horseluver4eva
Well-Known Member
ditto to what i said before to jesstickle. i am appalled at that comment, horses are living things with feelings. im sure you wouldnt like to be in that position so what would make a horse want to be
I think now the race has had its day and killing good horses is no longer acceptable .
But do they choose to be ridden or choose to jump brightly coloured poles or choose to do piaffe? Don't turn this into a its not natural post! Horses are honest and they are kind and they will do what is asked of them and what they are trained to do. They don't always have a choice x
^^ This is also what I wanted to say but couldnt put the words together..
Horses are kind, even though Im sure a lot of you with the biters, rearers, buckers, general ASBO horses and ponies will disagree.
I dont get saddened by racing, or any horse sport, other than rodeo.. stupid american sport. Horses through out thousands and thousands of years have always and will always be there for us, whether it be taking a soldier into war, amazing us with elegence, pulling a plough, working in mines, giving a disabled child the biggest grin you will see, the list is endless!
What saddens me is when people do look upon them as just a horse. They are not just horses without these horses I cant see how we would be where we are today. The are truely the most amazing creature and I think a lot of this is forgotten. They take pleasure having a purpose no matter what the task and we should give them credit.. all this arguing over right and wrong, remember the soles of the horses who were happy doing what they did, whatever their role and prey for the ones neglected and forgotten as those are the ones that need the time spent on them.
Question 3. why is being in the very best position at the first fence so vital.
Alec.
totally agree, in my opinion , this is my opinion , it shoud be stopped,if it had been two jockeys, it would be stopped.A few more deaths on the alter of entertainment, competition, ambition and greed, absolutely disgusting, contempt for all those involved.
I think limit the race to 20 of the best. At least they shouldn't be bringing each other down.
Yo!, I don't give a *****, I've just won £3300 on Neptunes Collonges.Wish I'd put more down now, but stuff it, there's always another race. I've already decided what I'm spending my winnings on, my friends wil be envious and that's worth much more than a horses life.
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Yo!, I don't give a *****, I've just won £3300 on Neptunes Collonges.Wish I'd put more down now, but stuff it, there's always another race. I've already decided what I'm spending my winnings on, my friends wil be envious and that's worth much more than a horses life.
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A long time ago when the National had huge fences, before all the modifications, the horses that ran in the race were National Hunt horses, they were more like middle weights. We had NH stallions to put on our substantial mares, not many "dual pupose" stallions about then, some could have up to 9ins of bone. They were not speed machines they had staminer and the differance between chaser and flat horse was clear to anyone with a pair of eyes. The course was a fair test, the pace was slower and they hacked into the fences got into the bottom of them and jumped. Sadly we have now a Park type course with 40 runners all going flat out. I dont think we will see less carnage all the time we have horses racing in the GN that are flat bred.
In the era we live in, we don't have to eat animals or wear them. There are other things to eat and other materials to wear. We don't need to keep pets either.
Let's be honest.
Animals die for the entertainment of most of the people on this forum.
They are turned into shoes we don't need, into leather saddles we don't need, into food for cats and dogs that we don't need to keep either.
We're *all* greedy. Greedy for those shoes or for our pet cat to cuddle. We're all implicated.
A long time ago when the National had huge fences, before all the modifications, the horses that ran in the race were National Hunt horses, they were more like middle weights. We had NH stallions to put on our substantial mares, not many "dual pupose" stallions about then, some could have up to 9ins of bone. They were not speed machines they had staminer and the differance between chaser and flat horse was clear to anyone with a pair of eyes. The course was a fair test, the pace was slower and they hacked into the fences got into the bottom of them and jumped. Sadly we have now a Park type course with 40 runners all going flat out. I dont think we will see less carnage all the time we have horses racing in the GN that are flat bred.
catwithclaws i cannot believe what you are saying, horses are not replaceable!!!!! if you had/have a child are they replaceable?...no so whats the difference with a horse. horses trust you with their life, they run to please you, they believe that you will keep them safe and each individual horse has their own attitudes, personalitys and ways. no horse is the same, the same with people. people who say they love it, i know thats your opinions and im sorry if i offend you but basically you are watching horses die and suffering.
A few more deaths on the alter of entertainment, competition, ambition and greed, absolutely disgusting, contempt for all those involved.
A long time ago when the National had huge fences, before all the modifications, the horses that ran in the race were National Hunt horses, they were more like middle weights. We had NH stallions to put on our substantial mares, not many "dual pupose" stallions about then, some could have up to 9ins of bone. They were not speed machines they had staminer and the differance between chaser and flat horse was clear to anyone with a pair of eyes. The course was a fair test, the pace was slower and they hacked into the fences got into the bottom of them and jumped. Sadly we have now a Park type course with 40 runners all going flat out. I dont think we will see less carnage all the time we have horses racing in the GN that are flat bred.
Yo!, I don't give a *****, I've just won £3300 on Neptunes Collonges.Wish I'd put more down now, but stuff it, there's always another race. I've already decided what I'm spending my winnings on, my friends wil be envious and that's worth much more than a horses life.
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catwithclaws i cannot believe what you are saying, horses are not replaceable!!!!! if you had/have a child are they replaceable?...no so whats the difference with a horse. horses trust you with their life, they run to please you, they believe that you will keep them safe and each individual horse has their own attitudes, personalitys and ways. no horse is the same, the same with people. people who say they love it, i know thats your opinions and im sorry if i offend you but basically you are watching horses die and suffering.