Ann Romney = Animal Abuser

[riderinthestorm]

101. These are old skills that would be lost if someone didn't want to do it "for human pleasure"

Dressage is basically battle moves that provided a warrior with a weapon akin to the ancient tank. Its an ancient skill that deserves to remain viable since it doesn't harm the horse at all.

Furthermore, those people who pay the big bucks for racing, dressage, competition etc. are the very ones who have pioneered virtually all of the advances that have enhanced the lives of every single horse out there. Research into parasite control, feeding, injury and wound care, reproductive technology... all of these life saving techniques are funded by the very people you claim to despise. It takes big bucks to show at the highest levels and those folks put up the big bucks to ensure their horses get the best care. Those medical breakthroughs are disseminated to the entire equine population and raise the level of care for all.

Navicular disease used to be a death sentence. Now we have adequan, therapeutic shoeing, tildrin and physiological exercises ALL developed to keep that horse healthy and active for decades beyond the old days. Those advances came from the competition world my friend and I bless them every day for it because I can tell you this, your average Amish farmer doesn't give two shits about his work horses and wouldn't expend a single cent in researching how to make their lives easier, more humane, more pain-free or lengthier.