he lost his temper a bit.. but as was stated... the horse wasn't hurt... Horses will jump in the air hit their heads on the doorway and not be affected even though they are cut and bleeding... Have I hit a horse... absolutely!!! Just like my kids (they laugh about how ineffective I was at doing that!) I use the body scraper to make my point with a knuckle headed horse... they feel a sting at most... you need to keep their attention some times ... they do weigh 1,000 lbs or more!

He should not have done it.. especially in the eye of the public