Set the easily-swayed straight about Racing

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

I think the biggest problem is the weight of the jockeys. I think they should be replaced with all the anorexic models that are now out of work and take the weight down to 86 pounds

break her back, **** her ***, make her humbel like old country way.

[MaTH716]

It almost seems that Moss (the white one, pretty funny stuff) is trying to appease the PETA people by saying what he did. I look at the whip as tool that the jocks need. Some guys are just better with it than others. But by taking it away, doesn't mean that horses will never break down again. Everyone saw where Barbaro got hurt. It is always unfortunate when a horse goes down, but the bottom line is that they are just very fragile athletes. By the way did PETA make any noise after Chelokee went down on Friday or were not enough people watching?

Originally Posted by MaTH716

It almost seems that Moss (the white one, pretty funny stuff) is trying to appease the PETA people by saying what he did. I look at the whip as tool that the jocks need. Some guys are just better with it than others. But by taking it away, doesn't mean that horses will never break down again. Everyone saw where Barbaro got hurt. It is always unfortunate when a horse goes down, but the bottom line is that they are just very fragile athletes. By the way did PETA make any noise after Chelokee went down on Friday or were not enough people watching?

Well I believe Oprah was on the same time as the Oaks.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

I think the biggest problem is the weight of the jockeys. I think they should be replaced with all the anorexic models that are now out of work and take the weight down to 86 pounds

damn man, she looks skinner than the andersonville prisoners.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Well I believe Oprah was on the same time as the Oaks.

or dr phil...do people really watch that crap? oh..wait, the view is still on too, isn't it? ugh

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by justindew

If it was Big Truck who went down instead of the filly, would any of this be happening?

IMO, yes.

By the way, I love Big Truck. Shush.

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by Kasept

As I mentioned elsewhere, isn't it odd that those so concerned about the welfare of horses had not a word to say about the 2 that died at the Rolex 3 day event the previous weekend? 50+ competitors.. 2 dead. Not a peep.

Wasn't on national tv. I was waiting for someone to mention the Rolex event. Thanks Steve.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

Wasn't on national tv. I was waiting for someone to mention the Rolex event. Thanks Steve.

It was on NBC on sunday. Just 1 hour of highlights though. I didn't see it so I don't know if they mentioned the falls, but they have shown them in years past.

[Danzig]

yeah, they have. i was watching an event last year, may have been the rolex...anyway, horse was doing very well, but yards from the finish, he stepped wrong. they said later that he had to be put down, i figured he would be just from what i saw.

[letswastemoney]

I get what the original post is saying, but I don't believe the economic impact of horse racing relates to what the protesters are saying about horses being killed.

[Rupert Pupkin]

To just to clarify my position about whether horseracing is cruel or not, I don't think that horseracing is cruel to all racehorses. If you have a pretty sound horse that is in a barn of a trainer that is competent and conscientious, then I think that horse will have a pretty good life. That horse will be taken extremely good care of. In a situation like that, I don't see any cruelty. Unfortunately, most racehorses are not in situations like that.

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by justindew

Maybe PETA still would have acted in an opportunistic fashion, but I doubt the story would be drawing as much attention.

Wonder why they weren't protesting after that nice Graham Motion thing broke down badly behind in the BC Mile a couple of years ago.

Funfair - By Singspiel out of a Mr. P Mare.

I thought that was a nice horse. Nicer than a Honeybee winner at least.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I get what the original post is saying, but I don't believe the economic impact of horse racing relates to what the protesters are saying about horses being killed.

It does when they try to relate racing to underground animal death matches.

[magic_idol]

While i do Not agree with Peta & Their Supporters & think personally that they should be put in a truck with a pipe from the exhaust to the back of the truck ......uuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm i Digress ,
I do feel ( At the risk of being booed ) that we have strayed way to far in the chase for speed in the durability of racehorses, with conformation faults commonplace " i go to the sales now & if i see a horse without any i think slow horse" it was while i was listening to one of your shows steve with the bloke who has storm cat that i thought gee we really are getting carried away with times in the end does it matter what time the horse wins by ? or that so long as it wins .
I would like to see the german attitude with racing taken where a stallion cant stand unless its won a major race & mustnt have major confirmation fault sure it might make the racing slower but maybe not .
Side note unfortunately seen quite a few racehorses break down nothing could have stopped the unfortunate accident with eight belles with 500 & up kilos on a bone no bigger than the size of two of your fingers under increased pressure one fetlock snaps forcing the horse at speed onto the other fetlock which snaps as well

[_ed_]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

And how often has the whip been blamed for causing a horse to veer out of it's path?

I can say that this has been quite common recently in this country...although the jockeys here use it much less frequently, so maybe it comes as an unexpected thing to the horses here.

[MisterB]