Meanest Trainer Ever?

[Danzig]

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.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Danzig

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.

I bet the horse barely felt it. I'm not saying its the right way to go about it, but after watching the video I dont think its nearly as big of deal as some of the posts made it out to be.

horses are huge animals that can kill a person fairly easily. sometimes you have to be tough with them.

shoot i felt bad at school when getting the yearlings ready for the sale, if one of the colts got a erection we were supposed to smack it with a crop to make it go away.. that probably bothers them more than that punch did.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

I bet the horse barely felt it. I'm not saying its the right way to go about it, but after watching the video I dont think its nearly as big of deal as some of the posts made it out to be.

horses are huge animals that can kill a person fairly easily. sometimes you have to be tough with them.

shoot i felt bad at school when getting the yearlings ready for the sale, if one of the colts got a erection we were supposed to smack it with a crop to make it go away.. that probably bothers them more than that punch did.

perhaps. i don't think the knock in the head was needed. but, i have to admit i'm glad i've never had a video of me when i've had less than brilliant moments. people might think i'm touched in the head!


ahem...they may already think that anyway.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Danzig

perhaps. i don't think the knock in the head was needed. but, i have to admit i'm glad i've never had a video of me when i've had less than brilliant moments. people might think i'm touched in the head!


ahem...they may already think that anyway.

none of us know if it was needed cause we werent on the horse. the horse was clearly running off and not listening to instruction.

And racehorses are much more dangerous than the average horse, because they are nuts and are fed lots of nutrients for training and have much more energy than the average horse.

being around race horses on any given day is a risk, being on top of one who wont listen is a big risk. IMO, the punch to the horse was nothing more than giving your dog a little slap because he wont listen.

[hockey2315]

The last whack in the head was unnecessary.

[paisjpq]

Plenty of people have seen me beat the tar out of a horse both on the ground and in the saddle...but I have never hit a horse in the head, apart from a smack between the ears to get one to stop rearing. It just isn't productive and there is too much potential to do actual harm if you accidentally hit them in the eye. Carroll even admitted that he was frustrated and hit her out of anger. We've all been there...he should have handled himself better IMO.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

shoot i felt bad at school when getting the yearlings ready for the sale, if one of the colts got a erection we were supposed to smack it with a crop to make it go away.

Clearly you didn't handle Golden Missile as a yearling.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Clearly you didn't handle Golden Missile as a yearling.

I almost spit my coffee, this post derserves its due!

[randallscott35]

A whole thousand dollar fine. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...eptable-temper

Reasonable punishment. Now they just have to sweat it out for the next few days and hope it blows over.