Dry Martini will always hold a special place in my heart, as he was the horse that enabled me to win a contest. Glad to hear he's going to have a nice home.

Freddy does have a point though. I just don't think he made it the right way. If this were the norm, instead of the exception it wouldn't be a story. It's too bad we are so excited when someone does the right thing, because it means we are so accustomed to people not doing it.

Come now why in the world does someone (owners) need to create a story about the retirement of a horse? How many horses get retired daily without fanfare?

I like you care about the future of retired animals. I don't necessarily think that a horses successful retirement is anything more then being human with a beast. I give a lot of extra credit to owners who go the extra yard to make sure their horses are well provided for, I cant image Satish likes spending 5k on something that needs to be rescued and is worthless. Owners like Sanaan have to protect their name (Padua) you think he gives a fcuk about the horse? I don't.

Is claiming/buying a horse a lifetime committment to a horses welfare? It's a very difficult issue. The ones that make you 1.3mil are a lot easier to care for then the ones that dont.

Um, because people care to know what happened?

We get it Freddy, you don't care. Is it really necessary to be so passive aggressive everytime someone wants to post something they care about?

Horse racing is best served to mandate responsibility for a racer's retirement . I agree with the owner of Dry Martini .

Freddy you keep talking about how much this horse has made and it's making me wonder something...

I'm not an owner and have no idea but is 1.3 million really a huge amount in the scheme of things?

I mean he's 8 now, right?

Chances are he's not halfway through his life so taking into account all the expenses he'll continue to incur it's not like he won the Dubai World Cup here.

It's a hell of a lot of money, I know, but still... it's a big commitment.

I just wanted to add that as I agre with everything Sightseek has said and second it (all).

Oh yeah and Rudy you were asking earlier who should be responsible?

I don't have the answer but hopefully more and more horses will have someone at some point in their career who will step up.

How many horses win 1.3 mil? It's not a lot of money if you are the Aga Khan. I think you all totally missed the point. How could they not take care of the horse? I am stupidfied its a friggin topic. Congrats the owners they are seeing there horse is cared for..

Freddy,

How much money should a horse have to make to avoid the meat truck? 200k? 500k? Inquiring minds want to know.

What does that mean you should escrow dollars for a horses retirement upon you taking ownership? Maybe we should have horse support courts that make sure you make your horse support retirement payments or you go to jail? Obviously I agree it is VERY human to provide for your animals welfare. BUT it isn't a perfect world and horse is still a horse. If you have it like some you can send people to pick up rescues that you bred and lost touch with like Sanaan. Is that really realistic for 95% of horse owners?

Respectfully, I think your're the one missing it.

I wasn't asking who should be responsible; it was more a rhetorical question because the term "Owners" is bandied about in all of these stories like it's a clear case, when in reality there are typically many, many owners in a gelding's lifetime.

This particular case is quite the exception; not the rule.



"should" and "will" are semantics - personally don't believe you should own horses if you cannot provide care for them or place them in a suitable environment after their career - but I, and this is just me- draw that line once a horse is taken off me.

If I claim a horse and lose it 10 days later, should I feel as though I should be held accountable to pay the way for this horse the rest of his life after racing?

I can tell you that I have personally placed every horse I've ever had that was in my care when it's career ended.

These include horses purchased from the sales, horses I've claimed and horses that were bought and never even made it to the track.

I know where each of them are and can visit them anytime I choose. And do.

The ones claimed away? I still have a soft spot in my heart for them, but they are not mine, thus not my responsibility.

In fact if every "owner" adopted that model, there would be a whole lot less of an issue.

Rudy I don't know if the greater percentage of owners are like you or not.

I hope that they are, but...

Meat truck? Randall this is not the friggin point at all. I am at odds with slaughtering horses and very wishy washy on the subject. In a perfect world I would have super humane ways of destroying horses mandated and allow slaughter. That just isnt ever likely so I tend to be more against slaughter then for it. I just think you should be able to feed your family whatever you want and can afford. Why should someone tell me what I can and can't eat.

The point of the story is that the owners should just shut up and take care of the horse. He made them a ton period.

Maybe if we bred fewer horses each year and had less racing with higher quality this would be less of an issue. But like 101 Dalmations did to that breed human never learn...And I'm not here to tell Japanese people they can't eat horses either. But you can sure as hell kill them humanely which is what should be happening.

Exactly well put!

I think the story brings attention to rescue / retirement operations for horses. The self aggrandizement issue is something imagined by super critical internetards.

Dust on the Bottle made Glenn and Sharon Hild a ton of money and

http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/3117/AR/US/

so I applaud the Nyrens

Happy retirement and good luck!

http://www.drf.com/news/dry-martini-...ter-show-horse

Freddy is going to throw a party for him!

Awesome! :D

Thanks, Freddy!