7 of 8 BC winners to run next year

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by LARHAGE

I'm not a horse whisperer, but I know horses and they race because we make them, it isn't something they would do on their own. I, nor Oracle, was inferring that racing was cruel, but rather that she has accomplished enough on the track to earn a nice retirement, and yes, it's a life horses love, THAT is what they were evolved to do. I have heard of horses pining away when taken from the track, but it's 9 out of 10 times geldings, they are managed completely different, mares LOVE being out in pasture, thats there natural life.

I should add that I wasn't disagreeing with you at all. I think that the majority of horses enjoy life out in the field. There are cases where it's an adjustment period for them, but I think that they enjoy it a lot more than being hauled around everywhere for competitions or races.

I think that Ouija Board definitely deserves to rest. She's done all that she's been asked for and then some.