Ashkal Way and the cruelty of man

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm not fighting...nor am I even mildly annoyed. In fact, I'm on the phone. I'm just pointing it out. Maybe I'm wrong....but it seems that way to me.

it is as much a sport and athletic event as racing....parhaps more in some cases because a horse must be trained to do a lot more than go forward and swap leads.....and certainly requires a more capable pilot.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

it is as much a sport and athletic event as racing....parhaps more in some cases because a horse must be trained to do a lot more than go forward and swap leads.....and certainly requires a more capable pilot.

If you can't bet on it - what good is it really?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

If you can't bet on it - what good is it really?

I'll take your dressage action.....I could use the extra cash I'll make off you.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

If you can't bet on it - what good is it really?

Nenad! Where ya been?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Nenad! Where ya been?

Nenad?

I've been working on making figures for internal fractions at a couple winter tracks.

[blackthroatedwind]

I'm watching the Nets game and you had literally just appeared on my TV before you posted.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Ah!

The sexy Nets player.

He's hot - I have a total Man Crush on him!

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm watching the Nets game and you had literally just appeared on my TV before you posted.

Are they losing again?

[Linny]

Ashkal was retired quietly early this year. The idea was bandied about that he didn't go to the Mile last year because of a nagging issue (suspensory, I think) and after the Citation, he never got back to "right." Jeannine has had him for months now.
Being a dressage horse is hardly a terrible fate. If he has suspensory issues, then he may be limited in the amont of jumping he can do. Dressage poses challeneges to horse and rider without the risks of jumping.

[largo1]

There are much, much worse fates for a retired racehorse than becoming a dressage horse. At least the horse has been given a chance at a second career instead of ending up at the killer's or being bored to death in a corral for the next 20 years. Dressage is the equivalent of weight-lifting and gymnastics for horses and requires an athletic, correct moving horse with a great mind. Personally, I would love to see OTT racehorses being promoted as dressage, show or pleasure mounts.