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[RC] "mongol " derby - shermanTitle: MessageHaving had a 17 yr
old Mongolian foreign exchange student live with us and ride with me, I know
what he told me about their 25 mile races. Horses do die, even with their young
and very tiny riders on them, sometimes as young as 6 yrs old. The horses are
not allowed food and water the day before the race because of fear it will slow
them down and make them want to stop to pee, so obviously they don't provide and
water on the ride either. Generally speaking, they have little modern or
scientific knowledge of the horses' nutritional and metabolic needs and are only
following their tradition. While it is shameful for them when one of their
horses die, rather than find out why (can't anyway, no vets) they will usually
cut off the head and bury it separately, so no one can prove it was their race
horse. If it happens on the race course, everyone knows, they can't hide that,
but they really don't understand that their practices are killing the horses,
they just think they were not in good enough condition. The horses die at the
race, but they die at home after the race too.
Yes, many horses die
in equestrian events in countries other than Mongolia, but from what I was told
by a horse lover from Mongolia, this will be a disaster for their
little horses. JMHO
Kathy
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