So his vet is aware? Do they have a duty to report?
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That is weird. Only a few people outed themselves, all posters who have happily shared that info here before (aka, congrats on no new info, Dad or whoever you are).
Not contacting your child but instead making an account on a rather small forum is⊠a choice. One wonders WHY a parent - assuming they arenât âno contactâ with their child - wouldnât just Facebook message them if calling wasnât an option. Or WhatsApp. Or Instagram.
Also - on what planet is hitting an animal over the head EVER okay? Or whipping them hard enough to leave welts? Anyone who has used a whip would know that it takes a LOT of force to leave marks like that - even a good crack with a very âwhippyâ stick doesnât usually leave any physical evidence.
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His vet is his SO.
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@Wick_McConnon I have nothing to say or add here. I just want to say that I am Reed Ayers, Golden Colorado.
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His vet is aware and can be heard in some
Videos.
His vet is is partner. As a vet you take an oath and should be held responsible for misconduct.
There is also way more horrible videos that have not been made public.
AM doesnât have a close relationship with his family, so not surprising dad hasnât heard from him
https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/avma-policies/veterinarians-oath
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Heâs public on FB if anyone cares to message him and conform (I donât care to).
Awful to know there are worse videos 
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About the powerful people in the eventing community who are/have been aware of this behavior and have stood by and covered for AM because he rode wellâŠ
Is anyone going to name names?
Itâs not hard to guess at a few of themâŠ
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So Bobby Costello knew?!! And he still got that grant?!
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This is disturbing and sad.
Iâm not going to name the vet and practice involved, because I donât have first hand knowledge of this.
But if someone does⊠they should speak up. There are many people with sport horses in the Southern Pines area who probably would want to know information like that about a local veterinarian, and avoid them.
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When I came to check in on this forum this morning, I could never in my wildest dreams have expected dad to be in here making wild statements 
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Okay that pic made me tear up a little.
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Same, I got really choked up seeing that. They must be gutted and feeling so guilty even though they didnât do this.
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That is what has clearly been alleged by two other posters on this thread, and in comments on Facebook.
I personally do not have firsthand knowledge of this. I did quote other posterâs comments about it for clarity.
Itâs a pretty significant allegation (to put it lightly).
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If true, heâs got to go, right?
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I heard back from Alex Marshall at the NYT. S/he is a actually the culture reporter but s/he has passed my email to the sports desk person who covered CDJ.
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Well⊠other people have lost that position for less egregious allegationsâŠ
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Yep, I had tears when I saw it last night.
