It's not always easy figuring out who said what to whom when everyone is covering their behind, but while there's plenty of blame to go around, my bottom line continues to be that the final responsibility rests with the trainer who, given this incident and what happened with Quality Road, now seems to me to be a lot more suited to a position like a CEO of a hair gel company than any job where being a true horseman is required.
However, the woman who owns the horse apparently doesn't think the trainer had anything to do with what happened: [
www.paulickreport.com]