It was a very good movie. Very well put together. I highly recommend it. Although, it will undoubtedly make you cry.
...........We also had an awesome vegan dinner too
Some of the scenes are graphic, but it is definitely worth seeing. Tourists are interviewed, veterinarians, former ASPCA law enforcement- a history of accidents, witnesses to abuse, a tour of the horrible stables and living conditions. There are scenes of horses eating feed off of the bare street! To cheap to buy a bucket!? It outraged me to see these uneducated drivers YANKING a horses mouth with a bit it in to get it to back up. Anybody who knows horses know that their mouths are extremely sensitive. The scene of the horse attempting to drink but cannot because his reigns are too tight made me burst into tears...he tried so hard to get a sip, but could not.
99% of carriage horses are not retried to cute little grassy paddocks, but sold off at auctions to the meat industry and exchanged out for new carriage horses.
I also learned that the temperature in the summer heat exceed 200 F, standing in the hot sun, frothing at the mouth, its appalling. It exacerbates their already severe respiratory issues. No wonder so many horses die on the streets every summer. These people do not care about their horses.
I noticed that on michaleen's youtube links, that he is only filming one of the few open stalls. Notice how he does not have footage of all of the tie-up stalls that are so small that the horse is unable to turn around or lay down.