All those who are calling for the 'cruel' Grand National and its hideous fences to be banned, are you familiar with the following three horses?
Fox Hunt
Bronze Cannon
Grand vent
No mass public outcry over the above is there?
Sorry, but it's the same old, same old.
Every year there are calls...
Just like people, all horses are different, and age is relative, and some 20yrs+ horses have less mileage on the clock than some 10 yr olds.
However, the fact that this horse fell, was extremely sweaty on arrival, and was wobbling everywhere on the return journey,would ring alarm bells for...
I've come into this rather late, and wasn't going to comment, but feel I have to reply to this post.
Yes it does matter if people are telling the truth. Of course it does.
Quite often, people will draw on their own painful experiences, to give advice and support to others who seem...
Absolutely gutted to read this. Doris was one in a million.
One of my happiest memories was of riding her, and laughing at Wilbur trying to ram you into random trees.
I am sure Wilbur was there waiting for her when she closed her eyes for the last time.
Rest in peace Doris, and...
Keep on making the fences smaller, and the horses will go faster. On dry ground, the number of fatalities could be horrific.
I do think the numbers should be cut - get rid of the chancers and make qualifying more difficult. And water the course properly, as fast ground is a killer.
The 2001 GN...
The five freedoms, according to the RSPCA:
The RSPCA Five Freedoms for Animals are:
1. Freedom from Hunger and Thirst
By ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour.
2. Freedom from Discomfort
By providing an appropriate environment including...
Well precisely!
The fact that the cattle prod was shown beforehand, being 'tested' on wire, and the fact one of the morons didn't even try to load the horse, while the other moron waited to pounce with the prod at the ready, shows it was done purely for their own twisted idea of...