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16. OK, got it. You're invested in a cruel sport and don't want to see it for what it is.

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 10:48 PM

Jun 2015

Horses die on US tracks EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Can you point to another sport where the athletes die in official competitions EVERY DAY?!?!

Life is a risk, but those statistics are way, way over the top and should be an embarrassment to everyone involved, yet, nothing seems to change.

And yes, I think that most equine sports / uses are cruel and that there should only be a fraction of the horses bred that are.
Same with every other companion animal.

I never said overbreeding was only done to horses.
Don't accuse me of positions I never took.

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Helwan euthanized after breakdown at Belmont Park [View all] Coventina Jun 2015 OP

I would suggest that any 'sport' that does not involve Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #1

ITA. It drives me crazy when I hear 'but they love to run!' Coventina Jun 2015 #3

I've had horses at my home for decades gwheezie Jun 2015 #7

Your descriptions are beautiful! Made me smile reading them, thank you! peacebird Jun 2015 #97

+1 and same with entertainment. CrispyQ Jun 2015 #81

No words. City Lights Jun 2015 #2

another abusive "sport" of the 0.01% restorefreedom Jun 2015 #4

Never bet on an animal that can read the odds jberryhill Jun 2015 #46

It's all about the money with the .01%. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #58

For the amusement of humans..telling and incredibly sad.. AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #5

Actually Helwans breeder is more to blame. He's got Native Dancer blood 4x riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #6

The entire sport has blood on its hands. Yes, it starts with the breeders. Coventina Jun 2015 #8

Actually that's not true. I'm a pro in the industry and a frequent guest backside riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #10

Horses may get treated like royalty at the track, but that's a fraction of their lives. Coventina Jun 2015 #11

Ok, got it. You object to horses being used for riding at all riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #13

OK, got it. You're invested in a cruel sport and don't want to see it for what it is. Coventina Jun 2015 #16

I've already stated I'm not invested in racing riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #18

People die by the thousands every day. Death as the inevitable end of life Coventina Jun 2015 #22

A link please to your assertion that no other sport has fatality rates riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #30

Why do you keep ascribing statements to me that I never said? Coventina Jun 2015 #39

Ok. I'll just let your own statements stand on their own nt riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #40

Thanks! Much appreciated! Coventina Jun 2015 #41

It's a weird way to keep a horse gwheezie Jun 2015 #14

City carriage horses are kept the same way and they thrive riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #17

I worked at a barn with about 40 horses on 2acres gwheezie Jun 2015 #19

like royalty iamthebandfanman Jun 2015 #26

So any horse given meds and ridden "against their will" is a problem? Got it riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #36

Exactly fasttense Jun 2015 #69

I have learned much from this post of yours pangaia Jun 2015 #27

Yes they do. Come by and watch mine at liberty some day nt riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #31

Thanks for the invitation. pangaia Jun 2015 #33

i can tell you two things.. iamthebandfanman Jun 2015 #32

Are you replying to me, or someone else? pangaia Jun 2015 #35

When being chased by a mountain lion gwheezie Jun 2015 #34

Thanks for the reply. pangaia Jun 2015 #38

I had one off track TB mare who'd run like crazy when turned out riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #47

reminds me of a cow pony we had one time griffi94 Jun 2015 #51

Treated like royalty? Tell that to those who loved Ferdinand and Exceller Stargleamer Jun 2015 #70

This thread is about horses still on the track riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #72

How racehorses are treated before, during, and after their careers is all part of it. Coventina Jun 2015 #74

That's just a lie. Outbidding on the average TB would mean @ $1000 max riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #78

Really? Horse rescue organizations are the source of my "lies". Coventina Jun 2015 #82

Yes, and that's why they were sent abroad or to Mexico!! Stargleamer Jun 2015 #76

My comment related to their treatment at the track nt riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #80

Only because we over glorify horses awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #94

They aren't treated like royalty, they're treated like gladiators Coventina Jun 2015 #73

8 belles gwheezie Jun 2015 #9

Yep, her breeder is a monster. riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #12

Its a good organization gwheezie Jun 2015 #15

It's no sense arguing with these people...on this subject. They know absolutely nothing.... BlueJazz Jun 2015 #28

Agreed and thanks. I'll give up soon. I just had to make a stand tonight riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #37

Have you been to the auction? gwheezie Jun 2015 #42

Yes and I understand. We humans do so much cruelty to each other and to... BlueJazz Jun 2015 #45

So true... demodiva2 Jun 2015 #50

I only count two jmowreader Jun 2015 #48

Raise a Native is also part of that bloodline riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #49

+1,000 !!! CountAllVotes Jun 2015 #64

So sad chernabog Jun 2015 #20

Bullshit. cigsandcoffee Jun 2015 #21

Really? Do you have informed consent papers? Coventina Jun 2015 #23

Do you have informed consent papers from your dog or your cat? LTX Jun 2015 #60

I don't force them to participate in dangerous sports. Coventina Jun 2015 #61

Any animal in your care, custody and control can suffer a catastrophic accident riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #62

Again: Random accidents do not equal regular participation in a dangerous sport. Coventina Jun 2015 #63

Do you have any information Helwan was doped? They drug test at every major competiton riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #65

The article I linked to in the OP states Helwan was drugged Coventina Jun 2015 #66

He was on Lasix. That's not a performance enhancing drug. It's for nosebleeds riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #68

Why are horses run so hard they need medication for nosebleeds? Coventina Jun 2015 #71

Why do some humans need Lasix? Do you hear yourself? riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #75

This brings up another ethical question gwheezie Jun 2015 #83

Agreed on all fronts. I guess I just don't view Lasix in that category riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #85

It hasn't been that long gwheezie Jun 2015 #87

If the horse is sound to compete, then they compete riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #93

Riding horses is cruel, but eating spare ribs is just fine, Damansarajaya Jun 2015 #88

The average lifespan of a wild horse is 7 yrs riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #89

Same with feral cats and dogs gwheezie Jun 2015 #91

Well I am vegan gwheezie Jun 2015 #90

I'm vegetarian . . . but my comments were directed not at you, Damansarajaya Jun 2015 #92

If Lasix is unrelated to racing, why was EVERY HORSE BUT 1 given it Coventina Jun 2015 #84

Greyhounds are forced to ann--- Jun 2015 #77

if someone pumped you full iamthebandfanman Jun 2015 #25

You're joking, aren't yo0u? pangaia Jun 2015 #29

As someone from KY iamthebandfanman Jun 2015 #24

I watched the Belmont today and had an awful fear watching American Pharoah Gloria Jun 2015 #43

I boarded horses.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #44

Most of them are. In addition, a race horse represents a big investment Warpy Jun 2015 #52

Keep in mind that EVERYBODY used to have horses.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #53

Agreed. I despise it. Peregrine Took Jun 2015 #54

Ruffian's a product of 3 damned bloodlines: Native Dancer, Shenanigans and Reviewer riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #55

Ruffian..so upsetting Gloria Jun 2015 #57

I admit I don't know much about it, but I have always Jamastiene Jun 2015 #56

Nothing good about the "sport". Thank you, Coventina. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2015 #59

"Jumps"? Rossi Jun 2015 #67

Not jumping fences gwheezie Jun 2015 #79

Squirrel and bear soup. Damansarajaya Jun 2015 #86

FYI: I've given up the bear as well. But, that doesn't really matter. Coventina Jun 2015 #95

Not at all . . . particularly when using them for Damansarajaya Jun 2015 #98

This whole thread is about how horse racing kills horses all the time. Coventina Jun 2015 #99

Rehabilitating a horse with a broken leg is extremely hard LiberalEsto Jun 2015 #96