Would it be wrong to cheer if Romney's horse doesn't medal?

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43. there are thousands of retired horses looking for homes

the more desperate ones sold to kill-buyers at auction. I would like to see them all end up in some kind of retirement program. Former competition horses may or may not be good candidates; they tend to be on the large size so can accidentally inflict a lot of damage, it really depends on whether they are the more sensitive, reactive type or the more sedate, drafty type.

I definitely would like to see the 1%ers who benefit from their competition horses have the humanity and grace to fund their horses' retirements in whatever form it takes. I am anything but wealthy, but I managed to give my rescued horse a home for life. If I can pull it off, they sure as heck can.

Over the years I've seen tv programs and heard of programs for inner city youths to get out into the country, and horse care is included in some of them. The biggest problem is the expense. Horses are not cheap to maintain and unfortunately, we have an administration that seems to favor slaughter for the excess.