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14. There aren't really wild horses.

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #13)

Sat May 4, 2013, 11:31 PM

May 2013

I guess somewhere in Asia there is some subspecies that's still wild, but horses are basically domesticated animals. Over many thousands of years they have been created in their present state to exist side-by-side with humans, so to compare a domestic horse to a "wild" horse doesn't make much sense. People are responsible for the existence of horses, and it's thus our responsibility to care for them. I think part of our responsibility in caring for these animals involves not using them as tools for gambling (same goes for any other animal, by the way). I'll say time and again, if horses love horse racing, get rid of the gambling, and see if it holds up. Is it so great a "sport" that people would be involved with it without the gambling?

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Horses are prey animals. The avg lifespan of a wild horse is 7 yrs. riderinthestorm May 2013 #13

There aren't really wild horses. harmonicon May 2013 #14

People have been racing their horses since horses were first ridden. riderinthestorm May 2013 #15

Wild domesticated horses are not wild animals. harmonicon May 2013 #16

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True. Very sad but very true. riderinthestorm May 2013 #24

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I suspect it has as much to do with muscling and leg proportions as anything else magical thyme May 2013 #26

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