I do understand, and you don't have the power to stop him if it's his horse. Too bad you can't see his horses from the road and keep an eye out for improvement or not.
I'd report this, and the pictures, and where he lives, to the humane society lady... maybe she'll do a welfare check on him from time to time. Let the guy know that people are watching.
I second everything Hair says:). It can be a pain, but I'd really keep after the humane society to keep after him. And I'd check with the vet too to see how on the up and up the guy was with you.
Policing is no fun, but sometimes we just have to bite the bullet and do it. We had a similiar incident around here, and you just have to be consistent with keeping after the officials.
Becky
I was actually planning on doing this. The humane society lady really sounded nice and like she'd actually DO something. I know there's been several articles in the paper here lately about her seizing starved horses and that's why I mentioned her to him. I'm fairly sure if I'd gone ahead and taken the horse to the shelter that she wouldn't have let him have the horse back and he may not have even tried, for fear of being charged with abuse and fined.
I'd thought about paying him a visit the next time I ride by his house, but that darned dog would probably eat me up. I'm gonna call the other man down the road who raise walkers and ask him what he knows about they guy, but I'll have to be careful coz you never know who's kin to who around here.