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How would you approach this matter?
I moved into my new barn recently and I love it. The care is great, my horse and I are both happy. We have two barns, a mare and gelding barn. The caretaker of the gelding barn had been unemployed for awhile so she decided to start taking care of the chores for gelding barn. There are only 12 stalls. She just recently got employed and by the third day you could tell that the barn was taking a toll on her, but she doesn't want to give it up because she loves to do it. She doesn't get paid and they don't own a horse, she does it out of her love for horses. My job allows me to get up early and help out. How would you guys approach this matter? I'd like to come early and work off board and let out and clean the stalls... since she still wants to help, she could come after work and hay/feed/water before the horses come in for the night.
How would you guys approach the owner with this, especially since right now the work is being done for free? Even if it wasn't everyday, I could do it twice a week or so, just to give her a break.
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- FinleyLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
It's being done for free, but if you can tell that other person is having a hard time, then guess what? Ten to one, she'll probably get to the "I'm overwhelmed and burned out" stage sooner than later.
And when that happens (or before that happens, to prevent that from happening), I'm sure the barn owner would like to know there's a back up person to call upon (you).
That's how I'd word it.
Me to barn owner: "I'd like to know if you'd be interested in letting me do some barn chores in exchange for part (or all? whichever you're going for here) board."
the whole deal between the barn owner and the other person doing free work, that's between them. has nothing to do with you, so don't worry about how it'll work out. the barn owner will figure it out.
point is, what happens at the barn between other people isn't yours to worry about. You show up to the barn owner with this idea: you want to work off board.
that's it.
