Help!! I'm paranoid!!

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Permalink Reply by Kyra on April 12, 2009 at 7:23am

hiya! haha i know how u feel! i always remembered cosing the gate, but when i went to check on it again, my horses were out. so i started taking photos of the bolt every time i closed the gate(as proof that i wasn't lying about closing the gate). then one day i caught Medlar opening it, and since then we have doube bolted the gate. lol my suggestion is so take a photo every night afted you have closed the gate. sounds really stupid, but after a while you'll stop being o paranoid about it.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara F. on April 12, 2009 at 9:16am

I have a friend who did that with stall doors.
It's responsible horse ownership to ensure that the gate is in fact closed before you leave, so here's what I would do:

When you check the gate before you leave, say out loud "closed". That will confirm it in your mind. Try just once to leave without going back, even if you are nervous. That might break the cycle.

You can also wrap your horse's lead shank around where the gate closes when you turn him out. Then you will know that he can't get out.

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