Now Quality Road refuses to board plane

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I don't understand the need to lead horses into the gates in numerical, double-file order. If getting them in is more an issue than keeping them in, shouldn't you load the troublesome horses first instead of keeping the rest of the horses loaded? On the other hand, if you have a horse who freaks if he is in for too long...then load he/she last.

Am I missing something?

I would think it becomes a fairness issue- horses can load great, but if they stand too long they can start to relax and get caught flat-footed at the break. So I imagine trainers would start claiming their horse has to be loaded near the end, in order to take advantage of a short wait before the gates open. But that's just a guess.

Morty would probably say he was afraid to board the plane because he was seated next to GenuineCrazyLady.

Now that she's back it's only fair that Morty is welcome. Right?

[Merlinsky]

QR flat out had a nervous breakdown and now is dealing with the equine version of PTSD. I have respect for the NY gate crews, but I'm nervous about the 2 week turnaround for the Cigar Mile. I'm drawing a blank about the Euro that had to come to the US because he got banned for gate antics. They talked about him on tv. At what point can a horse get banned at one of our tracks?

[pba1817]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

At what point can a horse get banned at one of our tracks?

When it kills or severely injures someone from the gate crew... Am I the only one who isn't shocked when an inbred 1100+lb, high strung caged animal has a nervous breakdown when paraded in front of 75k screaming people?

Also, I am surprised those PETA fools haven't went ape **** over QR's antics...

[SuffolkGirl]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

QR flat out had a nervous breakdown and now is dealing with the equine version of PTSD. I have respect for the NY gate crews, but I'm nervous about the 2 week turnaround for the Cigar Mile. I'm drawing a blank about the Euro that had to come to the US because he got banned for gate antics. They talked about him on tv. At what point can a horse get banned at one of our tracks?

I think you are referring to Spanish Moon and he is banned in GB not all of Europe