virtues2011
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Oh I looked at the images on google images. DISGUSTING, there is no excuse for this whatsoever. So sad. It makes the Grand National look like a walk in the park.
nope it is very much real and up untill 2008 it was seen as a violation of an Americans freedoms to ban the use of animals in this way.
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nope it is very much real and up untill 2008 it was seen as a violation of an Americans freedoms to ban the use of animals in this way.
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My mum used to breed horses and years ago bred one that was a top three day eventer. He got so good that mum couldn't afford to keep him going at it so he was sold to the irish three day eventing team, he was to go to the Olympics in Barcelona. Not long before the Olympics he injured himself, we had to fight to get him back because he was off to the knackers yard, that's was it, no use anymore so off to be shot. We got him home and he lived his days out with some friends.
A client of mine had her potential race horse shot because he injured himself and wasn't going to race, he was 5 years old. She now has pictures of him on facebook with rip next to them, it makes me sick!
Neither had life threatening injuries. Yes the horses that have done well like red rum and desert orchid will live their days out well looked after but please don't tell me these 'horse lovers' really care about horses, if they are no good they will just get rid, as said by a jockey 'horses are replaceable'
I watched the national for the first time this year. Well not all of it I admit as I found it really hard to watch.
The poor horses falling was awful. Not knowing if they've got back up and then seeing all the other horses practically running over them, made me panic so I stopped watching and don't think I will bother again.
As for the whip thing, I don't know anything about horses or riding so I'm probably wrong but can't the jockeys get in trouble for over using it? Why would they get in trouble if it wasn't hurting the horses?
And if it's just to make them think a horse is coming close to them why do they hit near their back legs?
I'm not being rude, I just really don't understand it?
Anyone who supports the fur trade should watch the Swiss undercover film from a Chinese fur farm. Google PETA racoon dogs.
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You haven't explained to me why "a horse runs faster when it sees a whip". (Your words, not mine). Please enlighten me as you seem to be so experienced in this field.
If some of the 'ridiculous' comments hadn't been posted this thread would have been closed 10 pages ago, if it got that far. There is more uproar, bitchiness and ridiculous comments on 'what colour do I use to change my hair from blonde to brown' than on this thread. The Grand National would always spark animal cruelty. .. After all isn't that really what the debate is about reading the first post? so surely the topic would have other forms of cruelty mentioned than just horses. If I offended someone with my whipping kids comment I'm sure it would have been removed. A few of us learnt that there is such a terrible thing called animal crushing. ..I didn't know this, so I learnt something from this thread other than 'You eat meat, you're a hypocrite' comments that very quickly become personal!
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herr here (for once) Virtues.
Of course chit chat changes course and goes off on a tangent. Chit Chat is conversational and so, as with normal chit chat, all aspects of cruelty to animals is going to be discussed.
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Do I sense a bond forming between us Nearlyme....*wink*
Lets hope there are many more interesting discussions between us all.
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