7th November 2014, 10:42 AM
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Mostly because they see one horrible image, but they have no idea about horses or the way they are treated with royalty.
My ex racehorse loved to run as soon as he saw an open space. It was all I could do to hold him back, and I never used a whip on him.
As a horse breaker and trainer, I can tell you that I've seen some horrible sights in the equestrian fields. Horses starved, owners that know nothing about keeping horses, neglected horses and parents encouraging children on untrained ponies to give the horse a crack with the whip. Then there's horses that are in a pen of mud and faeces up to their hocks 
This lady had won all sorts of dressage ribbons! |