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Much is now being said that last years injury to McKelvey did not contribute to his death.But I have three questions for the "powers that be". (a)Why did McKelvey unseat Tom O'Brian at the 20th? (b)Why did McKelvey jump the 21st awkwardly? (c)Why did McKelvey run into the rails? No one can...

Does it not make you wonder why wild animals keep their distance from humans?

If your pet dog was near fatally injured crossing the road,would you send him out again to have another go? 40 horses in yesterdays GN were at risk, for 1 horse that risk was greatly increased. That is my argument. The cold fact is that the 1 horse that was at greater risk is now dead and that...

No i am not suggesting that vets are wrong in passing event horses unfit to run.In just about all cases that would be obvious on course. Mckelvey showed no VISIBLE signs that he was unfit.But i do believe the RISK was enough not to enter him in the GN.

I do not dispute the fact that Mckelvey was fit, but can anyone,vets included, really determine the level of fitness required for a horse to run and complete the GN.I believe the risk to Mckelvey to have been a calculated but obvious one.I personally don't believe Aldaniti should have been...

The issue here is not against the GN or against equestrian sport in general.The issue is against the way in which one horse, (Mckelvey), has been treated sinse his injury in 2007 i.e. a total and blatant disregard for his safety. "A DOG IS FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS. A HORSE IS FOR LIFE...

O.K. glenruby,lets ask the horse shall we? and by the way Mick Fitzgerald had a choice. Mckelvey did not.

Who,as the human race,do we think we are to decide the fate of defenseless animals? Mckelvey was near fatally injured in the GN in 2007,in fact the course vet advised "destroying" him there and then. If Mckelvey had have been a no hoper that probabley would have been the case,but he finished...

Who,as the human race,do we think we are to decide the fate of defenseless animals? Mckelvey was near fatally injured in the GN in 2007,in fact the course vet advised "destroying" him there and then. If Mckelvey had have been a no hoper that probabley would have been the case,but he finished...