Andrew McConnon horse abuse

[Djones]

Denying water in order to create a more submissive horse is far from new. I was in my teens when I was first told to take a horse’s water away the night before a show. I’m in my 50s.
I played dumb and didn’t deny him water, by the way. He was a sweet, steady, reliable wp horse who won a lot. But that wasn’t enough for his owners.

[Maria]

https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/fei-opens-abuse-investigation-suspends-eventer-andrew-mcconnon/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHswblleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRoQq1-7ssp69iQPWJE1u8iBwm2uAPMx_DvuAVNOkJP2kIa0co6bMKUvcg_aem_zaQ14qoQb-xZIy3HrWcodA

[Syrynx]

FINALLY!!!

(which is a complete sentence for the benefit of being able to submit it)

[Jealoushe]

Still no statement from him either.

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

I doubt he will ever give one.

The question now is how much longer he and his partner will stay in NC. I am guessing they will look at selling, moving, and trying to make a fresh start in a different discipline in a different part of the country.

[Jealoushe]

No, but he or his dad said he would so I’ve been waiting to see if he would!

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

Oh yeah! I forgot all about that strange twist. The father coming on CoTH.

[smoofox]

@DMK

@Demerara_Stables

you suck at your job.

My experience in life is that there are a great many people who aren’t exactly superstars in their field

Sometimes revealed by their assertions that they are superstars or experts about everything - all while riding their lame horse around a jump course.

@sascha

Are you going to check every last corner of every last stall in every last barn before you decide it’s lights out because you want to leave? If not, you are potentially putting someone in a dangerous position. But you’re probably ok with that I guess. Lights out when you think they should be out is the ultimate importance.

Perish the thought that someone may be coming back to that barn shortly to finish up for the day - or that someone is actually in a stall tending to a horse’s legs or whatever. Appointing oneself the lights monitor for a venue is a bit… odd and inappropriate. Just based on my experiences sleeping in tack stalls at assorted National Shows and often tending to horses late in the evening… before the actual lights out as per the schedule.

@trubandloki

@Mounted

(Also, if my horse finished two buckets of water overnight, but someone else refilled them without my knowledge, I might be incorrectly concerned that the horse was dehydrated.)

This is the biggest reason to not water random horses you are not associated with.

I need to know if my horse is not drinking. A random unknown person watering and not saying something can lead to lots of panic about a horse not drinking enough.

THIS. ^^ I needed to know exactly how much each horse was drinking…

@sascha

@DMK

The poster above who is turning off barn lights while she does night check, literally said she checks the barn/aisle for people before turning off lights. I mean at some point the lights have to go off, right? There’s really no other way to do it.

Yeah, except if there are set hours, “lights out time,” why? The possibility of missing someone in the dark is real. The danger of the horses having lights on for another 1/2 hour until official light out time is, um, zero.

People in stabling can be very easy to miss. Three of us walked past the first stall in the barn door yesterday and said hello to the horse and carried on. I happened to turn around and only then saw part of the owner behind the horse who was standing on an angle and realized all three of us had been inadvertently rude. If it had been a quick check at night - breeze through from one end to the other - that person would have been missed.

The other week I got caught in a power outage while crouched in a tight space right up against a hind leg. That was no fun at home. Having that happen at a show because someone was worried about an extra 15 minutes of lights out time? I’d be right pissed.

Exactly right - as I already noted.

@skydy

If/when you ever move up to rated competition you will find that the people showing there do not need you to decide who can “be trusted” by you to follow the rules. There are many, many, people, who show at rated shows who abide by the rules and have done so for decades.

Exactly - that would include me, every trainer I have worked with in assorted disciplines and breeds and friends and associates as well. For decades.

[Syrynx]

I forgot about that too!

I cannot see anything he could say would change anyone’s opinion of him. Especially at this stage. Nor could I see how any PR consultant could spin this in any way positive.

[Annie10]

@Jealoushe

Still no statement from him either.

There is nothing he could say that would make me care about it.

[sascha]

@Syrynx

Nor could I see how any PR consultant could spin this in any way positive

It’s not always about spinning the dial all the way round to positive. Many times it’s about reducing the negative.

Either way though, that ship sailed. I was about to say it sailed when he didn’t immediately issue a statement, but given the multiple incidents over multiple years thing, I’m going to say that ship never even got built.

[Equibrit]

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[FLeventer]

I agree. What is there to say when multiple videos and pictures are worth thousands of words each? No manner of statement or apology could condone or justify this behaviour.

I do wonder if his owner(s) will keep their horses with him now that he’s suspended. Insane that he even has horses or owner(s) that support him after the videos came out.

[endlessclimb]

Or a partner.

[anonevent]

It causes hypersensitivity, especially when used with topicals intended to exacerbate sensitivity. If a horse is more afraid of pain from knocking a poll, that’s a performance advantage gained through the horse’s physical suffering.

[lizloveshorses]

Is this the same person who worked for Denny Emerson at Tamarack for many years?

[libgrrl]

This video has been around for a bit. Seems like person that made the video was taking lessons, and objected to a number of things, including wearing cribbing collars.

[jvanrens]

@libgrrl

This video has been around for a bit. Seems like person that made the video was taking lessons, and objected to a number of things, including wearing cribbing collars.

What video are you talking about? The one of him beating horses across the side of the head?

[libgrrl]

Oh, heavens no!!! The video that @Baybaybay765 posted. Whatever happens to Andrew is certainly just desserts, in my book! No excuses for him at all

[endlessclimb]

Yes. She was dating/engaged to his son, if I’m not mistaken.

Shame, as she is a stunning rider.