PETA - Big Brown

Cannon Shell · #1 10-15-2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I couldn't agree more. When I saw there was a Peta/Big Brown thread, I was expecting that they were going to be lambasting IEAH for pushing as far as they did with him knowing that he had the physical problems he did. And I'm not so sure I'd be able to disagree with them on that point either. This horse has exhibited problems with his feet from the start. It was never more evident than in the Belmont. Yet they continued to push on with him until it got so bad that they couldn't go on anymore. Then they retire him under the guise of doing what's best for the horse. Bullshit. What would have been best for this horse would have been to have been taken out of training a long time ago.

For what reason? To go to the petting zoo?

King Glorious · #2 10-15-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

For what reason? To go to the petting zoo?

I just can't imagine that it was comfortable for him running on those feet. Maybe it was but I just can't imagine it was.

AeWingnut · #3 10-15-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I just can't imagine that it was comfortable for him running on those feet. Maybe it was but I just can't imagine it was.

Did you mean taken out of training and retired or sent to a farm to give it a rest and come back as a 4 yr old?

RollerDoc · #4 10-15-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I just can't imagine that it was comfortable for him running on those feet. Maybe it was but I just can't imagine it was.

Big Brown looked rank at The Belmont. He was never like that before in a race. Can his barking dogs be part of the reason he was rank? Or is there something more typical that causes this in a horse?

Stall Mucker · #5 10-15-2008, 07:11 PM

I thought the "wheel" problem on Brown was getting worse as he was kept in light sporadic training on the turf.
I hope he is allowed to feel no pain and gets no serious infection.

As far as PETA.....No argument can be presented to change their agenda.

So, for the rest of us, eat a nice steak and chase it with a glass of your favorite beverage.

Cannon Shell · #6 10-15-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I just can't imagine that it was comfortable for him running on those feet. Maybe it was but I just can't imagine it was.

Many horses run on feet as bad or worse than his every day. You just dont know about it because there is no coverage of 99.99% of horses health outside of breakdowns. He had quartercracks, which alot of the time is due to hitting the ground in an uneven manner due to the way he is built as opposed to an injury that will heal with time. You could have given him a year in a field and as soon as he went into serious training he would have most likely had the same issues again.