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Originally Posted by Mr K
3 dead horses for our entertainment, maybe she had a point.
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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