Thanks guys, My horses are safe and I can stop popping antacids by the handfull. It suddenly dawned on his wife they were losing 4 horses board fees( leaving all of 6) and the de facto ranchhand,babysitter,trainer,dogwasher and BBQ cook. As I pulled out, his 10 year old son was struggling with water hoses as he flung road apples into a cart with a flat tire.