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Fashion influencerand curve modelRemi Baderclaims that a ranch wouldn’t allow her to ride horses due to her weight.
On Saturday, the social media star, 26, shared aTikTokwhich detailed her experience at Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York.
“Shoutout to Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk for making me leave because I weigh over 240,” she wrote over a clip of the ranch.
In the caption of the video, Bader claimed she has experience riding horses and “never had this issue,” adding, “Please adverise this on your signs for the future.”
Bader also said she didn’t “need any opinions on this one” in the comment section of her post.
“Its the fact of how it wasnt advertised and how poorly it was handled,” she explained to her more than 2 million followers. “This was my experience not yours.”
“It was very embarrassing [sic] to be told I need to leave alone when everyone else got to stay lol,” she added.
In asecond video, Bader shared her reaction to TikTok user @Broudy.Keogh — who the ranch confirmed is a teenage employee — saying, “When you’re not a fat b—- you can ride at Deep Hollow Ranch.”
She captioned the video, “Imagine this being deep hollw [sic] ranch’s response to your experience.”
Deep Hollow Ranch issue an apology in aFacebook postfollowing the employee’s TikTok.
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“It has come to our attention that a TikTok video was posted regarding the ranch and a teenage employee posted a response that in no way represents nor is aligned with the views that the owners of the ranch hold,” the ranch stated.
The ranch continued, “We would like to apologize to anyone who this offended and we do not condone or agree with any part of that employee’s video.”
No official weight restrictions are stated on ranch’swebsiteorblog. A post titled “How Much Weight Can A Horse Carry?” suggests that “a rider should be not more than 15% of the horses' weight.”
Deep Hollow Ranch did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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In May, Bader announced she was seekingtreatment for binge eatingin a candidTikTokvideo.
“The past year and a half, I can’t even explain how happy I am that I’ve gotten to the point where I am, that this is my life and this is my job,” she said at the time. “But the past few months I almost started feeling… that things are getting worse for me. How I feel about myself, my body, my confidence, and obviously a lot of that has to do with my binge eating.”
Bader also said in her statement on Tuesday, “I truly feel that every time I get into a better headspace and feel a boost of confidence, it gets shut right back down with experiences like this. It’s sad the words of others can do that, and I wish it didn’t affect me, but it has become normal for me to have to accept the body shaming and experience daily from social media and in person, and it really just gets exhausting. I will never understand why my size could actually bother someone so much. I really never will.”
source: people.com
