# Need encouragement/courage \[ref: neighbor's horses\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 4, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287 "2013-02-04T04:48:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/21 "2013-02-04T19:33:40Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > [Dune - Wikiquote](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dune) > > You can find the entire “Litany Against Fear” here. > > Hope all goes well. Fear is the little death? Fear is the mindkiller? That just makes me scared of what I was originally afraid of _and_ scared of being afraid of what I was originally afraid of. No wonder the Bene Gesserit fucked up the whole milllenia long breeding program, they can’t even manage effective sloganeering. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/22 "2013-02-05T04:03:55Z")
This morning, my well went kaput-ish. I’m getting less than 1gpm and it seem like either the pressure tank bladder is blown (that would be GOOD and only about $600-$700) or my deep well pump is about to go (that would be bad at $2k+ and trying to find someone to drive a rig down about 700 feet down a very steep, frozen hill to the well head). I’ve spent the day trying to diagnose this well and have one day of water left before I have to start hauling about 100gal/day. - Am hoping to have professional here tomorrow to at least diagnose the issue. Couldn’t get hay today (seller was tied up), so we’re scheduled for tomorrow @4pm. Given the way the day went, my ‘confidence’ was shot, so I sent email and left message for the local Humane Society asking them to check on the horses. That is better for the horses all the way around right now. I explained to the HS the help I can give if they wanted help. HS hasn’t called back, not sure how fast they will move. They may not feel a need to talk to me before visiting the neighbor because they’re already familiar with the family from before and I explained how they can see the horse from the driveway and described the ones that I suspect are in the barn. Send good vibes for the horses. I’m going to try stop by and ask them about the project tomorrow on my way out. Now looking for water faery chants 🙂 Thanks to everyone for listening. The feedback helped me a lot. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/23 "2013-02-05T04:22:37Z")
If they’re close enough, could you trade water for hay until you get your pump working? My pump is currently on the fritz, too. Fortunately I put in city water a couple years ago, although usually I use the well for watering outside (horses, flowers, dog pool). StG ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/24 "2013-02-05T17:50:13Z")
Just a quick update. Talked to an office person who was putting together the info to give to the person who will check on the horses. Still waiting for well guy, but still have 1gpm, so am slowly filling some tanks as backup Still getting hay later today. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/25 "2013-02-06T22:47:46Z")
**Enkel** - Any update? What about the well? StG ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/26 "2013-02-07T00:17:12Z")
Yes, very curious how things are going. Hoping you’re OK, and the horses next door are OK. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/27 "2013-02-07T02:15:04Z")
Still working on the well. I opened up the pasture to the creek, so livestock have that when the tank runs out. Not sure if they’ve visited. The horse was still outside w/out hay this afternoon. When there’s no wind, he does move around the pasture looking for forage, but it is snow covered and pretty much eaten down. I got a couple square bales so I can throw some over the fence where they might not notice, but he can find it. I don’t want to give them a full round bale right now because that will actually work against the humane agent’s efforts. With the flakes of hay, he’ll clean it all up and they won’t be able to point to it and say “see he has hay, he just doesn’t want to eat it.” (I’ve actually had people say this to me before). ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/28 "2013-02-07T02:49:44Z")
I wouldn’t throw hay over the fence **Enkel**. There can be legitimate reasons why a horse doesn’t have hay. Maybe his teeth are bad and can only have chopped forage (consistent with visible buckets) or maybe he gets complete feed and doesn’t need any forage (also consistent with visible buckets). You really don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/29 "2013-02-09T11:55:25Z")
Just a quick note. There were two horses out in the pasture yesterday with hay available. They were the original one I’d noticed and one from the group that I thought was in the barn. So I believe that they HS agent may have been to visit with them. ---
**Author:** ![RedMud636](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@RedMud636](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedMud636)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287/30 "2013-02-09T13:11:12Z")
Excellent! Hopefully the message got across. Good work E **nkel**!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-encouragement-courage-ref-neighbors-horses/649287.md?page=1)