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Have a quick look at this folks ...... http://blog.peta.org.uk/2014/04/the-grand-national-8-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-horse-racing/

Thanks, love the thought of a horse in jim jams, lol. Enjoy the National today.

Kelsey, Tom, your presumption, ashamedly from our part, is wrong. I guess that's why I'm wanting to release feelings here. I am however, not making this up, probably am over emphasising for effect, but then why shouldn't I, this is important to us. Enjoy the day both.

Have a good weekend Patterdale. If you knew me you'd know I'm not about argument, honest. Thanks for your input.

MrsD, I agree with what you are saying and of course it probably wasn't good strategy to remove just our horse, but then as I've mentioned before somewhere, we are a single couple who wouldn't or couldn't dream of battling against such closed ranks. Perhaps one day someone will lift the lid on...

Not looking for a way out of answering your question, but I'd rather not. Yep, I accept that this is looking like a 'cop out', but it wouldn't make nice reading, so I ask that you accept that our integrity and judgement of the situation was correct. This comment alone will no don't bring new...

I think you have probably hit the nail firmly on the head there, thank you, and yes we were all about a 'good experience' as well until our eyes were very firmly opened to what was, and probably still is going on in this particular yard. This experience has turned our lives totally, we now have...

Please refer to my post just above yours. Thanks.

"anthropomorphising" yes I am, probably quite deliberately.

Dizzy, excuse my ignorance in this matter, I've only just joined the H&H pages so wouldn't have seen previous years threads, but from what you say, I'm not alone in thinking the way I do: is that right? Ive just replied to Kaylum, saying that we got out and stopped fuelling as soon as we could.

Fair point Kaylum, I fully accept your point. Unfortunately we trusted someone known to us, who it turns out, didn't have the same welfare instinct as ourselves. We did see the yard after commitment which at first seemed fine, however later down this partnership / syndicate road, we started to...

Honestly, I'm not looking for argument or fight. If you read my posts, you will note that I say that I accept there are some good yards, and I wish them good luck; go on, nip back up and have a look. I guess that my 'internal combustion' has risen because of the National and the rate at which...

As I said, I do accept that not all yards are like this; unfortunately we weren't too lucky as when buying into a syndicate with our beautiful chap, he was already in situ at this particular yard. I'm sure there are some great yards out there and good luck to them, but when the National...

Mike, thanks for replying. I do have evidence to back up my thoughts and opinions, photos dates times etc, but I wouldn't even attempt to publish these on this forum. If my opinions come across as a rant, then honestly I think you have paid me a massive complement as I still feel very bitter...

On the day of the Grand National, thought I'd run a thread on how in my opinion, some racing yards are such barbaric and awful places for such wonderful creatures to live in. No, I'm not a member of some animal welfare activists group, I'm an ordinary guy who happened to have bought his wife a...