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It just hadn't occurred to me.
I looked into it for myself, realised it was cruel, stopped having anything to do with it because it was no longer "fun".
So, it's worth mentioning. Not shoving it down a throat. Just worth mentioning.
EDIT: Numbers. I always think it's a good idea to have evidence. How it speaks to you is of course precisely the point. Acceptable harm? Unacceptable? Down to each of us. It's surprisingly easy to just go, I'm having nothing to do with it again.
The cow hugging liberals will be jumping on this any second and shut you down @menamestom
for the record, we have a work sweepstake running and I have the following selections:
No. 4 Perfect Candidate (50/1)
No. 11 Drop Out Joe (50/1)
No. 32 Raz De Maree (25/1)
Some see it - I certainly do - as animal cruelty....
David P Muir, Equine Consultant to the RSPCA
Neither I nor the RSPCA condone or attempt to justify the death of any racehorse. The Society will always seek change where there is unacceptable risk of tragedies occurring.
However, I accept that sometimes terrible incidents take place where there is neither culpability nor carelessness by anyone involved. This applies to horse racing as it does to all walks of life.
The 10 years leading up to 2011 were the safest in modern Grand National history. But the four deaths in 2011 and 2012 and the subsequent media attention – together with the concerns raised by the RSPCA – prompted urgent action. The Society demanded comprehensive scrutiny of the race format and offered seven options for change (five of which have been realised). I am now confident that the racing industry accepts that radical change was needed to ensure the future of the race to accommodate the modern racehorse.
The new plastic core fences introduced this year are undoubtedly a major and welcome change, emulating the type of fence and resistance the horses meet elsewhere. Concerns have been raised that the altered fences may jump faster and my question in this respect is; do the horses determine the speed in a race, or is it the jockeys?
My view on Becher’s Brook has always been that the more gifted horses are able to cope with the many facets this fence offered. However, the drop, the turn, the adverse slope on landing, the solid cores, the adverse angle on the approach and the potential of bunching have, over the years created a fence where horses predictably fell with fatal consequences. Once again substantial changes have been made with the solid core replaced, the drop reduced and adverse slope on landing addressed. The fence jumped well on the first time tried in December, however, I will keep my counsel as to whether these changes are effective when the 40 horses in the Grand National race have negotiated this obstacle.
The high number of horses in the race, 40, naturally increases the likelihood of incident and offers the potential of bunching or horses and fallers getting in each others’ way with tragic consequences. Responding to the concerns of recent years I would have thought it would have been more prudent to help assure the future of this race to reduce the logistical factor to 30.
There is one major factor that is rarely discussed and that is the jockey’s responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of his mount. The inevitable rush to the first fence has seen many incidents where speed has increased the risk of falling. In a four-and-a-half mile race over 30 fences, surely the jockey’s thoughts should include the competent jumping of the initial fences to give his horse familiarity and confidence for the many fences to be negotiated rather than seek to dominate a leading position from the start. I have a great deal of admiration for the bravery shown by jockeys and ask that they keep within the whip restrictions as overuse of the whip aid is simply unacceptable especially in tired horses.
The stance of the RSPCA in racing is one of constructive, and where necessary critical, dialogue, and irrespective of the results of this year’s race this will continue for the benefit of the racehorse.
And Swiss fighting cows
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Steeplechasing is cruel - especially the big races ie The National /Gold Cup because of both distance and the height and construction of fences such as Beecher's Brook and The Chair .
Numerous horses are destroyed as a result.
The same goes for Puissance in Showjumping / Eventing.
I have no issue with lower hurdles or flat racing.
Flat racing is less exciting for Punters as bloodlines and form are rarely upset in the stakes whereas National Hunt is riddled with uncertainty and therefore more gambling "fun' for punters and bookmakers alike.
The reason there is more uncertainty is the deliberate height and difficult nature of the fences which are designed to level the field.
If you stood next to Beecher's you would be astonished at the height -image that looming up at a flat out and wrongfooted gallop.
And we all need glue.
wrong, there are numerous reports of them jumping over the moon.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
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I am a Lay better, very different to a regular 'back' better.
Oh, and you should avoid regular bookies, try Betfair or Betdaq exchanges.
https://betting.betfair.com/what-is-lay-betting.html
In the bookies shop, you will usually find that there are 3 windows for placing bets and 1 window for receiving your winnings!
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Nice day for those who enjoy it though
That and it's pretty dangerous for the horses/jockeys. Stick to flat racing or the smaller steeplechase events.