Comments on: New horse ambulance in response to Kentucky Derby tragedy

By: caitlin

caitlin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:15:39 +0000

Horse racing sucks. That’s all there is to it. I mean yeah its good entertainment… until someone or the horse gets hurt. Think of it this way…. What if we had “human” racing where someone rode you, you mis-step and break something.. we put you down your family is sad. Horses are not just animals… they DO have feelings.. they are living creatures. Believe it or not, horses have family. It’s the people who own them… if you asked any horse person if they love their horse for them or because the work they do 3/4 would say that they love them because they are nice and gentle.. because the owner doesn’t make them do sh*t they don’t wanna do.

i agree with the person that wrote this we are seeing too much trainer caring about money i would love to put a saddle on them and a harsh bit and make them race round and if they break something or lose a top race im going to send you to the hounds coz all i care about money
these horses have helped us devolop they have carried us and looked after us they have feelings and care about things as well they are not machines they are not ten foot nine and bullet proof they are animals just like us and i bet if you asked an horse what he thought of it i wonder what they say coz they understand every word!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:54:29 +0000

Horses have made us what we are today, without them we would still be living in grass huts, they have carried us far and helped us buil our cities and countrys to what they are today, they were bred for it and they are treated like royalty these days, especialy the racing horses, They are born then they recieve all the vet care and relivant care needed, they are handled in minimal stress manners, they are handled from day one so when breaking comes along they dont through themselves into the fence and csar themselves up and get all sorts of horrifific injuries, they are trained and made fit before they are even concidered fit, they are ridden in the most natural positions and when they do break down, they are assessed on the recovery status they may make, a broken leg will not heal very well so it is the kindest thing to do when they are put down, and they are taken to markets to be sold, not strate to the slaughter, not every horse can be bought and fed and cared for so some have to be slaughtered, not a nice thing but instead of they money needed to buy them, transport them, feed, agistment , vet ect they are best to be slaughtered. Horses used at pony clubs have it hardest, they are taken out and beeten around and given a hard time for not jumping high enough, not collecting tight enough or not standing still enough, or worse still, 20yo horses being flogged around by children, that is the cruelest thing, people say the horse loves it, but he is old and has no heart in him left to be a horse, he does what he is told because he has no choice. Race horses love to run, if they dont they dont race they are used as performance horses for something eles. you hear of people having a thoughbred thats lazy or isnt very fast, chances are he didnt want to be a racer, so he was used for something else, not all of them get dogged, just the few unlucky ones, but such as life, if you have a problem with slaughter, go buy these horses before they get sluaghtered, and you care for them and feed them and then see how long it is before you are selling them back to the slaughter house, sometimes there is no other rational choice and if you buy the horses you will see the point.

By: Andrea Schmeck

Andrea Schmeck — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:49:00 +0000

By: kassidy

kassidy — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:17:41 +0000

well. horses were born to run. just the way they want to, not forced to work their hardest running around a track, they want to run on the soft grass and run freely and naturally, horses would rather be wild horses getting dirty, drinking from gross ponds, and rollion in the dirt, and walking in the rain, not in a stable on shavings and getting their tales braided, horses are horses adn thats all they want to be. They might love to run, but making them isnt making love it.

By: Kayley Richards

Kayley Richards — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:36:11 +0000

For one, horses were born to run we dont force them. And the horses are treated very well. Enough of the nonesense that people just assume. If you have ever gone into the backstretch or worked on the track you would have a completely different opinion. And thise who do not make it to the races you see on tv are not just thrown to the woles, there is a ‘B’ track circuit too. and races are run 4 out of 7 days a week there is a different type of race for all levels of horses. It sickens me that people just continue to assume and try an force their opinions on people when they them selves are blind.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:45:23 +0000

Dogs think horses taste like chicken

By: Synthia

Synthia — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:43:05 +0000

I think that we should not force horses to do what they were Not born to do. These animals should not have to suffer the consequences of what our sport requires of them to do. I believe no animal should have to do what we want them to do for our own entertainment puposes or money issues as well. It is dispicable and disgrace full. It would be one thing if the racing industry had a little heart for the horses but it doesnt all that matter to the industry is if they are making money not about the horses wellfare at ALL. They show no emotion when a horse cant make it in the industry so the horse is sold for slaughter, or starved on some ranch because he was no good enought. It is disgusting if you ask me!

By: Former Omni Cohort

Former Omni Cohort — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:32:18 +0000

Damnit, Jerome. Call me, you ass.
You know the digits.

By: big brown hole

big brown hole — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:26:35 +0000

I think that when the horse needs to be euthanized the jockey should be too.