Yes and no. I think what happened last Sunday is the result of generations of breeding large chests and very thin legs, in order to create a faster animal. Perhaps its time for the horse breeding industry to rethink its current direction.
>That's the question. Is horse-racing cruel? > >People say "horses love to run". Sure, put horses in a pasture, and they'll >run around. Trot, canter, gallop, whatever. > >How many horses die of injuries sustained while "running" in the pasture for >fun? > >How many die from injuries sustained in racing? > >I didn't watch the Kentucky Derby. I have no interest in horse racing >beyond the fact that I have all of the Black Stallion books (read them when >I was young). > >I'm kinda glad I didn't because I guess they euthanized one of the horses >right on the track. > >-- >Rick Root >New Brian Vander Ark Album, songs in the music player and cool behind the >scenes video at www.myspace.com/brianvanderark ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259827 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
