I had to step away when they came back - I’m assuming that some text messages were allowed, can someone summarize for me what they said?
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So Barisone was having financial troubles also at this time? Where did she get her money from if she didn’t work?
Well one bombshell was that Barisone texted he will beat a horse into submission if it doesn’t do what he wants in a safe and respectable manor.
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Actually, what you see is how she is. She seems relaxed to me. Remember, this woman is used to high pressure situations (competing at the highest levels).
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WHOA! George Morris call-out.
Now I feel like we should have established a drinking game for this trial.
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George Morris is being mentioned in this…this is wild LOL
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Bringing up ole George Morris. This is gonna get salty.
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“in a safe and respectable manor”
Did the text actually use “manor”?
Wow, that’s terrible…but sadly he’s not the first pro rider to say or think like that. That doesn’t make it right or acceptable though!
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How many times have any of us SAID something similar but didn’t actually act on our words? It appears to me the prosecution is throwing everything against the wall to see what might stick.
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Ahh, I’m missing it. This sounds wild.
Saying and doing are two different things. I can’t imagine he was abusive as a rule and be able to maintain his reputation and client base.
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I thought LK was upset that MB didn’t ride her horses?
But instead Jason or Justin (the assistant) was?
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Not me. In fact I dont have a single friend or horse person I know who has said or texted me that. I don’t hang around people who beat horses or think its funny to beat them or joke about beating them. I guess that’s why they brought up the term HORSEMANSHIP. An Olympian shoudn’t be joking about that stuff, but it wasn’t a joke, was it.
You defend that?
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NEVER.
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I say I’m going to have horse burgers for dinner and call my mare a miserable cow but I have yet to eat her.
What was the exact text message and implied context?
“Well one bombshell was that Barisone texted he will beat a horse into submission if it doesn’t do what he wants in a safe and respectable manor.” Was this the exact text message?
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Text from MB to MHG saying he is going to get LK a SafeSport lifetime ban…
(I had to pause so I’m a few minutes behind now.)
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The last photo here, is that bedding on the other side of this desk, under the window?
It looks like two pillows and a blankie to me.
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They said USEF I thought?
No, that’s why it wasn’t quoted or said this is VERBATIM. You can rewatch to hear it yourself. It happened. 
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