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Tricia Aldridge/M-Bar-K Farms/T-R Star Ranch

Tricia Aldridge/M-Bar-K Farms/T-R Star Ranch review: Failure to provide reimbursement for services not rendered, etc. 2

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4:42 am EST
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I regularly took horseback riding lessons with Tricia Aldridge between July 2009 and March 2010. While she seems to be a competent instructor; my experience with her has proven to me that she is an unethical and unprofessional businessperson. Specifically, in September 2009, she solicited me to invest in a pony ($400) that she planned to "flip" at a profit within a very short period of time. Once she purchased the pony (for $300), she failed to sell the pony but managed to bring in money for herself by using the pony for lessons. Additionally, in January 2010, I prepaid for 10 private riding lessons ($475). In March 2010, Tricia informed me that the horse I used for lessons was injured and would not be available for use for approximately 2 months. She offered to let me use another horse- at another barn that was twice as far away from my home. I declined the offer due to the excessive distance. Two months later (May 2010), I informed Tricia that I was pregnant and she agreed to refund me the amount for the remaining pre-paid lessons ($285). She also agreed to pay me out on the pony ($400) since she claimed the pony was fast and she wanted to keep her as a barrel racer. It took me an additional 2 months and many text messages for Tricia to finally provide partial payment- $450 of the $685 owed to me. I have yet to receive the remaining $235 that she owes me (per mutual agreement) and following repeated excuses for lack of payment she ultimately has failed to respond to any of my attempts to contact her (via text messages, email messages, and first class mail- she refused certified letter) since November 2010. As a result, I have resorted to filing a lawsuit in order to obtain the remaining amount due to me. Please be advised and DO NOT give any money up front to Tricia Aldridge, otherwise you risk not getting what you paid for and losing your money, like I unfortunately did.

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MBK Farms
Irving, US
Oct 13, 2011 11:45 pm EDT
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Update Oct 2011
Tricia went to court with this customer in Irving, TX in September 2011 and Tricia won this case. This customer did not appeal the judges decision. This customer got a substantial discount for buying lessons in bulk and we are very clear that we do not give refunds for unused lessons. The lessons were always offered to her, she chose not to use them. That was the only thing this was about. The rest was all fabricated and unsubstantiated. Again we would like to thank all of Tricia's clients that took the time to ask us about this before just assuming that vicious anonymous complaints online have any truth to them. More and more people are being victimized by websites like these that post these lies and then sell our information to companies like Reputation Rebuilder that charge thousands of dollars to help you fight it. It is a big racket. The best thing to do is just let the truth be known. Unless someone files a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, which is not anonymous and investigates both sides BEFORE publishing information it is not legitimate as far as I am concerned. This woman did not even attempt to file a BBB complaint.

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MBK Farms
Irving, US
Jan 29, 2011 12:36 am EST
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Please do not assume that when someone puts up an anonymous post online that it is true. We have decided to respond to these defamatory statements at www.trstarranch.com/Having_Our_Say_3