Meanest Trainer Ever?

[slotdirt]

But David Carroll galloped Easy Goer!

[doll0608]

I have known David Carroll for a very long time. He is not someone that would just hall off and hit a horse for no reason. He is an excellent horseman and a great person. If you have never put yourself in a situation that dangerous you have no idea of the danger he was in. I am sure he just didn't find it amusing to have to do what he did.

[Patrick333]

Originally Posted by doll0608

I have known David Carroll for a very long time. He is not someone that would just hall off and hit a horse for no reason. He is an excellent horseman and a great person. If you have never put yourself in a situation that dangerous you have no idea of the danger he was in. I am sure he just didn't find it amusing to have to do what he did.

Steve spoke very highly of him ATR his morning.

Yeah I knew the nice defense would come along. Like it should make any difference if someone is nice or a total a-hole when they're caught on video doing something wrong.

Sure he rode Easy Goer in the morning but that was a long time ago. Time diminishes skill sets... especially when it involves physicality.

He should know better. Apologize, take the punishment and move on.

[randallscott35]

Inexcusable.

I would like to see someone defend this quote...

"It's like taking your son or daughter away and spending the whole day with them at Holiday World. Whole day, buy them candy, then come home and time to do homework and they say no. Spent the whole day with you. 'No, I'm not doing it,' for no real reason," Carroll said. "You get upset, don't you?"

http://www.wlky.com/news/24426672/detail.html

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Wow. He might have actually been better served if he went with the 'you take your ho out and spend time with her - and when you want her to turn a trick she says no' angle than the whole I treat them like my kids angle.

[Danzig]

no doubt the horse was out of control. but eventually it seems, so was the trainer. a shame all the way around. too bad for the horse, too bad for a trainer who probably got lost in the moment.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

I would like to see someone defend this quote...



http://www.wlky.com/news/24426672/detail.html

Thanks for that link. Makes clear Carroll is an *******. I don't need the, I was having a bad day nonsense. This is physical abuse.

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Thanks for that link. Makes clear Carroll is an *******. I don't need the, I was having a bad day nonsense. This is physical abuse.

Look he's human but should know that this sport is under the microscope and talking to the reporter after the fact was career suicide.

If this doesn't make national headlines then he's the luckiest bastard on the face of the earth. The horse-kids comparison is media gold.

[The Devil]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

I would like to see someone defend this quote...



http://www.wlky.com/news/24426672/detail.html

Chicken man, you have no ideal what it is like to be around a race horse.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by The Devil

Chicken man, you have no ideal what it is like to be around a race horse.

Wait so b/c they are a big animal we should have an anything goes attitude towards face whipping? I don't see Circus trainers hit Tigers in the face. The people defending this are basically saying this "was the only way." The fact is he knew he did something wrong. If it was the correct way to do things, why would he admit that.

Originally Posted by The Devil

Chicken man, you have no ideal what it is like to be around a race horse.

I've spent plenty of time around race horses and I've ridden them as well but that has absolutely nothing to do with what Carroll did nor does it justify it. Only a stall-mucking, mouth-breathing rube such as yourself would think otherwise.

Now go crawl back in your lurker troll hole before you get completely obliterated.