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That suggestion was somewhat tongue in cheek, although it would be 
interesting to try....

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [RC] Worrying in advance... how do I deal with this??


> The 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
> > >>
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