Hi, I live in the east bay-Ca., and got banished last eve. at the barn where I lease someone's horse. To make a long story short-I could not close one of the gates, told the owners on the walkie talkie-which died due to battery failure. When I returned-in the dark , cuz I went a different way, I apologized to ea. owner-told them it will never reoccur. After the husband/ owner shut the gate, he had a brief talk with his wife, and then I was banned forever-no second chance!!!! ( Liabilty reasons, he said). I am looking for another lease/ older horse/ reasonable price and am a novice. Any advice for me? I am very easy to get along with, but it became apparent that the owner did not like me from the start-she is VERY intolerant of novice riders. Any info. would be appreciated. I am already missing my Arab cross buddy, since we bonded for the last 6 months.