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05-06-2008, 12:53 PM
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The last 10 posts in this thread made my head hurt.
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05-06-2008, 01:12 PM
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Caring about the welfare of the racehorse hasn't been the black void that PETA and other detractors say it is.
How about a list of industry-driven initiatives, things that have been done for racehorses, to make their racing careers, and post-career lives, better. Here's three to start: Ongoing reconfigurations of inner track rail: wood (splinters, dangerous) replaced by plastic/metal: vertical support posts replaced by slanted posts (less chance of horses striking them), narrow top rail replaced by wider safety top rail. Horses no longer spike themselves to death on inner track rail. The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit (initiated October 2006) The initiation of serious drug testing in the 1980's
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05-06-2008, 01:33 PM
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What can you tell people that don't follow horseracing?
I tell them about Eight Belles incredible will to win. That the jockey gave her a good trip. I tell them that the connections of Eight Belles absolutely loved her. Like Barbaro, they would give anything to save her. Bettors like me would rather lose than have anyone get hurt. PETA is no better than the people that protest at fallen soldiers' funerals. Except PETA is only in it for the money. They look at tragedy as an oppurtunity to cash in.
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