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| I board at a small time boarding facility where you're allowed to work your board off between doing chores AM and PM and cleaning stalls. The owner is putting on a "blanketing fee" for those horses who are stalled and need blankets on and off, which is $2 per day. The problem I see with this is half the time the people who are doing the blanketing are me and another girl - but we don't see any of that $62 per month, the amount she pays for chores is the same. I understand she can do whatever she wants because she manages it, but does this seem fair? |
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I wouldn't have a problem with it. I would just be glad I was at a place that lets you work your board off. |
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 Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Blanketing is part of your chores.. ! you should be glad you can do that .. its her barn and she is trying to help you out.. horses need blanketed.. its a chore.. you do it.lol
Edited by Bibliafarm 2015-01-26 11:55 AM
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | It depends on the brand of blankets as to whether it's worth it or not. Some of those suckers are a real biatch. LOL |
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| I understand it's a chore and we're supposed to do it and I don't have a problem with that. I just thought it was a bit unfair that all of a sudden there's an extra $62 per month on my board that she gets to pocket even though the other girl and I are doing the dirty work. I've boarded there for 3 years and she considers me one of the "managers" of the barn. Being a college student, $62 makes a difference. Thank you for the opinions! |
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| LuckyNGG'sGirl - 2015-01-26 1:24 PM
I understand it's a chore and we're supposed to do it and I don't have a problem with that. I just thought it was a bit unfair that all of a sudden there's an extra $62 per month on my board that she gets to pocket even though the other girl and I are doing the dirty work. I've boarded there for 3 years and she considers me one of the "managers" of the barn. Being a college student, $62 makes a difference. Thank you for the opinions!
I get what your saying... You are the one putting on the blanket why do you have to pay her the $2. I would be irritated too! |
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| FlyingJT - 2015-01-26 1:26 PM LuckyNGG'sGirl - 2015-01-26 1:24 PM I understand it's a chore and we're supposed to do it and I don't have a problem with that. I just thought it was a bit unfair that all of a sudden there's an extra $62 per month on my board that she gets to pocket even though the other girl and I are doing the dirty work. I've boarded there for 3 years and she considers me one of the "managers" of the barn. Being a college student, $62 makes a difference. Thank you for the opinions! I get what your saying... You are the one putting on the blanket why do you have to pay her the $2. I would be irritated too!
That would be irritating to have to pay an extra $62 per month to blanket your own horse. Could you pay for only the times someone else has to blanket for you? |
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Location: South Georgia | Ohhh, I see what you are saying. You are blanketing your horse, but you still have to pay her $60/month fee. Yes, I do not think that is fair. I'd ask her to exempt you since you try to work off some of your board. |
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Location: N Texas | horsegirl - 2015-01-26 1:33 PM
Ohhh, I see what you are saying. You are blanketing your horse, but you still have to pay her $60/month fee. Yes, I do not think that is fair. I'd ask her to exempt you since you try to work off some of your board.
Ditto. See if you can just keep track of the days you're not the one doing the blanketing and only pay for those. |
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Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | it sounded like you wanted paid to do it. You said you don't see that money. ...owner should not charge blanket fee to anyone blanketing their own horses |
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| Sorry I wasn't more clear in the original post! I think I'll follow the advice here and ask her if I can keep track of what days I have my horse blanketed. Thanks again for the replies! |
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