Ban Tennessee Big Lick Show

[Equi]

First off, i know this goes around every year - and that change.org is not likely to make a huge impact. But i would rather take two mins to sign my name and potentially make a difference than sit and ignore it.

End of may this show will commence again and i'm sure that right now there are hundreds of poor twh being covered in acid and having their hooves bashed and legs chained to make them walk like a disabled duck. It NEEDS to end this is 2015 now.

https://www.change.org/p/dean-dicke...s-lg-share_petition-reason_msg&fb_ref=Default

For anyone who has not seen the expose on these horses (but i suspect most have) please take 20mins to watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJ_shFwRZs

Thank you.

 

[Wagtail]

Signed.

 

[cobgoblin]

Signed. Can't believe these cruel barstewards actually think they are enhancing the horse. Money, money, money!

 

[Spreebok]

Signed. I'll always be against the measures taken to 'achieve' this awful staggering gait.

 

[Irishdan]

Absolutely hate this, gives me nightmares

 

[millikins]

Signed.

 

[SpringArising]

Signed. Makes me so cross.

 

[amandap]

Signed.

Champagne Watchout 1997-8 fight to compete in the Grand Championship final as a light shod natural gaited horse.
Competition footage begins 5.14.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhSP6muJwLk#t=19

Watchout age 16 doing a Gait En Dressage comparison to dressage exhibition at WEG 2010.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Vm0L5RE3l1E#

 

[Greylegs]

Signed. Can't even bring myself to look at the vids. Utterly disgraceful.

 

[pinkiepie]

Signed.

 

[stencilface]

I loved the video of Watchout - such a huge horse!

 

[sarahw123]

Signed and bump

 

[ester]

Watchout shows how they can move beautifully and extravagantly comfortably, in a normal outline and no pressure.

I wish they could take the money out of it.

 

[cobgoblin]

Bump.

 

[Elrothiel02]

Signed!

 

[Barnacle]

Already signed many of these... Some slow progress on this front but sadly the operative word is very much "slow".

 

[Pen]

Signed and shared. What an abomination the 'Big Lick' is.

 

[griffin2727]

Signed

 

[BBP]

Signed

 

[Orangehorse]

Signed. Grotesque.

 

[Mo11y]

Signed

 

[vmac66]

Signed

 

[DragonSlayer]

Signed. I do remember someone recently being banned from having horses due to an undercover operation to find out what was going on at his training yard. The video is not for the faint-hearted...I'd have like to taken a big stick and bashed it about his head a bit, see how HE liked it...

 

[kathantoinette]

Signed. I can't watch the video.

 

[Orangehorse]

I thought that one year none of the big yards turned up at the main show as there were going to be lots of vets and officials in attendance.

 

[Clannad48]

Signed

 

[Nessa4]

Signed - I'm another that only managed to watch the very beginning of the vids!!

 

[Ladyinred]

Signed.

Champagne Watchout 1997-8 fight to compete in the Grand Championship final as a light shod natural gaited horse.
Competition footage begins 5.14.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhSP6muJwLk#t=19

Watchout age 16 doing a Gait En Dressage comparison to dressage exhibition at WEG 2010.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Vm0L5RE3l1E#

Crying my eyes out yet again at the Champagne Watchout vids. He is so lovely and that girl was so brave to defy not only the racism but also the nastiness and threats of the other competitors just to show that a TWG doesn't need the cruelty of the Big Lick or ridiculous artificial gaits to look amazing.

 

[Jo1987]

Signed. It seems like a sick joke, I can hardly believe that it really goes on! Horrified that it is allowed to continue.

 

[CazD]

Signed. I cant watch the video, just reading about it makes me want to weep.