But....is this stalking? I suppose that depends on your frame of reference. Personally, if someone wants to google my name and see what others have to say about me, more power to you.
However, I draw the line on some other things:
1. Taking my words from my blog or facebook page and posting them elsewhere without my permission............AND giving an interpretation of those words for me.
Here's my thoughts, if I post it on my facebook page, it's open season. On my blog, I have stated it's copyrighted so using it without my permission elsewhere is infringing upon that. I apply this logic to my pictures as well. The lawyer I've spoken to seems to support this idea and since I've been able to get my pictures and words removed from other sites, he's apparently right. This in itself if bad..........especially when the people doing this are trying to discredit me for whatever whacked out reason they have. I'm not bothering anyone directly (well.......my mere presence on earth bugs a few people but unless I'm hit by a bus, there's not much to be done about this). When someone takes my words and puts their interpretation on them, it really makes them look like they are a little TOO interested in me and it leans towards stalking.............especially since the people/person posting things has not spoken to me on been in my life (in some cases) for almost a decard.
2. Posting things about me that are just lies............or misinformation based on a situation that has changed. Let me say this loud and clear:
I have closed my ranch. I sold off the horses I didn't want to keep or did not have the space to keep. I have my personal horses for my family's enjoyment. I am not teaching lessons. I am not training horses. I am not doing recreational therapy at the ranch or any other kind of therapy. I'm not training. I'm not brokering or selling horses. I'm not breeding horses. We gave the sheep and pigs away as well. This was a decision that was made during the summer and we have stuck to it.
With the exception of helping my best friend find a home for her horse & helping place an abandoned horse.........since I got rid of my stock, I have not had anything "professional" to do with horses. While it is true, I have been asked by both the current sheriff's dept. for the county in which I reside and the local humane society to be a resource for them, it's a BOLD FACED LIE that we just closed up shop in one place and are running the same operation elsewhere.
Additionally, I would kindly ask that those of you who are running around, flapping your lips in the wind about us having 50+ horses on a dry lot, stop spreading these rumors. Your research (aka stalking) skills need a little refining since we've not had 50 horses in over a year. By the way, add this to your data base, WE MOVED. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department would love for you to stop calling them and making false police reports,.
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Funny aside, but related, in September while in the recovery room after surgery, Mr. P received a call from said sheriff's department concerning loose horses on Hwy 161. The dispatcher was shocked when we told her that we have not been in that county with horses since May 2012 and the horses in that area are not our responsibility. She then asked if we knew who owned them because they are running wild. Nope......not our responsibility. We moved away.
Now...stop the lies and stop posting them online. This is stalking.
3. Calling my former employer and reporting that I should lose my job because I am "unethical" for the "manner in which I treat my horses and clients". This is stalking; and, the last time you did it, your number was recorded and turned over to the local police department. I don't work where I did a year ago. I work somewhere else doing a totally different job. Also, for those of you who are stalking, when I worked for that former employer, I had nothing to do with horses. This is an assumption on your part that because I was an "instructor" that I worked in Equestrian Studies. WRONG-O again-o. I never worked as an EQS instructor for anyone other than myself and two barns from 1999-2001. You may want to re-read #1 and #2 at this point to bring yourself back up to speed. REALITY CHECK AT THIS POINT: this behavior....TRYING TO GET ME FIRED...is stalking.
4. Sending threatening emails and "informational" emails with links to sites about me.....YES, THIS IS STALKING. Now, I find it amusing since the person(s) who sent these to me have been accusing me of stalking them. That would be true I suppose if i was emailing them, calling their place of employment, posting facebook comments about them, texting them, etc.........but, I have not even replied to any of these. I simply print them out and hand them to my lawyer and the local police department. For the record, IPs are trackable and when you send emails to me, it shows where it was sent from.
5. Calling my vets and pretending to be Little Bit or KT-Did. THIS IS STALKING. I got a very disturbing call from BOTH of my vets after someone claiming to be my girls called asking about specific horses and documentation. Apparently the tech with one vet gave out some information. The other vet receptionist is well aware that I don't usually ask for information.....she emails it to me. When this phone call came in, she was very concerned and said that she would call me to verify the request. The caller hung up but not before she recorded the number. Yes, I know EXACTLY who did this. She also sent a statement to the police about this. For the stalker.....because I know you read this........I am not using the one vet anymore. You won't have a clue what vet I am using and the 2nd vet has a password on my account now. Yes...THIS IS STALKING
6. Driving past our home. THIS IS STALKING. Now.....because I'm sick to death of it, I'm putting it out here for everyone to read: my home and the location of my horses have cameras on them. You drive by, you are recorded. You pull into the driveway, you're recorded. You come up to the doors and try them, you're recorded. The gentleman who lives on the property where the horses are kept, he has the entire place wired. He calls us every time a vehicle that should NOT be there shows up. Since we don't have students or lessons, etc, that excuse won't fly with him. He's aware of the situation and calls me. Oooops. Perhaps you should stop driving by the house. It's creepy.
For someone who claims they don't want anything to do with me, you sure are interested in what I am doing!
For what is NOT stalking..........it's a shorter list.
Posting pics I took on my property on my own facebook page or my blog or anywhere else
Talking to my friends about my life
Telling people that you're not in my life
Writing anything I want without naming names
These are not stalking.......
Let's review...........you're engaging in STALKER-like behavior
I'm not. Now shush and stop creeping on my blog!
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