Horse Racing is Stupid. Period.

[the_bob_delusion]

So there. 

[azureline**]

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

[*lady*godiva*]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@**bob_on_the_go** wrote:

Making animal suffer and die for the purpose of human entertainment. Stupid heh. 

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I'm inclined to agree.

But the racehorses are treated very well in comparison to working horses or horses that have been bought for recreation and abandoned in a paddock once they were of no longer use.

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May I ask from where you draw that conclusion?

[*lady*godiva*]

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@azureline** wrote:

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

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still finished the race though.

[bushies.girl]

Exactly ....

[bushies.girl]

Most racehorse are shot if they are of no futher use, I dont call that being well treated .... Greyhounds are "bled" then pts  

[azureline**]

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@*lady*godiva* wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:

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

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still finished the race though.

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Yes, however, unless he wanted to bring down some other horses, he possibly had no other options?

I have owned some ex race horses and pacers, lovely horses, who were not shot. There is also a greyhound rescue group who rehome them.

I don't think it will be a simple task to ban rodeo, horse racing, dog racing and breeding of dogs and cats.

[bushies.girl]

[cherry*135]

125 racehorses in Australia died on the track in the last 12 months.

"Last night, ABC’s Lateline published footage of Admire Rakti immediately after the race, showing the seven-year-old stallion collapsing in its stall as its attendants begin to panic.
Some say warning bells were ringing before the race even began, with the horse clearly hesitant to participate."

“Today’s events are a sad reminder of the dangers of horse racing, and more needs to be done to ensure the safety and welfare of horses.
“A clear start to this would be an end to reckless and cruel jumps racing which kills horses at 20x the rate of flat racing, and an end to two year-old racing and pushing horses beyond their physical limits with the whip.”

“He is one of 125 horses killed in the last 12 months during or after training or on the track,” Mr Ward said. “That is a horse every 2.9 days.
“We think the real issue is over exertion and use of the whip.”

[bushies.girl]

A few are saved but 100's of greyhounds are pts each yr ..... many racehorses are destroyed.Who cares if it's simple or not, it can be done

.... Victoria and SA are the only states in Aust that permit jumps racing, all the other stated have banned it .... Vic is the only state that still permits duck shooting for sport .....

It CAN be done!

[lloydslights]

One aspect I find worrying about horse racing is that the "trackwork" is conducted in the cool morning air, and the actual races are in the hotter part of the day.

Not only confined to the performance on the track but the "sire-ing and dam-ing" duties in their retirement is controlled "bridled passion".

They have become  Beasts of Burden for the economy.

The hats, the fashion, the shoes, the transport, the alcohol, the makeup,  So much "invested" Australia-wide for just this one day alone!  And all those people employed within the racing industry. And even the construction industry with the grandstands.  The gardeners and plant nurseries, too.

All the taxes from each aspect to the government (whichever is in power at the time) !  

DEB