Really? To make a point of being snide toward KM, you’ll cosy up to IM? Did you see IM’s despicable post earlier? Someone made the point that you, CH, are generally polite… I would have thought also smarter than to jump on board with someone throwing around such disgusting accusations. At this point, IM’s credibility factor is non-existent and for s/he to post that unhinged, emotive, unsubstantiated diatribe was about the lowest one could go. Please don’t align yourself with all of that; you’ve stated that you “just have a different p.o.v. than most” - fine, but don’t stoop.
You have become awfully boring. Not only do you cite outrageous claims, but you refuse to answer cursory questions. And unlike @DreadPirateRoberts, you are not amusing.
Because I have met him, watched him train top riders and before this LK crap was in high demand for top riders in the dressage community, aka riders going to the Olympics. And as witnessed at the trial - the top riders, Olympians, that he coached came to testify for him. On the flip side: my trainer when discussing the trial when I say “LK has damaged herself in the dressage community”. Trainer responded " she is a nobody - she has not damaged herself in the dressage community, she doesn’t exist in the dressage community - who ever heard of her?" so who is the horrible human being…?
Personally… I didn’t follow any of the Barisone threads on the forums until the trial, although I had seen some Lala posts on other threads… and thought she was off.
Then I watched the criminal trial.
And after watching it, and the testimony of LK and RG themselves, as well as many others? I fully believe LK is capable of many terrible things. She made the hair on the back of my neck stand up when she testified. She just puts out that vibe.
Oh well. We can declare Inigo-Montoya a heroic father like figure, who seems to try to come along and “rescue” Buttercup when she gets into trouble periodically .
It’s sad though. In the bizarro version of the story that has somehow become tied to this COTH thread, Wesley never showed up for Buttercup. She’s been stuck with Humperdinck for YEARS. And he hasn’t even married her! And the Prince thing is just a title… he doesn’t even have any MONEY! At least he does laundry and grooms horses though.
ETA: Nevermind. Inigo in the original was supposed to kidnap Buttercup, then helped rescue Westley, who was trying to rescue Buttercup. I’m clearly super confused by all of this. I only watched the movie a few times.