Horse Racing is Stupid. Period.

[the_bob_delusion]

So there. 

[azureline**]

My FIL owned, bred and trained pacers and trotters, his horses were treated and cared for like his babies. His driver put a crop on his horse during a race and was sacked immediately after. He had 2 famous winners.

He found it difficult to find a driver who would not use a whip and when he retired them, they lived out their lives on his property.

[bushies.girl]

Puppy farming also needs to go asap. If elected to government, Labor are promising to wind it down, mind you, the Libs promised this well, then Napthine did a complete back flip ( and he is a vet 😞 )

[cherry*135]

Lloyd/deb - I did notice single wheelie bins here and there..maybe the ones that are usually there. ..no extras for the large crowd?

Icy - "Of course we don't know what goes on behind the scenes."

It is what goes on in the race that is the major concern - jump racing, and pushing the horses with whips.

[boris1gary]

First Dog on the Moon

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cartoon/2014/nov/05/welfare-horses

[jenni200011]

Racing is clearly a profit making industry..I have been around horses all my life..Have even rescued a few..  I  know of many who train race & pacers( trotters)..I see countless end up in the sales yards..local knackery..resold ect..Sadly these horses generally are very highly strung and do not make suitable riding mounts once re-homed for the general rider..Money is spent on the horses and yes care is mostly great when they are in training and doing well..How ever whilst there are some who are compassionate most horses are considered useless when they dont meet the standard..They dont all retire nicely in lifelong paddock retreats..

Even the horses that are given the best care in the world are only maintained for the promise of a potential fortune to be made..After the race career is over a few are put to stud so more profit will be made from theier off spring.The  melbourne cup is an extreme race ..It is made to test the horse in every way..Even the fittest person can sucumb to heart failure when pushed over the limit.. Horses are no different..phar lap was an example of this..His heart was freakish and twice the size of a normal horses heart..It was this reason that enabled him to do the unthinkable.

Horse racing will not stop..Its money that keeps the industry on going..We talk about other animal exploits like bull fighting..rodeo's..ect but try to glamourise the races..really the bottom  line is the animals are just considered dispensablble

I live for the day when all people can see past profit and appreciate the horse for what it is a creature of true magnificence and a right to live a natural life like us all

[kopenhagen5]

I live for the day when all people can see past profit and appreciate the horse for what it is a creature of true magnificence and a right to live a natural life like us all.

Similarly to the world of avatar. 

All creatures living free and the creatures with superior intellect, has respect and restrains from unnatural behaviour. 

[bright.ton42]

The horse that died was pulled up by the jockey, he knew something was wrong and took appropriate action.

Huh?  Nothing appropriate at all.    The horse still had to run.   He didn't take it off the course.  And he would have known how ill it was.

Just disgusting.  Yet he won't even get his wrist slapped. 

[bright.ton42]

The horse that died was pulled up by the jockey, he knew something was wrong and took appropriate action.

Huh?  Nothing appropriate at all.    The horse still had to run.   He didn't take it off the course.  And he would have known how ill it was.

Just disgusting.  Yet he won't even get his wrist slapped. 

[cmcoins2000]

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

The horse that died was pulled up by the jockey, he knew something was wrong and took appropriate action.

Huh?  Nothing appropriate at all.    The horse still had to run.   He didn't take it off the course.  And he would have known how ill it was.

Just disgusting.  Yet he won't even get his wrist slapped. 

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Sadly - the jockey did his job.

The horse should never have been there.

I watched as one seemingly terrified horse - BLINDFOLDED - was made get into that cramped little space.

Just what have we become - paper (what is printed on it) is more important than life.????????

We all should be ashamed.

[cmcoins2000]

The horse that died was pulled up by the jockey, he knew something was wrong and took appropriate action.

Huh?  Nothing appropriate at all.    The horse still had to run.   He didn't take it off the course.  And he would have known how ill it was.

Just disgusting.  Yet he won't even get his wrist slapped. 

[katydidthat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Racing_Board

Places to make a complaint to are listed in the above link.

I do believe that horses enjoy racing, for the most part. I am also very happy to campaign for better conditions for them, on and off the race track.

[azureline**]

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

The horse that died was pulled up by the jockey, he knew something was wrong and took appropriate action.

Huh?  Nothing appropriate at all.    The horse still had to run.   He didn't take it off the course.  And he would have known how ill it was.

Just disgusting.  Yet he won't even get his wrist slapped. 

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How would he have known?? he was a paid jockey, not the horse's usual jockey, not his trainer, nor his strapper, just the jockey.

Do you know how dangerous a position he was in at the time?

I suspect there will be an enquiry.

[azureline**]

The horse that died was pulled up by the jockey, he knew something was wrong and took appropriate action.

Huh?  Nothing appropriate at all.    The horse still had to run.   He didn't take it off the course.  And he would have known how ill it was.

Just disgusting.  Yet he won't even get his wrist slapped.