Meanest Trainer Ever?
 

David Carroll must have gone to Catholic School. This is what the nuns used to do to us, although they used rulers instead of whips (most of them).

http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/sh...horse-in-head/

I'd never heard kind words about Rodney's Rash.

Dale Baird.

'A reason why workouts are conducted under the cloak of darkness
instead of a more reasonable hour, open to the public.'

:rolleyes:


who was the guy who plugged in the cord and zapped the horse with the other end? that would rank him right up there.

I'm getting "page not found" what did it say?

Here's a video... They just keep showing it over and over though.

I unfortunately know a couple trainers that do this same thing.

http://www.wlky.com/video/24426207/index.html

Someone needs to strike him in the head with a sack of potatoes.

Jeremy Rose got three months...

Unless you been on a race horse that was bolting it's tough to comment. I don't use a whip on a horse's face as a practice but the tail swishing/ear pinning/erratic action combined with an outrider appearing to try to herd him gives me the impression that the horse bolting and ignoring all rider cues.
I don't condone it but sometimes you have to get the d@amed horse back under control.
I was on a horse that bolted while out in the field. He was going sideways FAST, toward and 6-10 foot deep ditch filled with rocks and gravel. I smacked him in the head with the reins to get his attention because nothing was working.

But David Carroll galloped Easy Goer!

Agree and this is certain to be blown up by the media.

I have known David Carroll for a very long time. He is not someone that would just hall off and hit a horse for no reason. He is an excellent horseman and a great person. If you have never put yourself in a situation that dangerous you have no idea of the danger he was in. I am sure he just didn't find it amusing to have to do what he did.

Steve spoke very highly of him ATR his morning.

Yeah I knew the nice defense would come along. Like it should make any difference if someone is nice or a total a-hole when they're caught on video doing something wrong.

Sure he rode Easy Goer in the morning but that was a long time ago. Time diminishes skill sets... especially when it involves physicality.

He should know better. Apologize, take the punishment and move on.

Inexcusable.

I would like to see someone defend this quote...

http://www.wlky.com/news/24426672/detail.html

Wow. He might have actually been better served if he went with the 'you take your ho out and spend time with her - and when you want her to turn a trick she says no' angle than the whole I treat them like my kids angle.

no doubt the horse was out of control. but eventually it seems, so was the trainer. a shame all the way around. too bad for the horse, too bad for a trainer who probably got lost in the moment.

Thanks for that link. Makes clear Carroll is an *******. I don't need the, I was having a bad day nonsense. This is physical abuse.

Look he's human but should know that this sport is under the microscope and talking to the reporter after the fact was career suicide.

If this doesn't make national headlines then he's the luckiest bastard on the face of the earth. The horse-kids comparison is media gold.