Are Horses Pollution?

Rolling Hills Estates resident Jennifer Novak is suing the city of San Juan Capistrano because apparently mucking stalls and dumping in a dumpster and having manure hauled away isn't clean enough. It's a watershed issue, but isn't everywhere a horse is kept, or arenas and trails and ride on, a watershed?

Remarkably, the City, and a show facility are in compliance with all regulations, but the lawsuit wants higher standards applied- like the Feedlts for cows right before they are slaughtered? Kind of like comparing the sewage plants of a feed lot, to a swimming pool where we keep horses?

The big concern is not losing on merits; it's that the discovery phase will cost the city and its horse riding taxpayers millions and lead to the closure of the showplace, a temporary home for horses that many on the Hill know very well.

What's to be done? Good question. Stay tuned.