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What do you do when a horse trainer steals from you2007-11-24 21:21:28

I had to let go of a horse trainer, Mindy, because of numerous events, cancelling 7 times in 4 weeks, being late, oh and the best one, us asking if everything is okay, and her screaming at us! Anyways, I had to let her go because she wouldn't stop screaming and we had had it with her. She had 2 sessions left with us. $100.00, she will not give it to us. I called left messages, nothing! I even called and told her that is she needed time or a payment schedule, that was fine. NOTHING!! After trying to retrieve our refund for over a month, I called her and my mother called her.

All of a sudden, she has made up lessons that we never had!! To make things better, later that night we get a call from the sheriffs dept. She says we "threatened" her! We never did, we just want our money back, why would we threaten her? Taking her to small claims with cost us more, and we can't aford to take off work. WHAT DO WE DO!! It's frustrating that people think they can do this to others!

Answers:

It sounds like she is becoming unhinged- perhaps she has a drinking or drug problem, but either way it sounds like it is a good thing you are no longer associated with her. You could try to send her a registered letter, return receipt requested, outling the missed sessions, and your request for a refund. The return receipt will document she received the letter. She will ignore your request for money, but I would'nt call her anymore, as she considers it to be harassment. You will need to write this off as a bad business experience, and just kiss the 100.00 goodbye. You could write though to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the Chamber of Commerce, and any horse related business associations and advise them that she is not fullfilling her professional obligations- just state facts and don't get emotional. This will help other people from getting ripped off and her credibility will suffer, as it should.

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take it to court!

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If she isn't running a professional business, you have to cut your'e losses, if she IS running a business you can share this information with the community to help future "victims" my sister had similar problems with her babysitter and she was powerless. You may be able to press charges or sue her, but 100 bucks isn't really worth the trouble. Truly unfair, I'm sorry.

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Call it a lesson learned and move on in happiness.