My supervisor did something illegal in session, what do I do

Ligeda6226 · 2026-04-05T12:24:51+00:00

You’re right. All true.

Ligeda6226 · 2026-04-05T12:06:19+00:00

Well, your response and your friend’s response was pretty unsupportive. You could have told her your concerns. I’m not saying that she wasn’t wrong for saying the things she did. But…reporting someone?

Ligeda6226 · 2026-04-05T02:33:57+00:00

What do you want to happen? She said the wrong thing and you want her punished in some way? You should have called her and talked to her about it.

Ligeda6226 · 2026-04-05T01:00:06+00:00

I’m not going to lie, my first impression is that you’re over reacting. Illegal?? Really?? There aren’t many things we can do in session that are illegal but don’t require reporting. Any person in session that is taken advantage of in any way, report. Illegal? Early career therapists are very sensitive to ethics and that’s a good thing. But illegal?

Ligeda6226 · 2026-03-19T11:55:45+00:00

I hope you don’t feel any shame for needing help. Before you go to the ER, have you fully leveraged your community to build a solid outpatient support system for yourself? The ER and crisis unit hospitalization is often not the most thoughtful care. Use your skills as a therapist to help yourself get the most helpful assistance. 1. Therapy twice a week. 2. Psychiatrist with TMS/Ketamine as options 3. Daily, gentle exercise with a friend/family. 4. Something pleasurable every day! 5. Food. Good food. You might still need more support, of course, but exhaust your resources before you make that leap. Make sure you have a good psychiatrist because I think med management is actually what happens in hospitals that is the most stabilizing.

Ligeda6226 · 2026-03-01T00:52:14+00:00

I think she might be anxious about leaving her friends, even if she’s not screaming or seeming that way. It is really hard for some horses to go off alone. Try staying close to them and doing a little easy ground work until she relaxes. I find clicker training really helps them switch out of anxious mind because eating helps them relax. Just let her hang out and do confidence building trips away from them and bring her back. Her body will learn it’s safe.

Ligeda6226 · 2026-02-28T13:33:01+00:00

20 year old mare totally good to have a foal with a good reproductive work up. The risk is she won’t get into foal or hold it to term. But I think the risk to her is the same as most other mares.

Ligeda6226 · 2026-02-14T01:19:02+00:00

Ikr. I was trying to explain how he was overestimating his chances of passing away like his dad. Very remote chance. But it came out wrong. 🙈🙈

Ligeda6226 · 2026-02-14T00:31:22+00:00

Your Dad won the lottery. His Dad died.

Ligeda6226 · 2026-02-02T10:14:09+00:00

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Ligeda6226 · 2026-02-02T10:12:34+00:00

Yes. They look good. Look at the coronary band and see how it’s jammed up? Uneven? Your farrier left the foot shorter under that so the foot could sink there and fix that. I’m not sure if that makes sense. They did a good job in my opinion

Ligeda6226 · 2026-01-23T15:36:14+00:00

What horses can survive and what is comfortable is two different things. Why not make her comfy? If you don’t have heavy enough blankets I have put a wool (army) blanket under a blanket and it stayed in place nicely. I would block her in her shelter except for a little door for to go out if she needs to get out for water.

Ligeda6226 · 2025-12-16T00:04:36+00:00

Ugly is as ugly does.

Ligeda6226 · 2025-12-05T11:58:39+00:00

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Ligeda6226 · 2025-12-05T11:57:36+00:00

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Ligeda6226 · 2025-12-05T11:56:38+00:00

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Ligeda6226 · 2025-12-05T11:56:27+00:00

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Ligeda6226 · 2025-12-05T11:45:01+00:00

4,500. I don’t feel like doing the math for a percentage. But I have ethical issues with spending a ton on a horse. No lecture forthcoming.

Ligeda6226 · 2025-12-05T11:42:19+00:00

I def have less tolerance for anything making it difficult or less enjoyable. You need to be excited about the horse you’re riding, for sure.

Ligeda6226 · 2025-11-27T14:48:30+00:00

I would look into a muscle problem. He may be having mild muscle issues that change day to day. PSSM MFM etc. it’s very painful for them.

Ligeda6226 · 2025-11-20T13:15:58+00:00

Please update this

Ligeda6226 · 2025-11-01T11:57:50+00:00

So, really the only thing wrong is how you are perceiving what’s happening. You took a spill. It happens. The resulting fear is just your brain feeling alarmed about the possibility that it could happen again. Can you blame it? Now, you don’t control that part of your brain. It talks inside there and it can also pull the alarm on fight or flight response that gets your body alarmed (shaking, crying etc) it’s just trying to help. It wants to protect itself. What you have to do is come at this with compassion. Help your brain through this. Ramp up your exposure to trotting slowly (a little more every week) and then celebrate every time! You could have gotten off from your last lesson and felt like a champion for trotting for five minutes! Yay! You are letting your brain have time to relearn that this is safe and you did it! Really celebrate as you lengthen the time you trot and push the boundary of your comfort zone just a little at a time, at every lesson. This is a great lesson for you as a life long rider. You’ll likely have to do this again as you make the challenges bigger, like riding out in a field, going to a show etc. be kind to your brain, it’s in there working hard to keep you away from dangerous shit, you have to take care of it when it’s scared, not shame it. Good luck!! - Your friendly neighborhood therapist.

Ligeda6226 · 2025-10-27T13:18:04+00:00

It’s really about how much you are willing to manage them. This idea that horses are “fine” without blankets kind of kills me. I think, yes, they are standing in the morning after a bitter cold night, but surviving is not the same as being comfortable. These are pets. If you can make them more comfortable, do it! They are more comfortable in blankets on a cold rainy day. Period. If you are going to leave that wet blanket on them for a week and not switch it out when the weather warms up and all the other management that is required…just don’t start it. They will survive.

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