LOL, Don!

Mrs. Lemon, good for you for speaking up. I hope you also tell his employer, the horse owner, and even the RSPCA.

When my daughter worked at a high-falutin' stables in posh Connecticut a lot of the horses were in shows. The staff was expected to groom them and make them "pretty." There was one really sweet mare named Rose who needed a gentle hand, always.

Well, what those people do to make their horses pretty should put them in jail,imo. I came along one day and here's one of the staff, on a small step ladder (oh how I wished Rose would kick it!), wrapping Rose's mane around a small comb, to the roots, then yanking it out, in order to "roach" the mane! Rose hated it and was very agitated. The more she jerked from the pain, the more the sadist yelled and hit her.

I knew I couldn't stop the roaching, but I could at least help Rose to calm down, so I stepped up and *whispered* to her, stroked her soft nose, and the staffperson was utterly amazed, asking me how I'd done that! And, this was also one of their instructors!! Idjits!!

I cannot abide any cruelty to animals.

kat