Is this Right or Wrong?

[Sarah Beeson]

I know tihs guy that owns about 12 horses.They are so beautiful and great bloodlines, and they are extremely well trained horses.Ive never ridden a horse that well trained, but im worried about the way he breaks them and trains them to get that good.
He follows the ways they did it back in the olden days.When they flipped them on their backs and worked them to exhaustion.
Don't get me wrong they are very well taken care of.Pasture during the day and stalls with grain at night, up to date on vaccinations, it's just i watched him with one horse and he got on it and ran it in the arena for at least an hour non stop.The horse was foaming under the breast collar and saddle, and breathing really hard.And when he got off him the horse was shaking, he was so tired.
And when he starts them out if they arent listening right he will get a friend and put a bit in the horses mouth,put ties on their front feet, and twist the bit in their mouth and pull on the ties so the horse falls on it's side.Then they sit on him.Ive never heard of doing this before-but i guess it seems to work?idk.It's just how they do it.
So what do you say?Should i say somthing to him or just let him keep doing it to get the horses the way he does?

[Kathy may Jones]

Well my horse was trained some what like that. It only took about an hour or so. But she is still my big baby, and has actually grown to love me even more, and doesnt fear me. She still is her spunky self though and her spirit was never broken. The reason that they flip them on their back is to teach them not to rear up, so they wont ever accidentally fall back and kill their rider.(If that is what you were talking about when you said flipping them on their back)And also the reason why they run them so long is to see if they would be able to go on the long trail rides that people enjoy taking their horses on.In some sense though putting the ties on the horse and making the horse fall to the ground is a bit harsh, although it does work and make the horse listen. I may be only 14 but I know all of this because i know a guy who breaks horses for a living. He is the one who broke the horse i was talking about.