She breeds as well.
Disappointing that there was no jail time. Not unexpected, but disappointing.
At least there is no animal contact order. Plus the removal of her license from early last year and the USEF ban.
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I am disgusted and not surprised.
She deserves worse.
May the Karma Bus succeed where the Judicial system has failed.
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I fervently hope that her career as a DVM is utterly tanked.
If she does get her record scrubbed and therefore technically becomes eligible to get her license back, the public needs to bombard the licensing officials in whichever state she tries it.
I would unequivocally inform any hospital/clinic/practice that hired her that I would not use their services henceforth.
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What local news commentary there is, is pretty unanimously outraged at the sentence. It is viewed as not nearly enough.
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Ashlee Watts is suspended by USEF for at least 10 years.
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She should have done herself a favor and acknowledged that she did wrong. That was the truely sickening thing about the whole situation: the staunch refusal to accept that she made mistakes. That has left her incapable of being repentant.
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The last thing I want to happen to my colicy horse is to be hit with a cattle prod to get up. If it’s that bad I owe it to him to put him down right then and there. I have dealt with a practice that wanted to do surgery on a 20 yr. old mare who had a 20% chance of surviving. Why? I called my own vet and she said she supported me putting her down.
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