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Originally Posted by Pierre
Unfortunate, without doubt, but the Grand National is what it is. It is dangerous for both jockey and horse. I know the jockey is making a choice to race and jump, but so is the horse. Credit the horse with some agency, I’ve seen many horses refuse.
The element of danger in the National makes it special, it’s the F1 of horse racing.
These magnificent horses are elite, have been specifically bred over centuries and trained to do what they do, and they are treated like royalty. They provide entertainment and thousands of jobs.
If it wasn’t for horse racing these horses wouldn’t exist, and horses in the U.K. would just be expensive pets for the middle and upper classes.
So no she, and others, don’t have a point.
Protesters should leave a well regulated sport that looks after their animals well, and unfortunately encounters accidental injuries and spend more time going after people like this
https://www.wales247.co.uk/shropshir...t-of-her-horse |
To paraphrase, the Grand National, a deliberately dangerous race where tired horses are whipped around a second circuit of the course increasing risk of injury & death, is "what it is".
The essential point is that it has nothing to do with the "magnificent" horses, rather it is all about the money: the wealthy horse owners and the betting companies. They claim to love their horses yet they are content to risk their lives. If you want to see the sort of people who own race horses, go here:
https://blog.casumo.com/interactive/...ner-rich-list/
Let's not pretend this race (and other jump races) are benign. They kill horses, often by design. If that's your thing, good luck to you but it is not mine.