joeley
New User
Hi, my first post on this site and thought I would start with something I witnessed on Saturday at the Newbury show. I'm unsure of the show class in question, but think it was ladies light hack? (they were riding side saddle). Following the presentations of the rosettes, the 1st & 2nd horses cantered off on their lap of honour but the person (I will not call her a lady!) held her horse in the middle of the ring. The horse started to get wound up and then careered toward the barriers where I was standing. At this point she dismounted and preceeded to beat her horse around the head with her show cane (she was still in the corner of the ring at this point). She continued to beat her horse, alternating between head and rump, shouting at the horse. I admit I lost my rag and told her she should be ashamed of herself. At this point Kelly Marks ran past me yelling 'Did I just see that right'? Kelly confonted the woman and for a moment it looked like fists might fly. I put in an official complaint to the steard, who later told me that they had received numerous complaints and the judges had summoned the woman to their tent. I hope she get's banned. Did anyone alse see this?
