the story is on front page of msn. I went and read the whole article and the comments that went along with it. I'm sorry i get this po 'd feeling when people like this writer and some of the comments that go along with the article talk about something they know nothing about. It took a tragedy like this to get peoples attention about the sport i love dearly. Everybody in the horseracing business knows that something like this can happen anytime. Not saying that we dont have remorse and feelings. I hate to see a horse go down, no matter who's it is. I have had to watch some of my horses get injured or put down. Its not a good feeling. But it is something we know that can happen anytime.
I feel like we are made out to be the bad guys in this industry, which for the most part we are not. I know i try to always do the best i can with my horses , as far care and nutrition. I try and retire them before they go lame or can't bring joy to somebody's life. I have 2 racers right now, and i know i love them as they are my kids.
Sorry just venting a little bit.. when was there every a positive article ever make the headline.
Hope nobody takes this post the wrong way. I have mixed emotions at the moment.
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30west wrote:the story is on front page of msn. I went and read the whole article and the comments that went along with it. I'm sorry i get this po 'd feeling when people like this writer and some of the comments that go along with the article talk about something they know nothing about. It took a tragedy like this to get peoples attention about the sport i love dearly. Everybody in the horseracing business knows that something like this can happen anytime. Not saying that we dont have remorse and feelings. I hate to see a horse go down, no matter who's it is. I have had to watch some of my horses get injured or put down. Its not a good feeling. But it is something we know that can happen anytime.
I feel like we are made out to be the bad guys in this industry, which for the most part we are not. I know i try to always do the best i can with my horses , as far care and nutrition. I try and retire them before they go lame or can't bring joy to somebody's life. I have 2 racers right now, and i know i love them as they are my kids.
Sorry just venting a little bit.. when was there every a positive article ever make the headline.
Hope nobody takes this post the wrong way. I have mixed emotions at the moment.
It's not you that i worry about. it looks like you are a great person who takes care of his animals. Unfortunately, accidents happen which i can accept question is "did it have to happen"? was it a freak accident or a product of bad breeding, training, racing conditions, drugs or whatever. There are atrocities in every walk of life but i feel for animals who are innocent and trust us to take the best care of them, in return they give it their all and their love. There are too many examples of bad things as evidenced by trainer suspensions, steroid use, you name it. I just want everything done to prevent that kind of stuff. I plan on being a part owner someday and i'd rather never win a dime than have some trainer juice up my horse to try and win at the expense of thier life or longevity.
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Has anyone been concerned or even thought about how quickly the outriders and jockeys that are being asked to get these horses stopped after the finish line ?
Did anyone notice how choppy even Big Brown was as the outrider pulled him up ?
What happened to the days of letting these horses gallop and jog out natually after a race ?
Think back to when you were kids in high school and running the 50 yard dash,did you slowly slow down after the race or did you just stop dead.Can you remember the feeling in your ankles and heels of your feet if you stopped dead ?
It's like after the race it's come on,let's get done,we're on a schedule,we have a timeline,time is money.But what track management and television stations forget is that they are not dealing with machines run by humans that have a mean's of reasoning---they're dealing with animals with no means of reasoning that naturally cool down on their own timeline and not one dictated by reasoning humans.
Sincerely - Jeff
Did anyone notice how choppy even Big Brown was as the outrider pulled him up ?
What happened to the days of letting these horses gallop and jog out natually after a race ?
Think back to when you were kids in high school and running the 50 yard dash,did you slowly slow down after the race or did you just stop dead.Can you remember the feeling in your ankles and heels of your feet if you stopped dead ?
It's like after the race it's come on,let's get done,we're on a schedule,we have a timeline,time is money.But what track management and television stations forget is that they are not dealing with machines run by humans that have a mean's of reasoning---they're dealing with animals with no means of reasoning that naturally cool down on their own timeline and not one dictated by reasoning humans.
Sincerely - Jeff