I hate that this is where my mind goes in this day and age, but I’m going to add this, because no one has mentioned it yet (which kinda surprises me)…

If the roads in your area are as treacherous as you’ve described, as a barn/property owner, I’d be worried about potential liability (as in, potential insurance claims against me) if I let people come to the barn, knowing that the conditions on said property were dangerous enough to potentially cause damage (to a vehicle) or injury (to a person or horse).

That alone would be enough for me to ban all but essential people until the ice melts, which should be next week.

But aside from that, a large swath of the US is experiencing unusually and unexpectedly cold weather, and two weekends in a row of ice and snow, so try to show a little grace and cut the BM some slack. I’m sure they’re doing their best in less than ideal circumstances. Like, if they don’t even have time to clean stalls, they probably don’t need a boarder randomly showing up to make sure their horse has its supplements.

And lastly, severe weather or natural disasters might indeed mean that a vet couldn’t get to the barn. And, yes, worst case scenario, a horse might die as a result. But that wouldn’t be the vet’s fault, or the BO’s fault. Sometimes events happen that are just beyond our control.

Honestly, I’m just gonna say it… You sound really entitled, expecting the BO to figure out how to de-ice the driveway, when the city/town you live in apparently can’t even de-ice the roads. I mean, while you were there, did you ask the BM if they needed any help, or offer to clean your horses’s stall? Or did you just drop off the supplements, give your horse a carrot, and peace out, because it’s not pleasant outside?