How was Sarah Moulds found not guilty?

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The local Look North news has just repeatedly shown the video of her kicking and hitting her horse whilst saying she was found not guilty.
She was on the news reading her statement saying the footage was taken out of context.
What context would be correct to treat any animal that way??!!
Its absolutely sickening that she wasn’t found guilty.

And you all think you are better than her?

Well, yes. I do think I’m better than her. Because I’ve never punched a horse (or any animal).

I don’t feel inclined to dispute the verdict because I didn’t hear the evidence. But if what she did wasn’t criminal then perhaps it should be. I think it’s right that she lost her job. And I think her explanation that she was disciplining the horse is rather unconvincing. My only sympathy for her is about the death threats. Clearly that’s unacceptable.

So I’m not baying for blood, but I do think it’s important to discuss the issues. The most important question for me, as a non-horsey person, is: would most horse owners use this kind of discipline? Is it generally considered acceptable? From what I’ve read here, apparently not.

Only a week ago the majority of posters on this site were literally a howling mob when one or two individuals questioned the guilty verdict in another high profile case and expressed concerns / qualms about it. in that case she was found guilty and that was the end of it. Now there's a howling mob screaming that a not guilty verdict is wrong and pretty much whipping up a lynch mob to see justice done. And you all think you are better than her? I'm struggling to see the difference

The difference is that in one case, there were tens of thousands of pages of evidence presented over the course of a ten month, complex case and much of the evidence wasn't available for public discussion during the trial. So people assume that the jury have access to tens of thousands of pieces of evidence the public haven't had access to, which led to the verdicts. Some of the people questioning the verdict were also sharing 'scientific proof' the prosecution made massive errors, but those posters couldn't actually explain the errors in their own words and just kept sharing links to a website written by an anonymous person...

In the other case, there is a video available to the public which unequivocally shows a woman lamping and slapping a horse. So people are shocked that doing so can result in a not guilty verdict, because whatever other evidence there was, they feel that punching and slapping an animal should meet the threshold for a 'guilty' verdict. Clearly it doesn't seem to, which i personally think is a shame.

But then whipping children isn't allowed either.

How is a woman who is on film punching and kicking a horse found not guilty of punching and kicking a horse?

Something stinks to high heaven.

God only knows how she treats her kids..must be a swift right hook under the jaw,a short sharp boot up the arse,a slap round the chops and head with spade,a 5 minute whipping over the back of their legs....all in her valiant effort to chastise them..There's no excuses for this woman, shes got a sadistic streak running all the way down her cowardly back...if this had been some chavvy council estate woman kicking and punching her dog,no jury on this earth would've found her not guilty..I hope her horse accidently kicks her teeth out one day but not in a malicious way...

She probably doesn't physica;;y chastise children , her own or otherwise but does with the pony because she can exhert her authority over a sentient animal that most likely won't retaliate .

I used to ride horses , never had my own. There was one who unfortunately was used to having her saddle and girth thrown on and hoiked up . So her reaction was to give the human a swift bite in the arse .
When I said I would tack her up , I slid the saddle on carefully and did the girth in stages , not smack her in the belly to breathe out .
She was a riding scholl pony and I had words with the groom (usually young girls who did Jobs-For-Rides) . This pony was a feisty bugger but a bit of respect for her made things 100% better .

Bruce looks like a pony who's learned what to expect but doesn't relaiate , sadly

This woman lost her temper, and punched the horse in the head, and kicked it in the chest. She did not deny doing this, and it was filmed. I for one, would not want her teaching my children, so I think its good she lost her job - what sort of message would that send them? That its ok to hit out and punch and kick when you lose your temper? In my opinion, she should have been found guilty and banned from keeping horses. Her interview was self serving and I feel sorry for the horse that apparently she still owns. She's clearly a horrible person, not least because at the time she was out with the hunt presumably relishing the prospect of seeing a fox being torn to shreds too. what a lovely person she is. (not).

She’s clearly a very horrible person. Nobody who supports hunting could be.

NASTY NASTY INDIVIDUAL. How she has the absolutely NERVE to start complaining is beyond me. Sick in the head. Shouldn't be anywhere near children or animals. Honestly, if I lived locally I wouldn't hesitate to continue to tell her what a vile person she is. Death threats are clearly a step too far, but I'm pleased that other people clearly agree with the majority. It's simply not ok to punch any animal in the face. Full stop.

If we come across people saying that maybe this was justified, maybe it was OK at there was no visible external damage to the horse, I think this video sums up exactly why it was abuse.

I haven't seen him before and interested not just what he was saying but how him and his horse interacted .

Maybe Luke (the horse) doesn't like cameras , his ears were back the whole time .
But interesting how even when the handler was moving his hands and the rope , he didn't flinch , so the trust was 100% there

And some very impressive 3 legged balancing "Well I;ll just bloody well scratch myself as you're Busy "

According to the Mail she has another teaching job. I certainly would not let her anywhere near any child of mine

@Todaywego I love that video, thanks for sharing it. Unfortunately, too many people in the horse world behave like Sarah M. I saw loads of it when my daughter was young and had a pony, it turned me right off the horse world. Horses are sensitive and don't respond well to violence, some of them retaliate and end up at the slaughter house, the others become cut off and dead to connection with humans and suffer endless 'training' when the problem is the rider not the horse! Sarah M lost her temper and is the sort of person who should never be in charge of horses.

Or children !

Ears back can be relaxation as well. That's what I see.
Every Arab I've owned has always approached ears back when they want a fuss btw, they seem to be a bit 'different' 😁 I have horse friends moving back, or worse, trying to shoo my mare away, when all she wants is some scratches.

Even in the the usually very harsh horse world, have you guys ever seen anyone punch/slap a horse in the face numerous times and kick it in the chest in order to get it to load? I've honestly never seen this done even by the harshest trainers.

As far as I'm aware, the death threats she frequently spoke of, have never been produced not proven. If someone is in that much fear for their safety, why wouldn't you have a camera outside your home so you can protect yourself and prove that you've been threatened? I believe that the threats were fabricated to illicit sympathy from the jury.