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Old 09-17-2007, 05:39 PM
bellsbendboy
 
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Horses do not run to make humans happy, they run because they are genetically engineered to. Today, 2007, horses are faster than they have ever been. Feed programs, training, and breeding for speed have all lead to faster animals and drugs, illegal or not, have put a great strain on the thoroughbred.

I feel sorry whenever one goes down and Super Frolic breaking both sesamoids makes no one happy. Treating a horse as the individual it is, can lead to sadness, as breakdowns will always occur. Using terms such as nag, glue, etc. irritate me, but I take great satisfaction that I often "tax" those people at the window. Super Frolic was not a great horse, but he was an individual, and he will be missed. Condolences to his connections. BBB
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