for nearly 200 years, janÓw podlaski has been knownall over the world for its arabian horses.t this year things have suddenly been turned on their head. marek trela, the director of this illustrious institution, was fired from his job, and replaced by a government-appointed manager. >> next year, the farm will be 200 years old. it's a very special place -- not just for me, but for many people. having to leave is very painful for me. janÓw has always been a state-run institution. i've always stayed out of politics and so has the farm. but unfortunately the government in now stepping in. reporter: he's been replaced by an economist, who has no apparent knowledge of horses. a second stud farm has met the same fate, triggering public protests. demonstrators say poland's new right-wing government is riding roughshod over democratic norms constitutional court, the media, and now the country's stud farms. "hands off our horses," they say. >> the government isn't satisfied with just ruling over people. now they want animals as well. it's a scandal. reporter: many believe poland's law

for nearly 200 years, janÓw podlaski has been knownall over the world for its arabian horses.ngs have suddenly been turned on their head. marek trela, the director of this illustrious institution, was fired from his job, and replaced by a government-appointed manager. >> next year, the farm will be 200 years old. it's a very special place -- not just for me, but for many people. havingo leave very paful for me. janÓw has always been a state-run institution. i've always stayed out of polics and shas the farm. but unfortunately the government in now stepping in. reporter: he's been replaced by an economist, who has no apparent knowledge of horses. a second stud farm has met the same fate, triggering public protests. demonstrators say poland's new right-wing government is riding roughshod over democratic norms constitutional court, the media, and now the country's stud farms. "hands off our horses," they say. >> the government isn't satisfied with just ruling over people. now they want animals as well. it's a scandal. reporter: many believe poland's law and justice party wants to