skydy
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Pippa Cuckson article; https://horsesport.com/horse-news/eventer-suspended-nine-months-alleged-pony-abuse/
Poor pony. Such an awful experience for the child.
Poor pony. Such an awful experience for the child.
I think often people are too shocked to do anything. There's also bystander apathy, not to mention this was a member of the national team. People may have been more likely to intervene if it was just another rider. At any rate most people are slow to challenge a person who's being violent due to fear for their own safety.It sounds as if he totally lost his temper and behaved completely inappropriately, there must have been a fair few people watching any of whom could have stepped in and stopped it but it seems they videoed it instead, I am not sure the actions of the onlookers is acceptable whoever the trainer is someone should have taken control of the situation earlier.
just have to look at how people stood by and watched George Morris be openly abusive to people at his clinics. There are lots of reports of riders and spectators watching while he humiliated paying customers.I think often people are too shocked to do anything. There's also bystander apathy, not to mention this was a member of the national team. People may have been more likely to intervene if it was just another rider. At any rate most people are slow to challenge a person who's being violent due to fear for their own safety.
Human behaviour is very interesting. I don't know if you've ever read any social psychology but it provides explanations for a lot of what seems like bizarre/ unethical human behaviour.just have to look at how people stood by and watched George Morris be openly abusive to people at his clinics. There are lots of reports of riders and spectators watching while he humiliated paying customers.
You'd hope that someone would speak up when an animal is the victim but I agree it must seem difficult particularly if the participants were younger and it's someone they looked up to. Horrible. At least he has accepted it was totally wrong.
I have to question why the mother did not just get off her horse and supervise what was happening to her daughter and her pony?? Sounds like there is a bit more to this that has been reported. I do not condone what he did by any means just somewhat surprised the mother left the area when he got on the pony.
I have to question why the mother did not just get off her horse and supervise what was happening to her daughter and her pony?? Sounds like there is a bit more to this that has been reported. I do not condone what he did by any means just somewhat surprised the mother left the area when he got on the pony.
I have to question why the mother did not just get off her horse and supervise what was happening to her daughter and her pony?? Sounds like there is a bit more to this that has been reported. I do not condone what he did by any means just somewhat surprised the mother left the area when he got on the pony.