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CI think this behaviour should not be rewarded in any way, at the end of the day money is involved and even if he didn't know or the...
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CI agree it's quite plausible that the jockey did not know how badly injured the horse was. But I do think that after a horse made such a...
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CIts possible that the jockey was not aware of the specifics of the horse's injury but he absolutely would have been aware of a problem...
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CCrazy_cat_lady reacted to myheartinahoofbeat's post in the thread Dead horse at Aintree today with
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What do you expect PT to say ? Even if he did know that things were not right beneath him, he is never ever going to admit it. whether... -
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How would a broken back be diagnosed by a vet? I assume in those moments after the race the horse wasn’t x rayed etc. So to determine...
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CJockeys are paid to make those split second decisions, that is exactly their skill set. If they cannot do that to protect the horse...
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CHe was ridden through it and whipped to keep going. With a broken back. So yes, those seconds might have made all the difference to...
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CI’m also quite alarmed that anyone wouldn't think the horse looked particularly off with a literal broken back 🫠
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CLet’s also not pretend that the entire purpose of a whip isn’t to drive a prey animal forwards. It doesn’t do any of us any favours...
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CThis injury was unsurvivable, but another might be survivable. If it is the norm to chase an injured horse to the end of the race then...
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CWhether PT knew the horse had gone wrong or not, or knew and pushed on regardless thinking it wasn't anything much, or knew and thought...
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CReally? I don’t know what that felt like as thank god I’ve never been on it but I thought it looked bad. Im not a pro rider and...
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CHaving watched that clip, there's no way in a million years that a jockey who has spent as many hours atop galloping horses as he has...
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CYes, the pts was inevitable either way. But I'd rather some humanity and respect was shown to the horse. I think however much...
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CCrazy_cat_lady replied to the thread Dead horse at Aintree today.He was probably going to be pts regardless but id have rather seen him be pulled up after sprawling, than whipped 3 times during a drive...