racehorses

Posted By: me on 2007-01-29
In Reply to: it is very sad, but you are wrong about these - NEMT

There would be no thorobred races if big money wasn't involved. They don't run the horses for the love of it. It is big business. Period. Yes I'm sure Barbarao was loved, he was special. But he was bred to run, i.e. to make money.

Complete Discussion Below:

marks the location of current message within thread

I just read they euthanized Barbaro - me
- May his amazing spirit live on - see message - - mtgal
  - Hoping his spirit continues to run free. Amen. nm - wandering
  - Yes....very well put!! - Bailey
  - well-put, amen. - nm
- I am very sorry, being an animal lover, but - Lori
- It breaks my heart because he was such a fighter - - missMT
- it is very sad, but you are wrong about these - NEMT
  - I am sure that thoroughbreds can be inseminated - ExMQMT
    - oops - cannot be inseminated for racing - ExMQMT
      - nor for registering the offspring. - sm
  - racehorses - me
    - Larege amount of horses at packing plants/feed lots - Hayseed
      - wrong -- MOST don't end up this way. - NEMT
        You are ignorant about feed lots. - just me
        it actually makes no sense - sm
        You just don't want to acknowledge the ugly side - Hayseed
        let's see, what is more REAL, - sm
        Both will work actually. - Hayseed
        interestingly.... - sm
        My opinion - me
        A genetic mistake?!?! - Jai
      - Exactly. The racehorse business - me

The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu

Other related messages found in our database