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Let's ban water skiing

village_person — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:47:40 GMT

The deaths of Admire Rakti and Araldo after the running of the 2014 Melbourne Cup saw moirologists and Cimmerians standing in serried ranks mourning the loss of two good horses. Naturally, a call was sent out to ban horse racing because that ‘sport’ was laid on to make money and mistreat animals and provide a ‘picnic’ atmosphere which enabled people to eat and drink to excess.

If those are the rules we should also ban the bridge-to-bridge boat race because it has claimed two lives in two years. It is a shallow sport that merely grants the winners bragging rights and a cheap trophy.

Let’s ban water skiing.

Tragedy had struck at the Bridge to Bridge waterskiing race that was a memorial for Wellington water skier Sarah Teelow, who died while competing 12 months ago.

One man was killed and another seriously injured when the boat they were in veered out of control and flipped. The passenger, identified as Ian Baker, died at the scene while the driver, Daniel McMahon is reported to have suffered neck and shoulder injuries. Two water skiers who were being towed by the boat were uninjured.

Re: Let's ban water skiing

repentatleisure1952 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:52:25 GMT

Hey let's ban everything !!!

The OP is a wind up right ?

Re: Let's ban water skiing

cmcoins2000 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:04:41 GMT

@repentatleisure1952 wrote:
Hey let's ban everything !!!
The OP is a wind up right ?

No Tuck,

The OP has the 'wind up'.

And it is OK we are all allowed to vent.

Re: Let's ban water skiing

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:19:10 GMT

not the same.

animals don't have a choice.

people do and make them knowing

the risks.

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boris1gary — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:25:29 GMT

connecting the two makes sense how? Are the skis living creatures disguised as inanimate objects.

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2106greencat — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:11:57 GMT

@village_person wrote:
The deaths of Admire Rakti and Araldo after the running of the 2014 Melbourne Cup saw moirologists and Cimmerians standing in serried ranks mourning the loss of two good horses. Naturally, a call was sent out to ban horse racing because that ‘sport’ was laid on to make money and mistreat animals and provide a ‘picnic’ atmosphere which enabled people to eat and drink to excess.

If those are the rules we should also ban the bridge-to-bridge boat race because it has claimed two lives in two years. It is a shallow sport that merely grants the winners bragging rights and a cheap trophy.

Let’s ban water skiing.

Tragedy had struck at the Bridge to Bridge waterskiing race that was a memorial for Wellington water skier Sarah Teelow, who died while competing 12 months ago.
One man was killed and another seriously injured when the boat they were in veered out of control and flipped. The passenger, identified as Ian Baker, died at the scene while the driver, Daniel McMahon is reported to have suffered neck and shoulder injuries. Two water skiers who were being towed by the boat were uninjured.

HUGE difference being..............the water skiier makes the choice to participate...........the horse does NOT.

Re: Let's ban water skiing

cherry*135 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:54:01 GMT

Yes, pretty obvious humans choose to go water skiing or not ( I chose not to) and horses racing in, for example, the Melbourne Cup have no choice. How many millions of dollars are at stake when an individual goes water skiing?

Can a horse say to its owners/trainers I will only do flat racing, no jump racing?

Re: Let's ban water skiing

grandmoon — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:56:15 GMT

Lets go one step further and BAN ALL SPORTS.