Something that really scares is that it's not just the BNT's doing this. It trickles down, because hey, if it's OK at the top it must be OK. I girl I knew as a teenager had a cute little paint that was an absolute sweety, great beginner horse. Nothing fancy though and her folks figured more training would equal a "better" horse, even though she did nothing but trail ride. They had the money and sent it to a show trainer for a few weeks. It came back ruined. Poor thing's brain was completely fried. Whatever happened, that sweet horse became a confirmed, freaked out runaway. They had to sell because no one in the family could/would ride it. So yeah, it's not just the BNT's fucking up nice horses.