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iamthebandfanman

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24. As someone from KY

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 11:14 PM

Jun 2015

let me be the first to say that horse racing is sick ..
anyone who has worked around or been around the stables of racing horses knows how they are treated.

they drug them up and make them run no matter how injured they are and then put a bullet in their head after they are done breading them (assuming they didn't get a bullet when they were injured)...

sick sad stuff.

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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