I don't have a problem with tethering.
But when the tethers are unsuitible even to basic standard than it's wrong, as is hobbling WHILE tethered.
I know a very good dealer who tethers his horses, but he tethers them on a long rope (not attached to the headcollar, with water, shade etc; and is a tradional horseman. Meaning when he says a horse does this, this and this, it does it.

This guy on the other hand just sounds like dirt.
In all honesty, maybe some sort of authority will kick his butt at some point.
Not likely though, there seems to be a lot of these make shift dealers popping up all over the place...

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