Ashkal Way and the cruelty of man

[gallant bloom]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Made ya look, though, didn't it?

one person has
a sense of
humor here
anyway.

[NoChanceToDance]

I too fail to see why this was "cruel".

What would have been cruel is to continue to race the horse with a weak tendon. More than likely he would have suffered a bad injury and then we would have been slating the connections for keeping him in training.

Dressage is a perfectly good equine pursuit to keep the horse active and fit without being anywhere near as physically demanding as racing.

[ddthetide]

thanks to all who posted in this thread. i found it very informative.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

I too fail to see why this was "cruel".

What would have been cruel is to continue to race the horse with a weak tendon. More than likely he would have suffered a bad injury and then we would have been slating the connections for keeping him in training.

Dressage is a perfectly good equine pursuit to keep the horse active and fit without being anywhere near as physically demanding as racing.

Exactly. I am totally lost. Everytime a horse is retired these days, we get all these posts about how the connections are doing right by the horse and how they've earned the right to not have to go to through the rigors of training anymore. Then here, we read about a horse that is retired and getting a chance at remaining active in life and it's man being cruel? Can't have it both ways. You are exactly correct on what the reaction would have been had they brought him back and he suffered a more serious injury.