RE: [RC] fascinating/Ruffian - Chastain, Shannon L.
This was not a tribute to racing in my
opinion actually it showed that "they" killed a great horse to bring people back
to the race track. One vet even made the comment in the movie We have teenage
horses out there running 36 miles an hour this is what you get. Her trainer did
not want the match race to happen he knew the filly's heart and he knew she
would run herself into the ground to win. He did his best to stop it, he even
considered not being her trainer but figured that would make it even harder on
her. He did stop them from starting the race in the corner of the
track.
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[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
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Ridecamp Subject: [RC] fascinating/Ruffian
I find it fascinating that we cry in outrage when an endurance rider
overrides his/her horse to the point of exhaustion, colic, death, breakdown,
etc...for points or a trophy...BUT, ridecamp spends lots of time glorifying
Barbados or Ruffian (a truly great filly) without mentioning that they are
victims of a sport that races 2 and 3 year olds and breaks them down more often
than not. What we're rightly worshipping is the great spirit and heart of
the TB. Yet, by watching these tributes, we're inadvertently
condoning the industry that takes advantage of their heart to make a buck
without allowing them to fully mature. Just a thought...
