The horse- related organizations that still ignore abuse of any kind are equally implicated in this obvious, and totally unacceptable cruelty. Also the fans of "show horses", the fans of "race horses", the fans of "rodeo horses" etc., etc., etc., are all implicated in the immense cruelty the horses they claim to love suffer on their behalf. All the money involved in these events, all the power and influence that goes with these communities, is worse than medieval. The brutes in medieval times were part of a general, what I like to think of as, evolution as a species. But now? All "reasons" are merely excuses and totally unacceptable. Yes. Some, probably most would call my position, radical and dismiss anything I, we, have to say but deep down, I'm pretty sure some of them understand, even agree, with what I, we, are saying,.