Is this cruelty?

[Rupert Pupkin]

I just wanted to add that if this was simply a case of a judgement call (of whether or not to give the horse more time to recover) on this guy's part, I highly doubt any jury would have convicted him. This jury must have determined that this guy did not provide even a minimal standard of care for this horse.

We may not have all the facts, but the jury did have all the facts and they unanimously voted to convict this guy. Not a single juror thought there was a reasonable doubt.