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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

The green canvas was out, horses diverted around beaches brook

A horse is being put down

Really

In 2018

We allow this barbaric race to continue

Should this race now be stopped or made much safer

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

Yet you watched it op

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The Grand National is a lot safer now, the horses want for nothing and are very well cared for.

Have you heard of the saying “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” same with racing, if they don’t want to race, they won’t!

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure."

Rubbish!

All those sports are played at the sportsmans own risk. The horses have no say in this.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Rubbish!

All those sports are played at the sportsmans own risk. The horses have no say in this."

I was going to say exactly this.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Rubbish!

All those sports are played at the sportsmans own risk. The horses have no say in this.

I was going to say exactly this."

Me too

Life would be dull without sports that involve cruelty to animals?

I have no words

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

Its not even dead. Its being assessed

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
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O o O oo

They say the horse is being assessed , they havn't announced it is dead ...yet anyway

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure."

Yes but the horse doesn’t have a choice!

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By *oodnitegirlWoman over a year ago

Yorkshire

Neigh it isn’t.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure."

Id just ban eating meat as well...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

A case of shutting the stable door before the horse has bolted

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

43 horses have died in this country this year alone whilst racing !!!

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By *mokes n MirrorsCouple over a year ago

Plymouth and Newcastle (sometimes)

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Yes but the horse doesn’t have a choice!"

If the horse doesm't have a choice then why do the ones that unseat their rider continue running and jumping?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Yes its a horrid race but I still have a flutter and I won this year xx

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

So do animals have a choice to be born just so we can eat them?

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By *rMrs Horny300Man over a year ago

Sutton Coldfield

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure."

Bring back fox hunting too !!

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Not after that I didn’t watch anymore

Flicked it over when the horses got to beaches 2nd time around

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Rubbish!

All those sports are played at the sportsmans own risk. The horses have no say in this."

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Race horses are one of the best cared for equine sectors ive ever worked with.

It is in their blood to race.

If they didnt want to do it or didn't enjoy it, they wouldn't carry on when they lost their jockey.

And they wouldnt get so excited when they saw that white fencing.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Bring back fox hunting too !!"

Foxes no but id be happy to hunt animals for food used to go rabbiting all the time

Tastes nice

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman over a year ago

evesham

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Yes but the horse doesn’t have a choice!

If the horse doesm't have a choice then why do the ones that unseat their rider continue running and jumping?"

Because they are herd animals and simply follow what the others are doing. Their fight or flight instinct kicks in and see all the others fleeing.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure."

The amount of horses killed compared to jockeys beong killed suggests a significant flaw in the argument that the jockeys are more at risk than horses

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By *rMrs Horny300Man over a year ago

Sutton Coldfield

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Bring back fox hunting too !!

Foxes no but id be happy to hunt animals for food used to go rabbiting all the time

Tastes nice"

Ate rabbit last night , yum !

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Rubbish!

All those sports are played at the sportsmans own risk. The horses have no say in this.

I was going to say exactly this."

But they were bred to race. If they weren't they wouldn't be here. The same as animals being bred to eat, to leather your shoes and so on. It's all abuse of an animal

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman over a year ago

evesham

"Race horses are one of the best cared for equine sectors ive ever worked with.

It is in their blood to race.

If they didnt want to do it or didn't enjoy it, they wouldn't carry on when they lost their jockey.

And they wouldnt get so excited when they saw that white fencing. "

Sorry but I disagree worth the last 2 points. I do agree they are well looked after a d don't think it should be banned but the other points are not true.

They carry on because they are herd animals at heart and that reaction when they see the fence I'd learned behaviour and picking up on changes in the jockeys signals.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

They put the horses down due to cost and to put the animal out of mysery

The fact you cant do that with people proberbly fucks up your numbers

Jocks get broken backs and live horses are put down with broken legs

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By *rMrs Horny300Man over a year ago

Sutton Coldfield

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Rubbish!

All those sports are played at the sportsmans own risk. The horses have no say in this.

I was going to say exactly this.

But they were bred to race. If they weren't they wouldn't be here. The same as animals being bred to eat, to leather your shoes and so on. It's all abuse of an animal"

Nice filet steak , must go out tonight !

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The Grand National is a lot safer now, the horses want for nothing and are very well cared for.

Have you heard of the saying “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” same with racing, if they don’t want to race, they won’t! "

Really? Do they still shoot the horses if they break a leg, even though they can recover from it given the right treatment?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Rubbish!

All those sports are played at the sportsmans own risk. The horses have no say in this.

I was going to say exactly this.

But they were bred to race. If they weren't they wouldn't be here. The same as animals being bred to eat, to leather your shoes and so on. It's all abuse of an animal

Nice filet steak , must go out tonight !"

Go for it. I love a steak

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"They put the horses down due to cost and to put the animal out of mysery

The fact you cant do that with people proberbly fucks up your numbers

Jocks get broken backs and live horses are put down with broken legs"

So the horses are more at risk then?

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By *emplarWarriorMan over a year ago

Nottingham

"Neigh it isn’t. "

Comedy gold

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"43 horses have died in this country this year alone whilst racing !!!

50 people died this year across the globe from falling coconuts. Should we ban walking on the beach?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Do they recycle the race horse for consumption after they shoot it.?

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By *rMrs Horny300Man over a year ago

Sutton Coldfield

"They put the horses down due to cost and to put the animal out of mysery

The fact you cant do that with people proberbly fucks up your numbers

Jocks get broken backs and live horses are put down with broken legs

So the horses are more at risk then? "

We eat horse here in France!

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By *loswingersCouple over a year ago

Gloucester

As a few posters have pointed it out , I’ll add my two penny worth .

Race horses are bred to race .

Cattle are bred to be slaughtered and eaten .

So what’s the difference ?

As far as I am concerned not one person who sheds an ounce of sorrow over a race horse dying during a race should be eating meat ever again . If they do it’s simply hypocritical .

Or is it perhaps because we don’t see the cows , sheep , pigs and chickens being slaughtered that makes it ok to be ambivalent to their plight ?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"They put the horses down due to cost and to put the animal out of mysery

The fact you cant do that with people proberbly fucks up your numbers

Jocks get broken backs and live horses are put down with broken legs

So the horses are more at risk then?

We eat horse here in France!"

We were eating horse in England not long ago. The press didn’t like it, so we stopped.

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

End of race commentary, all horses home safe

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman over a year ago

evesham

"As a few posters have pointed it out , I’ll add my two penny worth .

Race horses are bred to race .

Cattle are bred to be slaughtered and eaten .

So what’s the difference ?

As far as I am concerned not one person who sheds an ounce of sorrow over a race horse dying during a race should be eating meat ever again . If they do it’s simply hypocritical .

Or is it perhaps because we don’t see the cows , sheep , pigs and chickens being slaughtered that makes it ok to be ambivalent to their plight ?

It's because pretty little girls and cute little boys don't beg to ride round and round in a school on a cow or a pig or a sheep every weekend. They are lesser animals to some.

I'd gladly eat horse

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"43 horses have died in this country this year alone whilst racing !!!

wow,,really,,id ban it then,thats outragious

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"End of race commentary, all horses home safe "

Are they all tucked in with a hot cocoa and some hay?

In all seriousness, that's good to hear.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"As a few posters have pointed it out , I’ll add my two penny worth .

Race horses are bred to race .

Cattle are bred to be slaughtered and eaten .

So what’s the difference ?

As far as I am concerned not one person who sheds an ounce of sorrow over a race horse dying during a race should be eating meat ever again .

I disagree with this. Cattle should be raised in a humane way. Not caged or mistreated, but respected, as they are a farmed food resource, and will feed us eventually. Do you not think you someone is allowed to still get upset when an animal is used for our entertainment? After all, sport is entertainment.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Ban mma

Ban boxing

Ban racing

Ban motor sport

Ban both rugbys

Ban nfl

Ban football

And so on

All sports have a level of danger all the sports above have an element of danger it adds to the entertainment and the buzz of being involved in the sports in question.

Truth is the people doing the riding are in more danger than the horses over the big jumps.

And life would be so dull without these sports thats for sure.

Yes but the horse doesn’t have a choice!

If the horse doesm't have a choice then why do the ones that unseat their rider continue running and jumping?"

oh wow,,are you trying to be serious

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Does anyone agree with dog fights? It’s a sport. Isn’t it?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Does anyone agree with dog fights? It’s a sport. Isn’t it? "

They would t fight if they didn’t want to? Eh?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Does anyone agree with dog fights? It’s a sport. Isn’t it? "

no,,its not a sport,its revolting

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Does anyone agree with dog fights? It’s a sport. Isn’t it? "

Outside our local pub, but calling them dogs is a bit harsh

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Do they recycle the race horse for consumption after they shoot it.?"

Not for human consumption, often the knacker men take them to the zoo for the animals to eat.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The Grand National is a lot safer now, the horses want for nothing and are very well cared for.

Have you heard of the saying “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” same with racing, if they don’t want to race, they won’t!

Really? Do they still shoot the horses if they break a leg, even though they can recover from it given the right treatment?"

It's not an easy fix for a horse, it depends where the break is and how likely the horse is it take to pretty much being immobilised and often sedated while it heals.

Unfortunately national hunt casualtys are worth less than the flat racers as more often than not flat racers if they are make are still entire and can go on to reproduce and therefor retain some value, The national hunt horse are almost always geldings if male..

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
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O o O oo

So it seems it is a jockey who had the screen round him and not a horse, although a horse is being treated in the stables after running without his jockey

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By *oodnitegirlWoman over a year ago

Yorkshire

"So it seems it is a jockey who had the screen round him and not a horse, although a horse is being treated in the stables after running without his jockey"

Poor lad (lass?!)

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
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O o O oo

A man if it is right what they are reporting, it doesn't say how he is yet though

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
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O o O oo

"A man if it is right what they are reporting, it doesn't say how he is yet though"

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/horseracing/946155/Grand-National-horse-dead-screens-Aintree

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"A man if it is right what they are reporting, it doesn't say how he is yet though

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/horseracing/946155/Grand-National-horse-dead-screens-Aintree"

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By *loswingersCouple over a year ago

Gloucester

"As a few posters have pointed it out , I’ll add my two penny worth .

Race horses are bred to race .

Cattle are bred to be slaughtered and eaten .

So what’s the difference ?

As far as I am concerned not one person who sheds an ounce of sorrow over a race horse dying during a race should be eating meat ever again .

In all honesty no , as I’ve been a life long vegetarian I can’t see the difference .

Same with hunting and other countries eating dogs and horses . An animal is an animal no matter what type it is . Still has feelings whether it’s bred to be eaten or raced or hunted .

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By *ystical_InkedBBWWoman over a year ago

somewhere in the Shire of Derby

The horse is Saint Are and walked back to the stables for further assessment by the vets after being treated on the course

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By *verysmileMan over a year ago

Canterbury

So, no horses died then?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Hate to say i told u so about the danger to riders

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By *laytimenowMan over a year ago

Essex

"So it seems it is a jockey who had the screen round him and not a horse, although a horse is being treated in the stables after running without his jockey"

No the horse being treated is called Saint Are

Another Horse Alpha des obeaux fell & as it was standing up got clobbered by Saint are ,

2 half ton horses one moving at 20-30 mph & 1 pretty much stationery is going to hurt 1 of them .

It had F*ck all to do with it running without its jockey,

More likely to be the severest case of horse concussion ever.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"As a few posters have pointed it out , I’ll add my two penny worth .

Race horses are bred to race .

Cattle are bred to be slaughtered and eaten .

So what’s the difference ?

As far as I am concerned not one person who sheds an ounce of sorrow over a race horse dying during a race should be eating meat ever again .

In all honesty no , as I’ve been a life long vegetarian I can’t see the difference .

Same with hunting and other countries eating dogs and horses . An animal is an animal no matter what type it is . Still has feelings whether it’s bred to be eaten or raced or hunted .

You are aware as a species we evolved to eat meat. We have teeth for it.

Being a vegetarian is your choice. Being a human with feelings towards an animal which is hurt and in pain is natural to people. (Or at least some).

I think it’s unfair to say because I eat meat, I can’t get emotional when I see an animal hurt, however it happened.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman over a year ago

evesham

"As a few posters have pointed it out , I’ll add my two penny worth .

Race horses are bred to race .

Cattle are bred to be slaughtered and eaten .

So what’s the difference ?

As far as I am concerned not one person who sheds an ounce of sorrow over a race horse dying during a race should be eating meat ever again .

In all honesty no , as I’ve been a life long vegetarian I can’t see the difference .

Same with hunting and other countries eating dogs and horses . An animal is an animal no matter what type it is . Still has feelings whether it’s bred to be eaten or raced or hunted .

You are aware as a species we evolved to eat meat. We have teeth for it.

Being a vegetarian is your choice. Being a human with feelings towards an animal which is hurt and in pain is natural to people. (Or at least some).

I think it’s unfair to say because I eat meat, I can’t get emotional when I see an animal hurt, however it happened.

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By *inkyLondonpairCouple over a year ago

London

"As a few posters have pointed it out , I’ll add my two penny worth .

Race horses are bred to race .

Cattle are bred to be slaughtered and eaten .

So what’s the difference ?

As far as I am concerned not one person who sheds an ounce of sorrow over a race horse dying during a race should be eating meat ever again .

In all honesty no , as I’ve been a life long vegetarian I can’t see the difference .

Same with hunting and other countries eating dogs and horses . An animal is an animal no matter what type it is . Still has feelings whether it’s bred to be eaten or raced or hunted .

You are aware as a species we evolved to eat meat. We have teeth for it.

Being a vegetarian is your choice. Being a human with feelings towards an animal which is hurt and in pain is natural to people. (Or at least some).

I think it’s unfair to say because I eat meat, I can’t get emotional when I see an animal hurt, however it happened.

I am a meat eater and I agree that to be a meat eater and to object to animals being killed for sport is inconsistent.

You don't need to eat meat to survive and therefore those of us who do eat meat are happy to see animals killed for our pleasure. Just like horse racing fans.

And the evolution argument doesn't had up. Men also evolved to plant their semen in as many women as possible. Yet most of us manage to not commit ra per.

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By *afadaoMan over a year ago

Staines

"It's because pretty little girls and cute little boys don't beg to ride round and round in a school on a cow or a pig or a sheep every weekend. They are lesser animals to some.

I'd gladly eat horse "

I’ve eaten horse but wouldn’t again - gave me the trots