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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Sadly, l find the Grand National to be cruel to the horses, if they are going to run this race there has to be stringent tests before the race, and the fences have to be lower.I strong feelings to treatment of the horses, and l know that horses love racing, but the National has always had its problems.
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Arthur please remember severals things and first of all horses who run in the Grand National are checked by the vets and thoroughly looked after at their stables and get the finest care and treatment one could imagine.
While it is very sad that there has been two fatalities in the race horses can break down on the gallops at home and please also remember the GN in the last few years has been made a lot safer and many fences has been modified to make it safer for the horses and while the two deaths are very sad there is a risk in every sport as we have seen by the Fabrice Muamba collapse and the death of a footballer in Italy today and although we can make things as safe as we can we are never going to eliminate the risk totally be it sportsmen or horses.