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[Walaytawo]

Like royalty I wouldn't lock any animal up tbh. I'd rather visit a prison than a zoo, at least you get to see animals which deserve to be locked up. Nice to see you call them horses though and not obstacles

[KeithD]

..... Nice to see you call them horses though and not obstacles

That was an error on the reviewers part on the news.... 'obstacles' in racing are the fences/hurdles. Nor did the horses 'die' on their own, they were put down as they are a very difficult animal to treat. 10,000's of dogs and cats are put down each year. On average 370 horses die on the track each year, with around 25 of them actually being flat horses.

[Rayjen]

Those horses are doing what they enjoy,it's allways a shame when a horse loses it's life but if horse racing was banned then it wouldn't even have a life.

[Walaytawo]

No life? How about roaming free without worrying about a midget jumping on its back and giving him a good whipping?

[KeithD]

No life? How about roaming free without worrying about a midget jumping on its back and giving him a good whipping?

They aren't given good whipping They are air whips, so can smack your hand with them at full force and it doesn't hurt..... and I suppose when a horse is roaming free and breaks a leg it's best that the pack leave it behind.... it collapses of infection and hunger after a few days and then takes a further 2 days to die .... more wild horses die of injuries that those kept in horse racing circles.