[kentuckyrosesinmay]

THE ARTICLE WAS BAD...IT WAS WAY TO HARSH. This guy makes me sick. I know a lot about journalism and I think that he just clashed with some major rules of it. For one thing, he acted as if EVERYONE has their horses sent off to the slaughterhouse when their horses break down on the track. That is far from the reality of the situation. He also acts like no one cares about these animals and that is also far from the truth. He didn't have to compare Barbaro to a sandwich because they are doing everything to save that horse and will not send him to the slaughterhouse if he dies. The reason that I know this is because I know how New Bolton disposes of the bodies. If they don't dispose of the body at the Center, the Jacksons will have him buried. Horses die all the time off and on the track. People need to realize that. We've had two young horses euthanized at my stable in the past year...one was from a broken bone and the other was from colic. They get hurt, they get sick, and they die...just like people. Just because they die on the track doesn't mean that they might have not died running in the pasture a year down the road.

Do we have some problems in the industry...yes. Are we trying to do something about it...yes. Should the situation at Arlington be addressed and acknowledged by the public...yes. Should it be addressed in the manner that this journalist did it...absolutely not. I hate direct attacks on horse racing. I can't stand it because most of the time people attacking it know absolutely nothing about it. Horses have been around for centuries and have been breaking down for centuries...out in the pastures, in the stall, in the trailer, on the tracks...etc. If these people don't like it then don't become a part of it. I am an animal activist too and a member of the ASPCA, but I love horse racing. While their are cases of individual cruelty in the sport, their are also cases of love and caring...like with Barbaro...I can't believe this guy compared him to a sandwich. I swear, I will always defend horse racing until my last breath on this earth.

He was directly and maliciously attacking horse racing. Something has made him super sore with the sport. He said where are the Peta members. Really and truely this will be an excellent article for me to analyze because I could completely tear it apart because of my knowledge on this subject. I think I'll do it for the fun of it and post the results of my work sometime tomorrow. He was way to harsh...way.

I will also be e-mailing him and letting him know what he did wrong, and my opinions on this dreadful article. He could have stated his point a lot better than he did. That was sick and disgusting, and most importantly, not completely true.