this…
I have witnessed Shannon abusing horses both on the ground and in the saddle
She should not be a trainer
Had a young buckskin horse Tied to a pole behind her barn and beat the crap out of it
I had to drive away - I didn’t want any dealings with her . I wish I had of reported her that day!
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I don’t think it’s even gone to court yet but she returned to Aiken after a winter in another state and seemingly has a thriving business
Why hasn’t USEF been notified to at least suspend her?
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Maybe they are aware but lack jurisdiction to act in this specific case?
The USEF should suspend her in the interim. This is a dead horse, savagely killed by a human, with his blood on her hands.
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Up until recently, USEF didn’t have the ability to suspend anyone based on issues that happened off of showgrounds. Maybe someone should report her again.
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I saw a sales ad of hers recently. She had the nerve to state the horse trailered well. I had to sit on my hands to keep from posting something.
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I think she could be reported this way using the facts from the news article.
It is a horse welfare page which does not show up if I copy and paste bc it is members only.
Off showground abuse can only be enforced on actions occuring after the effective date of the new rule, not retroactively.
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If it hasn’t gone to court yet ……couldn’t it still be considered ongoing and reportable??
It’s definitely worth the witness and owner making the effort
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Nope, the abuse event itself would have to occur on or after the effective date of the rule.
As nice as it would be to have a look back., USEF cannot just arbitrarily pass rules, they must get buy-in from a lot of affiliates. And I’m pretty certain that any rule with a look back was doomed to not pass, so better to have the rule you can pass than the rule that never happens
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Understandable
It’s only a matter of time it’s sounds like for Shannon - seems from the comments that she has a reputation of abusive behavior
Hopefully the new rule will make people do better
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That is pretty Rich and Thick
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I don’t understand your comment?
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I’m assuming the poster meant that the post you shared (regarding the horse) was “rich” and laid on “thick”, considering what happened to him.
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Just saw the case was settled for undisclosed amount. It was on a tik tok video about it.
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I am happy to see (at least) that someone made a “stay away” post and many many people are sharing it on FB, including some show officials. Everyone should know her name.
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