Inuit, I am with you all the way in your opinions. I am heartsick to hear of this sad, upsetting, unbelievable mess with these horses. I too am flabergasted that the owner sits there and says she wants her horses back, and if they had any injuries, they were incurred while transporting them off the property.
As for supporters, not sure what they are seeing in the big picture. It took some time for the horses to get this way, where was the owner then??? I assume a judge will ask her these and other questions regarding their care. And hopefuly the new cruelty laws will come into effect (or I can only hope they will, because this will be the test to see if they will work).