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5. I consider horse riding to be suspect at best.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 03:09 PM

Apr 2024

The military use of horses, even ceremonial, is a relic of the inhumane past, and is still dangerous now, given the facts of this story.

There is no excuse for it.

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Rush hour chaos in London as 5 military horses run amok after getting spooked during exercise [View all] Coventina Apr 2024 OP

That was disturbing MustLoveBeagles Apr 2024 #1

It's ceremonial. Do you regard all horse-riding as "very cruel and unnecessary"? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2024 #2

I consider horse riding to be suspect at best. Coventina Apr 2024 #5

Most horses like to be ridden. Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #7

Can you really know it's most? Coventina Apr 2024 #8

I've been around quite a few and all that I've seen seem to like it. Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #10

Because it's part of their traditions. BannonsLiver Apr 2024 #3

Lots of cruel things are traditional. Coventina Apr 2024 #6

They live better than most people here. BannonsLiver Apr 2024 #9

Dammit. jeffreyi Apr 2024 #4

A construction crane dropped a load of concrete close to the horses. Kid Berwyn Apr 2024 #11