Remi Bader, who is 26 years old, was turned away from an event for influencers because she was too heavy to ride a horse.
Bader is a popular influencer on TikTok and Instagram who is known for her honest videos and struggles with her own self-image. She said that the owners of the Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk invited her to the event and then treated her badly by telling her she was too fat to ride their horses.
Bader criticized the ranch on TikTok, saying that what happened was very embarrassing for her.
Shoutout to Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk for making me leave because I weigh over 240,
she wrote in a video clip on her TikTok account.
She also said that their ad didn’t say anything about weight limits or other rules like that. Remi Bader also said that the ranch owner’s son called her a fat b**** on social media and said,
When you’re not a fat b****, you can ride at Deep Hollow Ranch.
The ranch owner’s son, Brody Keogh, duetted Remi’s video and posted a response to it on his TikTok, which he later took down. But Remi sent her a link to his video and said,
Imagine this being Deep Hollow Ranch’s response to your experience.
I don’t really need any opinions on this one,
Bader’s comment read.
It’s the fact of how it wasn’t advertised and how poorly it was handled. This was my experience, not yours.
Bordy Keogh deleted the video he made in response, and the ranch apologized on their Facebook page, saying they did not agree with what the now-deleted employee had done.
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 statement read.
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.
Remi’s TikTok video got a lot of views and comments, and most of them were mean to the ranch owner and his son for being so unprofessional.
In a statement, the model said that she would never want to bring down a small business by publicly criticizing it, but she had to call out the ranch business because it was necessary.
I posted for a reason, and that’s not because of me being denied to ride the horses. I get it, some places have weight requirements and I’d never want to hurt the horses, but it was the way I was spoken to and laughed at by the owner and the way I was treated overall.
She added,
What I experienced in person was only supported later by the owner’s son’s video, who made very clear that they did not want me there because of my weight and that is truly disappointing. In addition, I just want to say that Hampton Water was nothing but super supportive, and felt terrible about the whole thing, and believe me.. You’d know if I didn’t feel that way. They are not at fault.
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