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Kicking the Can Down the Road

Kicking the Can Down the Road The easiest thing to do when faced with a difficult decision is to kick the can down the road.  You know, put off that big decision until later.  Postpone it.  Avoid it, and hope it will somehow go away—until the day comes when the cans in the road are piled so high that you can’t get around them. The large horse barn is in need of repairs “to make them safer for animals and people,” according to Farmcolony Vice President Becky Lorenzo.  VP Lorenzo along with her husband, Gene, has built or remodeled three commercial equine facilities and is familiar with the needs of horses and the requirements for safe boarding.  The Farmcolony Board of Directors kicked the can down the road when it…

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Should the Horse Boarding Amenity Go or Remain

Should the horse boarding amenity go or remain? That is the question. The horse boarding facilities at Farmcolony “are not safe for horses or humans,” according to Farmcolony Vice President Becky Lorenzo who raised her concerns over the safety of our horse boarding facilities in a January Board meeting.  She is speaking from experience with 30+ years owning and managing boarding facilities. In response, the Board of Directors formed an ad hoc committee to review current conditions in our animal boarding facilities and to make recommendations to the Board on any necessary improvements. Will Farmcolony continue to offer a horse boarding amenity or will that long-held amenity be removed?  If the horse boarding amenity is to remain, how do we ensure minimum safety standards in the horse boarding facilities? …

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