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  Bkumm4 months ago

  The heart of these animals amaze me. Rest easy, girl, you done good.

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  not2needy4 months ago

  It was a sad time here in Louisville yesterday when she had to be put down directly after having come in second at the Derby. Many tears for this filly.

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    Bkumm4 months ago

    Sad, but you know, she died doing what she was born to do. Run. Fast. Hard. With everything she had and just a little more.

    Rest easy.

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      AnteUp4 months ago

      Bkumm ~

      She suffered from running a race she was BRED - not born -

      to run. I've read every Dick Francis book published and

      I found his recollections of racing very entertaining.

      I also got a sense of his enthusiasm, as a jockey, for the

      beast as well as the competition. But not all people - and

      that includes jockeys, trainers and owners of race horses -

      are "saddled" with the same degree of integrity. Personally?

      I don't put any sport that involves man using animals much above bear baiting. Horses don't fare much better than the

      greyhounds. Sorry - but I think there is more misery,pain greed and corruption involved than anyone could imagine by viewing the gay costumes (of the people) and the deleriously happy hoisting of the winner's cup.

      My in-laws were planning to watch it. My only comment before

      leaving, was that I hoped none of the horses would be injured.........Well, Lo & Behold!

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    Shadowolf4 months ago

    Cat...

    I concur

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    nostalgia4 months ago

    How very true

    That article states the problems very clearly:

    The youth and immaturity of American horses when they are raced

    The pressure to race horses when they are not fully healthy

    Intensive breeding for speed rather than soundness.

    Probably the biggest single influence over a racehorse's long-term health is the surface that they run on

    This is the story of Caught Heart - a race horse

    Take a look at the medications the horse was on during his last weeks of racing - including the actions of the drugs

    http://www.ownersstable.com/v2/osmorningline.html

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