Only as frequently as there are idiots on the lines. It is not a sad introduction to the BREED. It is a sad introduction to a DRIVER! Happens no more, and probably less, than with any horse situation out there.
And as a driver of Friesians for demonstrations (where they are often trotted in a tight pattern or cantered for the shear fun they and we have doing it) I've, in my turn, been appalled at watching some draft horse people load their hot, tired, worked-giving-rides-all-day horses into their trailers complete with full harness, bits, and vehicle still attached!! So what is common practise to some is not the norm for the others. And it sure isn't the BREED's fault!
Posted on Oct 7, 2001, 8:12 AM from IP address 128.226.188.47