[FrogInABlender]

Unless this horse untied his own lead rope and ran off...

Heck, I've got several horses that can untie their own lead rope if you don't watch them like a hawk. A horse needs to be tied with a quick release knot so that he can be easily freed if something spooks him and he pulls back and panics, so you can't tie a really tight knot to begin with. I think this is just a tragic accident and and the witch hunt needs to stop.

[blogbat]

"Heck, I've got several horses that can untie their own lead rope if you don't watch them like a hawk. A horse needs to be tied with a quick release knot so that he can be easily freed if something spooks him and he pulls back and panics, so you can't tie a really tight knot to begin with. I think this is just a tragic accident and and the witch hunt needs to stop."

But aren't you contradicting yourself?

[Beaker]

Heck, I've got several horses that can untie their own lead rope if you don't watch them like a hawk.
Ditto. And my heart catches in my throat every time. But this was an accident, and accidents happen. I really doubt that this was an episode of neglect considering that there were ASPCA people on the set.