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Orrex

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85. Why should that make a difference?

Sun May 22, 2016, 01:32 PM

May 2016

Boxing is legal, but it's fighting. UFC is legal, but it's fighting.

People in this very thread have asserted that horses know that they're athletes and know that they're competing, but still they die at a rate of 24 per week. I'd be interested to see how many non-fatal injuries occur, too.

Not sure why that's better, or why we're so eager to overlook it.

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Preakness winner Homeboykris dies after victory at Pimlico [View all] cali May 2016 OP

How sad. CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #1

It is sad and I just read that another horse at Pimlico died cali May 2016 #2

You are correct: Here is the rest of the unusual TWO horse death story, along with how they died Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #33

It's a cruel sport. Brickbat May 2016 #3

This needs to change pottedplant May 2016 #7

+1000000 MissDeeds May 2016 #11

Never been around Thoroughbreds, have you? A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #12

there is a difference pottedplant May 2016 #13

Describe the difference to the horse. A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #19

The horse knows pottedplant May 2016 #22

Secretariat lancer78 May 2016 #49

The appalling treatment of Barbaro did it for me. I despise horse racing now. virgogal May 2016 #54

Lame, sick horses are not allowed in the race. dixiegrrrrl May 2016 #57

As long as the drugs are working and they don't get caught pottedplant May 2016 #59

Loving to run and being forced to run past their limits to the extent stillwaiting May 2016 #28

Tbreds are such lovely horses. gwheezie May 2016 #32

I have to slightly disagree PaulaFarrell May 2016 #37

I see your point gwheezie May 2016 #40

The horses would never have been born if not for racing Ex Lurker May 2016 #23

Yes Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #47

24 horses die a week in horse racing. That's way more than elephants in circuses or killer whales Akicita May 2016 #4

trying to educate pottedplant May 2016 #8

Link? trumad May 2016 #27

The washington post. I can't get back to it cause I used up my free articles. Akicita May 2016 #43

So you can't prove it trumad May 2016 #45

Here's a link to the original source. cureautismnow May 2016 #55

Thank you. Some people are so mistrusting. Akicita May 2016 #62

Not only that melman May 2016 #64

So true. Akicita May 2016 #65

Oh bullshit trumad May 2016 #66

Based on what? pottedplant May 2016 #70

Based on the fact that I follow the report. trumad May 2016 #71

What figure would convince you pottedplant May 2016 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author hughee99 May 2016 #77

I read it. I related it. That's not good enough for you? Akicita May 2016 #63

I didn't know that. nt BootinUp May 2016 #30

I did not know that either. SusanCalvin May 2016 #34

k&r Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #48

Yet dogfighting and cockfighting are illegal. Orrex May 2016 #53

Um, because they're fighting? KamaAina May 2016 #82

Why should that make a difference? Orrex May 2016 #85

Very sad ... LannyDeVaney May 2016 #5

The big money and name races are for the young csziggy May 2016 #21

what a horrible story grasswire May 2016 #6

Horse racing involves lots of horse death and injury. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #9

Pleasure horses die every day. Wild horses die every day Ex Lurker May 2016 #26

Can't lose what you never had. tazkcmo May 2016 #29

Was the gf's horse crammed onto a trailer pottedplant May 2016 #35

The farm where she rides is full of retired racehorses Ex Lurker May 2016 #52

Watch the video pottedplant May 2016 #56

I'll take my personal experience over an "investigation" by someone with an agenda Ex Lurker May 2016 #58

Yes HBO and Bryant Gumball are known radicals with an agenda pottedplant May 2016 #61

If you think 'nothing lives forever' is a useful lesson to others you are wrong. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #68

Too sad malaise May 2016 #10

Long past time for this brutal "sport" to be banned melman May 2016 #14

Would you ban rasing domestic cattle as well? NT Ex Lurker May 2016 #36

On topic, big guy pottedplant May 2016 #38

It is absolutely on topic Ex Lurker May 2016 #41

I would melman May 2016 #39

What about basketball? KamaAina May 2016 #83

What about it? melman May 2016 #87

If there were pottedplant May 2016 #89

Incorrect headline. trumad May 2016 #15

Right melman May 2016 #17

Ok...you deleted the first time trumad May 2016 #18

I deleted because I replied to the wrong post melman May 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author melman May 2016 #16

Holy Shite malaise May 2016 #20

Incorrect headline. trumad May 2016 #25

You should edit the title of your article brush May 2016 #31

Fuck horse racing and anyone who has anything to do with it. Coventina May 2016 #42

That attitude is anti-little people. Akicita May 2016 #44

Meh. No one is holding a gun to their heads to participate in that "sport." Coventina May 2016 #51

Fuck people who are against it trumad May 2016 #46

Anyone who is pro-horse racing is pro-cruelty. Coventina May 2016 #50

Let me guess---total veg--- you don't wear leather products---etc? trumad May 2016 #67

And you are ok with running horses to death pottedplant May 2016 #69

Bull fricking shit you are. trumad May 2016 #72

Ok pottedplant May 2016 #76

Tough guy went to a safe haven group to whine about you pintobean May 2016 #78

lol melman May 2016 #79

Thanks pottedplant May 2016 #84

I don't know if he ever gets happy. pintobean May 2016 #86

That's hilarious!! Coventina May 2016 #88

As a matter of fact, yes, but please reread Potted Plant's response. Coventina May 2016 #73

I'm doing my best to save and rehabilitate OTTBs riderinthestorm May 2016 #60

I thank you for the good work you do. Coventina May 2016 #74

I know it's not your point, but this horse was NOT the "Preakness winner." He won a race the same WinkyDink May 2016 #80

Worst. Headline. Ever. KamaAina May 2016 #81