How is this entertainment ? Caution upsetting.

What the actual hell? I'm afraid I couldn't watch past about a minute 50 seconds . . . it is just so distressing to see those horses hit the floor like that.

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Hoofprints in the Snow said:
I haven't read all the posts, but as I know about it I will post.

It is Argentina, I reported this to WHW last year and they are looking into it. They don't have anyone on the ground over there, but last I heard they were looking to get welfare people involved.
H&H moved my post soon after I possted it.
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the footage is not from Argentina, the 'sport' has gone over to America (banned in some states more are following) and Mexico
 
twiggy2 said:
the footage is not from Argentina, the 'sport' has gone over to America (banned in some states more are following) and Mexico
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Very sorry twiggy!! just basing my reply to the information I got from other H&H's at the time and with conversations with WHW.

A quote from one of them follows:

[They are Criollo horses and the country is Argentina. It is very sad and shocking that in this day and age, this kind of treatment still goes on. Proper Gauchos are very proud of their horses. The way out there is hard but that is very cruel and unnecessary by any countries standards. Shame on them.]

Yes it does happen in Mexico also.
At least I tried to do something in a very small way maybe, but I didn't have to shout someone down in the prosess
 
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I don't want to watch the video, I get the gist from what you're all saying.

Cowboy types. Even the so called good ones in rodeos never did it for me. I hate seeing calves lassooed (sp?) and dragged in rodeos too. Macho idiots.
 
This upset me when I first saw it in 2012 and bought it to the forum.
The whole thing is barbaric, does it matter what country it is in!! it is truely awfull and should be stopped!!!!
But when you get so many people watching it, as it is a fun day out for them, it is not going to be an easy or quick call for the WHW or any other org. It is the governments that have to change things and we all know how long these things take.
I can hardly see the screen for tears, any ideas on what else can be done, do let me know and help me out with it please!!!!!
 
Hoofprints.. If we could say for sure where it took place then a letter to the relevant embassy maybe ? There has to be someone in authority there who cares :(
 
TrasaM said:
Hoofprints.. If we could say for sure where it took place then a letter to the relevant embassy maybe ? There has to be someone in authority there who cares :(
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Thw WHW were looking into it and contacting people over in Argentina and no doubt other countries practicing this sport. I would think if anyone knew who to contact it would be them. Thanks tho contacting their Embassy might not be a bad idea.
 
I'm sickened to the pit of my stomach. Poor poor animals.
What saddened me the most was the one that had obviously been through this before, so it stopped as soon as it was caught...but they kept chasing him to try and make him go down. Vile people. Alot of South American abuse coming to light recently.
 
Just out of interest, can anyone speak that language to understand what's being said by the spectator? I ask because I simply cannot understand how people could do this for pleasure, surely there is something that can be done about this? Culture or not, we live in modern times and we know about the dangers of doing this, we have medical proof. This cannot simply be allowed to continue ! I'm feeling a campaign....
 
I think its horrific and barbaric but at the end of the day its another country and their laws/rules/beliefs are different to ours. Yes we see it as wrong but they don't, like many any other countries doing wrong things to animals. I'm sorry if this upsets people.
 
Some people have no respect for their fellow humans, much less the animals that should be revered. Poor souls.
 
As soon as I saw the title I thought it must be "horse tripping" sick sport, can't understand for the life of my why anyone would consider doing this !
 
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