Ah, the good folks at the Animal Rightwing Nut Club have brought forth a law suit against a young man who happens to be put in the saddle of the most expensive power prancing horse in the world.
Why?
well, the horse is a stallion, highly sought after to make new little power prancers, top show horse *....
* well, since they bought the horse the success did not establish itself as hoped (being that Dressage, AKA Power Prancing, is a highly subjective sport)
and they have reverted to training methods the former rider was pretty well known for.
It is called 'Rollkur' and gets the horse in a very tight 'frame', meaning the neck is curled up really tight.
Not my cup of tea for many reasons, however the community seems to have accepted it in the past decades, since Anky van Grunsven the Dutch Golden Girl, has been winning with this since 1994. The previous rider of the famous wonder stallion was working with her and has close ties to her training facility.
Important how?
Well, PETA is tinkling on a young man's leg for something somebody else has made famous and popular.
I am guessing for the same reason they don't throw paint on bikers: They'd be stoned to death with rotten Gouda should they mess with the gold squat of the Netherlands.
Now, there are special considerations to keeping stallions. True.
And show horses.
However, we all know since, that the welfare of animals is not really at the top of their list of priorities.
In response to this rather frivolous abuse of the justice system, a lady from NYC has started this little thing:
http://www.justgiving.com/screwpeta
It responds with the Gambia Horse and Donkey trust
a not for profit providing education and veterinary care to the people and their charges in Gambia. Much emphasis is put on education.
For real animal welfare, not taking a leak into the oats of one of the best cared for horses on the planet!
(but I guess the lawyers want to eat, too...
)
:lol:
seriously, a buck would go a long way to help out the animals AND the people.
Why?
well, the horse is a stallion, highly sought after to make new little power prancers, top show horse *....
* well, since they bought the horse the success did not establish itself as hoped (being that Dressage, AKA Power Prancing, is a highly subjective sport)
and they have reverted to training methods the former rider was pretty well known for.
It is called 'Rollkur' and gets the horse in a very tight 'frame', meaning the neck is curled up really tight.
Not my cup of tea for many reasons, however the community seems to have accepted it in the past decades, since Anky van Grunsven the Dutch Golden Girl, has been winning with this since 1994. The previous rider of the famous wonder stallion was working with her and has close ties to her training facility.
Important how?
Well, PETA is tinkling on a young man's leg for something somebody else has made famous and popular.
I am guessing for the same reason they don't throw paint on bikers: They'd be stoned to death with rotten Gouda should they mess with the gold squat of the Netherlands.
Now, there are special considerations to keeping stallions. True.
And show horses.
However, we all know since, that the welfare of animals is not really at the top of their list of priorities.
In response to this rather frivolous abuse of the justice system, a lady from NYC has started this little thing:
http://www.justgiving.com/screwpeta
It responds with the Gambia Horse and Donkey trust
a not for profit providing education and veterinary care to the people and their charges in Gambia. Much emphasis is put on education.
For real animal welfare, not taking a leak into the oats of one of the best cared for horses on the planet!
(but I guess the lawyers want to eat, too...
):lol:
seriously, a buck would go a long way to help out the animals AND the people.
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