Re: RC: Re: David Boggs Suspension

[karen Clanin <kclanin@fix.net>]

even better than still photos, Dyane!

Karen


At 11:46 AM 9/20/99 -0700, Dyane Smith wrote:
>I recommend that exercising caution around all abusive people, but I wonder
>what would happen if we videotaped these abusive acts.
>Dyane
>N. Ca.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rhonda K Levinson <levinson1@juno.com>
>To: <dluehosh@juno.com>
>Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 9:28 AM
>Subject: RC: David Boggs Suspension
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>> Gwen wrote:
>>
>> "These guys work on intimidation and humiliation, so it's really hard to
>> pinpoint some of the things they do- because they do know how to hide
>> things sometimes."
>>
>> Hide?  I watched David Boggs flagrantly violate the rules regarding not
>> beating your horse or scaring your horse in the area around the in gate
>> at the Scottsdale show.  One of the ring stewards saw what was happening
>> and just turned his back.  Another trainer saw this and immediately began
>> acting just as Mr. Boggs was doing.  The ring steward started yelling at
>> the second trainer.  I piped up and said "What about him?"  indicating
>> Mr. Boggs, who was by the way still working with his assistants on
>> getting his horse totally freaked out.  The ring steward gave me a dirty
>> look and once again turned his back.  I went to the show office and
>> reported what I saw.  The staff there gave me blank looks, looked at each
>> other and then said they would "look into it."  Boggs went on to win the
>> class and there were NO repercussions and the same thing continued
>> throughout the show.  David, in plain sight, violating the rules and the
>> show officials LITERALLY turning their backs.  So much for speaking up
>> about the abuse.
>>
>> You're right, however, about working through intimidation and
>> humiliation.  I know of at least one person who testified on Mr. Boggs'
>> behalf because she felt like she "had to" because of the way he "asked"
>> her to testify.
>>
>> Rhonda
>>
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