Your local group is lucky to be rid of them.

The horse trainer I talked about in one of my posts was similar to what you are discribing. I had to endure a lot for standing up to him, he said some awful lies about me. But after a while (because people did watch him after I spoke up) he was caught locking a "disabled" child in his car for several hours. He was reported and no longer allowed on those show grounds. Finally he got to a point where no one respected him, even veterinarians would have nothing to do with him.

Sadly the people who insisted on staying with him? Their children paid the price sadly. They became very loose and trashy as that is what they were permitted to see under his instruction. I tried to tell them, they wouldn't listen, it was sad to see these students turn out the way they did. My daughter is one that will see something bad like this and have no problem not only pointing it out, but walking away from associating with it too. I did have a lot at risk, but I chose right, because my daughter was the most important risk of all. We can either teach our children that they have to stay in a bad situation, or have the right to leave it. My daughter was afraid, asked me where will we go, what other trainer will take us?
I replied, there will be someone, someone better, I promise. And there was someone better.

Open Eyes