Reform in the horse racing industry.
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Horse racing industry/spectators
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There needs to be reform in the horse racing industry. It is time to mandate that thoroughbreds can not begin their racing careers until they are four or five years of age. Enough is enough with these young horses breaking down or even worse being destroyed all because their bones, muscles and tendons have not been given the proper time to fully develop. Horse racing is strenuous and stressful enough but to PURPOSELY train and race these animals as two and three year olds is contemptible. By increasing the age a horse is allowed to race, this would provide all entries with the same advantage. More importantly, by beginning their racing career one or two years of age later than the current practice, this would surely increase the chances of these horses having the opportunity to pursue a successful racing career rather than sustaining permanent injuries or untimely deaths.
There needs to be reform in the horse racing industry. It is time to mandate that thoroughbreds can not begin their racing careers until they are four or five years of age. Enough is enough with these young horses breaking down or even worse being destroyed all because their bones, muscles and tendons have not been given the proper time to fully develop. Horse racing is strenuous and stressful enough but to PURPOSELY train and race these animals as two and three year olds is contemptible. By increasing the age a horse is allowed to race, this would provide all entries with the same advantage. More importantly, by beginning their racing career one or two years of age later than the current practice, this would surely increase the chances of these horses having the opportunity to pursue a successful racing career rather than sustaining permanent injuries or untimely deaths.
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6:23 pm PDT, Jul 6,
Hubert Delgrange, France
Don't support cruelty no more please. |
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ever since barbaro's tragic accident, i have stopped watching THE TRIPLE CROWN. since i was a child it was always something so exciting that i really looked forward to. now you are not just watching waiting to see who wins, you are watching with your heart in your mouth waiting to see who breaks a bone and has to be put down. the horse racing industry, like most other things in this country, is out of hand and has gone way too far. and as usual, ultimately comes down to greed. these people love the horses, but they love the money more.
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A society is best judged by how it treats its most vulnerable people and animals. Horses should not be abused for sport.
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May God help us before we destroy this whole world.
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1:38 pm PDT, May 30,
THE PHOENIX, California
THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED TOWARDS THESE HORSES WELLS OUT WEIGHS ANYTHING GOOD TO THEM. YOU ARE ORDERED TO HALT. UNTIL THAT TIME, SANCTIONS AND HARDSHIPS WITH DEVASTATION WILL SWIFTLY ENSUE YOUR LANDS. EYE AM THE EYE |
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How many more track tragedies, will it take to show, it is time for change?
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