Rex Stokes gets away with incredible animal abuse!!!

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Evidentally, you don't know a lot about horses. Beating them senseless does very little for 'teaching' them a lesson besides creating problems in the future. Most of the time being afraid causes those sort of problems, and beating them only validates that fear.

I will agree, you are right that I don't know a lot about horses. I just figured that maybe by being hit a little a light will go off in their heads telling them "I better not do that again, that whip hurts". Like I said, I don't know a lot about horses and now that you tell me I can see I'm wrong. I just don't see the real big deal of what Rex did, I've seen plenty of jockeys do that.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

I will agree, you are right that I don't know a lot about horses. I just figured that maybe by being hit a little a light will go off in their heads telling them "I better not do that again, that whip hurts". Like I said, I don't know a lot about horses and now that you tell me I can see I'm wrong. I just don't see the real big deal of what Rex did, I've seen plenty of jockeys do that.

They're not like humans... a light doesn't go off in their head at all. In fact, by the time the whip comes out, they probably have completely forgotten what it was they were doing to begin with. Most horses just aren't that bright.

[Danzig]

actually, that beating may make any gate problems worse...horse may remember next time that hey, last time i got near one of these, it hurt like hell..

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Danzig

actually, that beating may make any gate problems worse...horse may remember next time that hey, last time i got near one of these, it hurt like hell..

Horses have excellent memories and I agree.

[Cannon Shell]

Simply being at Mountaineer is close to abuse for both horses and humans