<< She killed her horse because she had to win the ride. She didn'd kill it
for a trailer. She didn't kill it for $5,000. She killed her horse
becuase of her ego. I have seen more horses injured because of the lust to
win than I have because of big prizes.
Truman >>
Right, there is more than one demon waiting on the sidelines for the
susceptible.
Here's another one: curiosity.
I haven't owned a horse since the mid 70's, when I owned a cheap, but nice
trotter that the Ohio State Track Coach and I were trying to condition for
racing. We'd put a lot of solid miles on this horse, going the wrong way of
the track, and it came time, in the coach's mind to do a time trial--speed
on the racetrack has to be done the right way of the track--a whole different
set of biomechanics that we didn't take into consideration. The horse injured
a suspensory.
I have never owned a horse since and never will. For me, it's too much of a
responsibility. I don't even train horses anymore--just consult with those
who do. Write books about how not to kill 'em.
That's a form of cowardice, I know, and I certainly respect those who have
the courage to attack these problems head-on. But I can't, or won't. Don't
know enough yet.
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