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Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 04 Nov 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 04 Nov 2023
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Unpopular and controversial opinion, I love watching the horse racing. Such majestic, intelligent, powerful creatures that love to run. The downside to that is the whipping. The quicker that is outlawed, the better.
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Yup. They do love to run. And jump. Rant incoming.
Rant over - but this topic punched a few buttons.
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I hate it. People in the industry defend the welfare of the horses, but money changes everything for the worse. And the racing of undeveloped baby horses is awful, like you’ve said. But there’s no reason for the stakeholders to want to extend the horses longevity - it’s purely about money.
I have had horses for 20+ years, I cannot get behind the racing industry. There should just be virtual horse racing (just like virtual poker machines) - still get the money and no horses suffer. Same with greyhounds.
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I like looking at the horses themselves, so magnificently shiny and powerful. Even though I'm actually pretty scared of horses (anything that can kill you with a kick or by falling on you I tend to stay well clear of!).
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I like to tune in around Melbourne cup, like today I'm watching it
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I love the camera shot of the horses bums when they come out of the barriers.
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I like when the horsies are all chill and cruising up until the end and then one of em just goes zooooom
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I like it when a horse is at the back of the pack, comes from the outside and romps it home.
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I like seeing stupidly drunk people on the news afterwards.
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