Someone should be in jail over the condition of that horse

One thing Doug is going to do at the end of every case is make the loser feel worse. He has no limits man 😅

Even if you were doing everything your husband told you, anyone with eyes could see that horse was not being properly cared for

Imagine walking by a starving horse every day and doing nothing. The defendant is a sociopath.

Doug was savage! He usually makes some smart comments to the losing side, but he went full on scorched earth with the defendant… and I loved every minute. 😂

Doug never misses an opportunity to shame you 😂

I agree the denfendant needed to be charged with animal cruelty! It says so much about who she is, to be able to treat an animal like this. The woman's husband is equally to blame!

For the first time ever I'm thankful for Doug's sassy mouth

Horrible to treat an animal like that

Doug's pointed and brutal questions to the defendant may be seen as a perfectly legal and well deserved form of animal cruelty.

The defendant wanted a little more to say? What could she say? She never fed that horse and I freaking love that Doug let her have it! She’s a terrible person for starving an animal like that.

Omg. That poor animal. She had every right to take the horse back and I would sue too.

I don't like the attitude of the defendant. I don't give a hoot who signed the contract. She had the horse in her care and she could have at least gone out and given it something to eat. And it was their daughter who was riding. That is plain cruelty. The judge should have made her paid the whole $1500.00.

Evil woman! Too bad she can’t be starved and neglected the way she did to that poor horse!

As someone who owned and competed horses most of my life, I'm absolutely horrified at the sight of that poor, neglected horse. It doesn't take an animal expert to see how emaciated that horse was! The defendant is awful. I'm also an animal control officer, and she should have gotten a summons for that neglect. Disgusting. I don't blame the husband for fighting for custody! If she treats animals like that, she shouldn't care for children! What an evil piece of garbage! 🤬

Doug has no chill and let her have it. He is a gem and the real MVP of the show.

Even if she was following how her husband told her to feed the horse ect.She has eyeballs and one would think she would notice the horse loosing 400 lbs.She just didn’t care because it wasn’t her horse.And it was a free rental.That’s evil.

When she said 400lbs Underweight I died

The defendant is clearly someone who has never had to take responsibility for anything she has ever done. It will always be someone else’s fault.

This woman is pure evil. You didn’t feed the horse!!!!!!! How do you need advice on how to feed a living being?!? 🙄🙄🙄

The husband stopped by the end of August to tell her they didn't want the horse anymore (AND asked if she can come get him) , left the wife in September, and the plaintiff didn't go get the horse until mid January? The Plaintiff shares some blame in this. If someone has my animal, and they tell me they don't want it anymore, I'M GOING TO GET IT, and not 5 months later. Also, the defendant's husband shares just as much blame, as the defendent, in the condition of the horse, 1 because he knew he was the sole care taker of the horse, 2 he saw the deterration of the horse when he came to get his kid, and 3 he sent pictures to the Plaintiff to show the horse's condition, but didn't get a trailer to send the horse back, or even assist with feeding the horse. He was more concerned about winning a custody battle than keeping the horse alive. And there's alot to be said about that. If her divorce attorney is half decent they can spin that shit in her favor. Every last one of them failed that horse.

Acting like the staving horse in the pictures wasn't the same horse, the defendant is evil.

I am literally crying for this horse!! That woman should be charged with animal abuse, animal neglect!!

The defendant illogical reasoning is so ridiculous. Doesnt take responsibility for anything. Kudos to JM for her closing remarks. Yet she still didnt feel remorseful.

Doug is an absolute savage with his passive verbal beatings at the end..

This defendant is an absolute disgusting woman!! It’s bad enough that she allows this to happen to this poor horse, but she was obviously willing to say anything to try and deny what she has done. Gross person 🤢

That defendant has a lot of nerve. She’s not sure that it’s the same horse? Obviously, her daughter never rode it… But they were leased the horse without a fee. How dare them not to take care of him.

That woman chose not to feed the horse to spite her ex. Horrible!

Didn’t feed the horse but was out at the mall shopping with kids. We see the priorities

I’m so ANGRY!!!!! No living being should be treated like that

She should have been arrested for animal cruelty

You can always gauge a person’s character by how he or she treats animals. The defendant is the worst kind of human being.

The defendant kept blaming her husband/boyfriend. She just didn't take care of the poor horse.

The defendant was despicable, her moral compass was way off. Why the plaintiffs didn't file criminal charges of animal abuse against the defendant and her husband is beyond my comprehension. I'm not a horse person, but everyone in my family has at least one horse, I have never seen anything like that. That poor animal suffered for a very long time. Sickening

This lady should be being charged with animal cruelty this is disgusting. But she sure has the time to go to the mall and probably buy a bunch of shit and get her hair done

You shouldn't be able to own or lease any animals unless able to be properly taken care of. It's a disgrace and unacceptable to have any animal treated like this.

I am so appalled by this defendant… it’s beyond disgusting what she did to this precious horse … I’m just so sick to my stomach

If I was ever to go to court I know for a fact I would win, because I seen almost every episode of the peoples court and I know how important evidence is! Photos, text messages, emails, video, witnesses, a phone is not just for nasty pictures LOL

She takes no accountability. Maybe she shouldn't have her kids because she clearly doesn't care

This defendant's disregard towards animal life is concerning!

Doug L. is so savage 😅I love it. This woman DESERVED to be dogged for letting that horse get to that condition. What lame excuses she made, I'm so glad they took the horse when they did.

I LOVE that they brought this case on tv! So EVERYONE can see what trash the D is in case she would want to buy another POOR animal.. PLEASE check who you sell your defensless animals to!

The defendant is heartless and delusional. She really said they’re lying and that’s not the same horse. Lmao she’s an idiot if she thought somebody was gonna believe that lie.

No creature/soul depending on us for well-being, love, and survival deserves to suffer, especially at our hands. If you can't be a good caretaker/guardian of a being, just don't. Poor little horsey!

That horse is beautiful but the judge should of made that woman pay ALOT more for what she did to that beautiful creature.

That's terrible ,the poor horse..... her & her husband should be sued!

Said defendant had pics of the hay and grain in the barn. That makes this 1000X worse. She's acting like her husband is the sociopath, but sounds like they're two peas in a pod to me. I owned and rescued horses for decades. Unless there's internal issues or they're a hard keeper, horses keep their weight pretty good. Quarterhorses are generally easy keepers. And seeing how fast he recovered, it was pure starvation. All she had to do was throw hay out and he would have been fine.

I can see why her husband is divorcing her

The defendant's ex-husband might be correct. She can't even take care of a horse 🐴. She probably don't take proper care of their 6 year old daughter either 🤷JS.

The announcer is having way too much fun saying Cowboy Democracy 😂😂😂😂

The defendant doesnt even seem phased by the fact that she terribly neglected an animal that couldn't take care of itself. I dont understand how some humans can be okay with that. Animal or not, no living creature deserves that. Edit: I love Doug. Sometimes his after the verdict interviews are just entertaining as the case. He loves telling litigants abt how the judge "let them have it", as if they didnt know Ctfu

Ok, so she was doing what her husband was doing. Once she saw the horse was loosing weight, looking that way, how could she allow that? Cruelty! The defendant is an awful person. And, sounds as if the horse may have been an issue in the divorce. I knew of a divorce case in which the person let the house go into disrepair because that would be a bargaining chip but this is a living being! Disgusting!

It's cases like this that anger me due to the fact most laws simply view animals as property. I understand the legal concept, but man...

Love their horsey's name, *"Cowboy Democracy!"* He's beautiful in the "before" pictures. I hope he's even better now and back to his full health.

I think her husband should have also been charged.

Usually, I don’t like Doug but he burned the hell out of the defendant and she deserved every bit of it and you could see how irritated she was getting all over her face. 😂😂😂

If she didn’t want to take care of the horse anymore she should have gotten a police officer involved (like they do when you have to pick up your property from your ex) to get her husband to give her the plaintiff’s phone number to get the horse returned home.

The defendant may not have had the full knowledge on how to properly care for a horse, which I know is a lot. But she should have had no problem knowing how to give an animal some food!? At least make sure the horse has enough food and water each day until you get whatever her excuse was figured out!

Anyone who lets an animal starve any animal is not worth my time or help.

My horse is a rescue. I've seen pictures of her from when she was first seized and she was even worse! A friend gave a pony away because it had some trouble with heaves. It was still a good weight and was doing fine with the supplements it was on. She explained everything to the new owner, who assured her it wouldn't be a problem. I'm not sure how long after that, found the pony BACK in the field. She had no notification that they were bringing it back. And it was skin and bones. Because the field was right on the road, she called AC and let them know of the situation. She didn't want to be reported for animal cruelty. I also had a pony with heaves. And while he could have used a bit more weight on him, he didn't look that bad. I lost him last year. He was at least 32.

Fortunately that horse was on lease, can you imagine what could have happened? The defendent probably was trying to save on grain and hay since they weren't planning on keeping thr horse. Or she was punishing her husband via the innocent horse.

They never sue the guy. All she has to do is put that in with marital debt and make him pay half. The husband notified the owner he was leaving and she still left the horse there smh

Her ex has this to show everyone for the rest of their lives 😂😂😂😂 What a gift.

That dependent needs to be in jail for animal cruelty and never allowed to own another animal

Defendant needs to be JAILED!!!!!

I think everyone is somewhat to blame. Obviously the defendant and her ex husband are disgusting for how they treated this poor animal and deserve most of the blame but the fact that the plaintiffs only live 8 miles away and weren’t checking on their leased out horse is ridiculous. I would do a quick weekly or biweekly checkup especially if I lived so close.

WOW.... Thank God Animal cruelty is now a FEDERAL OFFENSE

Yea buddy " you lost the case and it made you look really bad"

Wife needs to be charged.

Defendant should have spent all that rhinoplasty money on the horse

That is clear neglect. Before you entrust a horse to anyone, do a background check on them. A horse is not a dog. When you starve a horse you can end up with metabolic damage and orthopedic or lameness that can not be fixed. Horses have to be sound to have quality of life. This judge is ignorant of horses and imposing her assumptions on the case is not law.

ARREST HER STAT! OMG She's a wack job. Great video to use against her in a divorce proceeding!

The defendant needs to get investigated by CPS if she has kids! I sure hope not! What an evil witch!

Funny to see Judge Judy and People's Court posting horses cases at the same day.

"I did what he told me to do" you can't think for yourself?

The defendant didn't take care of the horse at all because if she did she would know what he looked like before it left. "Idek if that's him" clear indication that you left it out there starving. As for the plaintiff when you give something away for free people usually don't take care of it.

Maybe dad does deserve custody if she can’t even take care of an animal 🤷🏻‍♀️ I mean she had freaking EYES…she could see how bad it looked. All she had to do was call a local vet or even go to her house. Defendant is LITERALLY EVIL. Get those little girls away from her!

I love the guy at the end.. I’m sorry you lost the case and this made you look really bad.. He’s savage I love it

The defendant is bizarre on several levels. She plays the devoted mom, but is cold, ice cold. Such cruel indifference and subsequent sociopathic justification says everything about her.

The Defendant will get what she deserves. Horrible human being.

The woman could have easily called any VET or any animal welfare facility to assist her to feed and look after the horse. Instead she decided its her husbands horse and she couldn't be bothered with the horse at all to the point the horse became severely underweight because of the divorce case to get back at her husband. She and her husband both need to be charged with animal cruelty. Her husband needs to be charged with abandoning the horse and the woman needs to be charged with animal abuse for neglecting to provide care. Both of them are disgusting human beings.

I don’t care when the defendants husband left, she dropped the ball and that horse DID NOT DESERVE THAT TREATMENT! Screw her and her husband

The defendant should be prosecuted with her husband.

The woman is disgusting! She had the nerve to say they were trying to frame her. I see see why her husband dipped 🤦🏾‍♂️

What is wrong with the defendant??!! What a psycho.

Im sick of human animals treating non-human animals as fing property. We are a sick species.

The worst defendant I have ever seen on the show. Despicable! No excuse for animal abuse!

How can someone let something like that go on and not try to remedy the situation!

If JM hadn't been so angry and disgusted, she might've told the plaintiff that her contract was with the husband, so that's who she should sue.

Hahaha… "I’m sorry that you lost the case but it made you look really bad”…Doug!

She and her nasty husband should be arrested for animal cruelty.

That lady is definitely spiteful towards her husband and took it out on the horse

The defendant is DISGUSTING

Poor horse, and seriously... poor child of parents like those!!!

When the plaintiff said her horse didn't have value anymore, that kind of hurt my feelings. He's been starved. Every animal has value, whether they look a certain way or not.

I think she was bitter about the divorce and took it out on the horse. Her and the ex should be arrested for animal cruelty.

In one more month, the horse wasn't going to be around. Lady was plannin' on a good ole fashion rib barbecue.

Hahahahhahaha @9:58 is the first time I ever enjoyed Harvey's segment. Where did they find these people?

I'm allergic to horses to the point it could choke me to death.. but my heart squeezed seeing those pics. How can you see it and do nothing ?!

1. The plaintiff should have filed the case involving BOTH the defendant & her soon to be ex husband, he’s equally responsible, not the defendant alone. 2.The defendant shouldn’t be going to the mall! She should be going to the feed store to get hay & pellets! She disgusts me that she thinks her or her kids ‘NEED’ something from the mall which is a luxury compared to the NECESSITY of an animal who can’t feed itself- FOOD & is the second basic necessity to air to survive! 3. The PLAINTIFF’s should be partly RESPONSIBLE for the condition of the horse as well! She clearly stated she checked on the horse the first few weeks, then weekly & then couple of months. Everything was fine for the first year, THEN the soon to be ex, tells the plaintiff he wants to give the horse back & SHE gives the excuse that she doesn’t have a trailer! Who cares! Go RENT ONE FOR THE DAY & go get your horse! Him saying he wants it’s gone, means he wants no more responsibility for it! You are put on notice now! So the care can or would be lowered until there is no care- PERIOD! Once he says he doesn’t want it, it’s the PLAINTIFF’S issue again! 4. It’s a ‘free loan’? I’ve never heard of that ever. And the contract isn’t shown so we can read it to see where everyone failed the horse. The plaintiff didn’t provide HER NUMBER OR ADDRESS. And the defendant didn’t know it either in that year! That’s more on the plaintiff than the defendant b/c she was 8 miles down the road & KNEW where the horse was. And the defendant could have written or said to the lawyer, ‘tell my ex he has X days to provide me a number & address so the horse can go back or he needs to remove it in X days’. If he gave her a wrong number, then she should have called animal rescue or the police. That looks & sounds like he set up his ex (defendant) so she couldn’t get rid of the horse. And she more than likely thought he’d get in trouble b/c she wasn’t the one who signed the contact. 5. Both defendant & ex NEED to have animal cruelty charges filed against them. I always make sure my kids are fed, then my animals BEFORE I can eat myself. That’s MY responsibility! 6. Contracts (written) have to have names, numbers, addresses, terms (the agreement exactly & recourses if necessary) & signatures. 7. The plaintiff is WRONG about the horse has no value when she took it back! That’s the stupidest statement in this episode. She took it back b/c it’s her property & it was in need of immediate care (that’s concern of loss), she took great care to restore the horse to where he should be in care, weight & health (upgrading) & the horse as the judge said, wasn’t dead. So it still had value & he wasn’t worthless. But here I say AGAIN, it’s partly on the plaintiff as well, she was told 4 months before he didn’t want the horse. And after a few days, I would have contacted him to say ‘so are you giving the horse up or is he staying with you?’. That’s pushing her part of the blame until the defendant & ex. She needs to accept that herself. And she said extra meals ‘IF WE HAD TIME TO DO IT?!?! That’s no different than the if defendant said I didn’t have time to feed him today. Regardless of time, do it. Ultimately the defendant & ex are to blame, but so isn’t the plaintiff(‘s).