Just cruel..

[EternalVetBills]

I don't normally post things like this as I don't feel it's right, but this popped up on my feed today and I was so horrified by it I had to share.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CghUhGfAC6c/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Those poor horses are absolutely obese and the one on the right looked shockingly lame, maybe (hopefully) just from the weight he was pulling? I think it's in America and I know far worse goes on over there, but I just couldn't help but feel for those horses ?.
I don't think the person that posted it is the owner of the video, so I've sent them a polite private message just explaining the welfare issues to them. It's their choice then what they do with that information

 

[Peglo]

I have no words….. my heart just broke a bit

 

[Cutgrass]

That's horrible

 

[meleeka]

Horrific

 

[Smoky 2022]

You do realize the reason why they are fat is because when they can’t do there job they are slaughtered for meat.

 

[TPO]

Reported the post although Instagram won't do anything at all about it. Look how many views it's had! Encouraging to see so many negative comments under it, ot that the person who posted it cares

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Better dead than suffering that way.

 

[J&S]

Poor, sad souls.

 

[lynz88]

Ohhh that's absolutely horrible to see!! Poor ponies. I always feel so bad when I see particularly overweight animals no matter what animal it is.

 

[Baywonder]

Just awful.....

 

[fetlock]

Poor, poor horses. That is horrendous

 

[Miss_Millie]

That's so horrible, I could hardly watch.

 

[Rumtytum]

Words fail me.

 

[EternalVetBills]

Reported the post although Instagram won't do anything at all about it. Look how many views it's had! Encouraging to see so many negative comments under it, ot that the person who posted it cares

Unfortunately it seems not. If you scroll down far enough, it transpires that the poster was the photographer for the event these horses were at. There are also statements from said poster that the horses aren't fat, just extremely well muscled ?

 

[holeymoley]

Horrible. Folk are rotten.

 

[ponynutz]

Genuinely in a bit of shock seeing that.

 

[Glitterandrainbows]

Surely that is edited with one of the new filters or something? Doesn’t look real at all possibly photo shopped?

 

[angel7]

Hate this awful hobby
Draft hose pulling championship Arcadia Florida February 11 2017 - YouTube

and the charities left to pick up the pieces, fast forward to 22 minutes for the draughts disposed of like rubbish

 

[angel7]

Overweight, heavy cleated shoes, bearing reins and side checks, ridiculous pulling fixed weights all for sport.