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Sound ridiculous? Well, no more so than this story out of St. Petersburg, Florida, where Stephanie Six recently spent over twelve hours in jail for allegedly doing just that....slapping a horse! Poor thing! The horse, of course!
If convicted, Ms. Six will not only NOT collect her $200 but instead could face a fine of up to $1000 and a year in jail. Remind me NEVER to slap a horse!
Now, Ms. Six pleads innocent of these grievous charges, stating that suddenly the horse was right in her face , so she merely gave the pony's face a shove. I guess one might call it a face-to-face confrontation!
This confrontation may not have occurred at the OK Corral, but it was a bit of a showdown nonetheless. Seems the police were using mounted riders outside a tavern for crowd control when the dastardly deed apparently occurred.
"They're saying I slapped this horse when that's not the case," said Six. "I was basically getting it out of my face. I did not hit him."
As one who has felt like slapping a horse a few times myself, particularly after one turned around and bit my butt as I was saddling him, I'm torn on this issue. Seems the police might have over reacted just a bit. Of course, she and the horse may have got into a shouting match or something before the alleged "slapping." That could make it a completely different ballgame, especially if that horse were cursing!!
They call that extenuating circumstances, I think!
