be a lot of excited horses and I want to avoid the dogs getting hurt. Any other suggestions? It's going to be tough to keep these dogs in the house, they're so used to being outside running around for 12 hours a day! Thanks, Sharon Levasseur, Maine Manager of the Hot Toddy Hustle =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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