... just to explain a little bit more...
He beat my aunt, and he abused his children, and he beat his horses to submission. I'll never forget that.

 

You draw your own conclusions... and so shall I.
In my experience with horses, and horse people, I was privy to perhaps the most abusive person on the earth. He was as cruel to his horses as he was cruel to everyone around him.

 

"silvershadow",
Nothing I brought forward was meant to be a slam against raising horses. or the people who raise horses. Tell me why, when all I wanted to do was have a littel fun with the redneck in all of us that horses are brought to the forefront?
I think you spoiled the intent and letter of my rather jovial injest to laugh at ouselves by bringing attention to the "redneck" within all of us.
Game over.
"Lee", you get the pot.