What's wrong with this picture?

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Danzig

my mistake, mmsc. i was thinking you meant that ball four was sure to die since he'd sunk to a low level.

That's okay. I was really afraid of that happening so you weren't mistaken.

Really so happy he won yesterday!

All better.

[Sightseek]

Trying to get him to Old Friends.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?...&id=1076543440

Donations can be mailed to: (please make a note on either that it is for Ball Four)



Please make checks out to "Old Friends" and mail to:

Old Friends, Inc.

1841 Paynes Depot Rd.

Georgetown, KY 40324



Or Paypal to: michael@oldfriendsequine.org

[my miss storm cat]

Oh that's great!

Thanks for posting this.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Trying to get him to Old Friends.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?...&id=1076543440

Donations can be mailed to: (please make a note on either that it is for Ball Four)



Please make checks out to "Old Friends" and mail to:

Old Friends, Inc.

1841 Paynes Depot Rd.

Georgetown, KY 40324



Or Paypal to: michael@oldfriendsequine.org

Shouldn't we be looking to retire all the horse in that race? I mean he won so arent the losers behind him better candiates. What are you saving him from the winners circle?

[my miss storm cat]

Sightseek... am thinking perhaps it's time for us to retire Freddy.

What do ya think... start a fund?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Sightseek... am thinking perhaps it's time for us to retire Freddy.

What do ya think... start a fund?

You really think the horse needs to be retired off a win and if so why arent you worried about the horses that finished behind him. Because this horse earned X dollars qualifies him for an earlier trip to the retirement home? BTW what are the qualifications? Is it money earned? Graded races you were a rabbit in?

[my miss storm cat]

I know you're not trying to start a problem with me, Federico... just so you know that I know that.

I'll try to answer.

Should he be retired? I have no idea. I was shocked to seem him entered here. That's the reason for the thread.

Now that he won? Who knows... BUT if there's a fund that's set up to help him damned right I'm for it.

The other horses...

This is silly and it all goes without saying.

You know, anyone who reads the waiting for news on and angels threads knows, there is no discrimination on either. It doesn't matter if it's a G1 winner or a claimer at Sunland... the people who post on either or both do so for any horse.

I posted a link on another thread but will repeat myself...

http://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/

... the point being it needs to start somewhere... the point being that any little act of kindness helps.

I wish every race horse had a guardinan angel.

The best that can happen for now is that, for whatever reason, one by one, some are given a chance at a decent life after retirement.

You know all of this...

It's too bad that only occassionally one comes along and gets attention and thankfully something is done. For every one who knows where the other how ever many hundreds / thousands end up.

In order to try to have balance in life though you need to start somewhere. You need to see where it is unbalanced and try to change it little by little so that's what this is about...

Maybe some day any horse who had ever been a stakes horse will automatically be protected and the ones at lower levels will be focused upon.

For now this is the reality... people noticing something simultaneously and collectively about a horse like Ball Four.

It's not much and it's not enough but it's a start. It's something. Maybe it's unfair but the world is unfair and so you've got to search for the good and keep finding it cause it's always there somewhere.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I know you're not trying to start a problem with me, Federico... just so you know that I know that.

I'll try to answer.

Should he be retired? I have no idea. I was shocked to seem him entered here. That's the reason for the thread.

Now that he won? Who knows... BUT if there's a fund that's set up to help him damned right I'm for it.

The other horses...

This is silly and it all goes without saying.

You know, anyone who reads the waiting for news on and angels threads knows, there is no discrimination on either. It doesn't matter if it's a G1 winner or a claimer at Sunland... the people who post on either or both do so for any horse.

I posted a link on another thread but will repeat myself...

http://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/

... the point being it needs to start somewhere... the point being that any little act of kindness helps.

I wish every race horse had a guardinan angel.

The best that can happen for now is that, for whatever reason, one by one, some are given a chance at a decent life after retirement.

You know all of this...

It's too bad that only occassionally one comes along and gets attention and thankfully something is done. For every one who knows where the other how ever many hundreds / thousands end up.

In order to try to have balance in life though you need to start somewhere. You need to see where it is unbalanced and try to change it little by little so that's what this is about...

Maybe some day any horse who had ever been a stakes horse will automatically be protected and the ones at lower levels will be focused upon.

For now this is the reality... people noticing something simultaneously and collectively about a horse like Ball Four.

It's not much and it's not enough but it's a start. It's something. Maybe it's unfair but the world is unfair and so you've got to search for the good and keep finding it cause it's always there somewhere.

This was excellent.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I know you're not trying to start a problem with me, Federico... just so you know that I know that.

I'll try to answer.

Should he be retired? I have no idea. I was shocked to seem him entered here. That's the reason for the thread.

Now that he won? Who knows... BUT if there's a fund that's set up to help him damned right I'm for it.

The other horses...

This is silly and it all goes without saying.

You know, anyone who reads the waiting for news on and angels threads knows, there is no discrimination on either. It doesn't matter if it's a G1 winner or a claimer at Sunland... the people who post on either or both do so for any horse.

I posted a link on another thread but will repeat myself...

http://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/

... the point being it needs to start somewhere... the point being that any little act of kindness helps.

I wish every race horse had a guardinan angel.

The best that can happen for now is that, for whatever reason, one by one, some are given a chance at a decent life after retirement.

You know all of this...

It's too bad that only occassionally one comes along and gets attention and thankfully something is done. For every one who knows where the other how ever many hundreds / thousands end up.

In order to try to have balance in life though you need to start somewhere. You need to see where it is unbalanced and try to change it little by little so that's what this is about...

Maybe some day any horse who had ever been a stakes horse will automatically be protected and the ones at lower levels will be focused upon.

For now this is the reality... people noticing something simultaneously and collectively about a horse like Ball Four.

It's not much and it's not enough but it's a start. It's something. Maybe it's unfair but the world is unfair and so you've got to search for the good and keep finding it cause it's always there somewhere.

Ball Four is making money for people and winning. Two things that are a lot more productive then eating hay in a field growing old fast. The point of racing a horse is winning and finding spots were they can win. The thread is titled What is wrong with this picture? The answer is NOTHING.

Your kindness is wonderful. I just wonder way you dont contact the last place finisher owners and help them out instead of Ball Four?