I am SO EXCITED about the Kentucky Derby I CANNOT SLEEP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to retrain racehorses. I quit because I couldn’t keep them sound enough to have a useful post-track career. I ended up having to basically give them away to low level homes after sinking several years into each one.

I have no excitement about horse racing ever. I do love a good Thoroughbred, but now breed Dutch Warmbloods that can actually do my sport and stay sound.

Dressage or eventer?

I had a on OTR Thoroughbred and had the same issues as you. Then a TBxPercheron that was the offspring of a racehorse (fertility testing, this was many years ago).

Then just German Warmbloods for oh so many reasons. Love them.

[Anonymous]

What about the jockeys. They get beaten and abused too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP isn't excited about the horses, it's for the mint juleps and hats.

I can get on board with the mint juleps. The racing, not so much.

[Anonymous]

The horses are actually a very small part of the event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The horses are actually a very small part of the event.

Horses beg to differ. It's their whole lives. Which could end in that "very small part of the event".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The horses are actually a very small part of the event.

Horses beg to differ. It's their whole lives. Which could end in that "very small part of the event".

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Google Private Vow. He was a KD racehorse in 2006. Shipped off to S Korea and killed in a slaughterhouse when he was no longer useful. Just one example of the KD cruelty. Stop
Supporting it.

Or Ferdinand, a KD WINNER who ended up at a slaughterhouse. Absolutely disgusting and vile to support this wretched “sport”.
I support Old Friends farm, a place where retired racehorses live out their years in dignity and with love and care. So many of those horses die way before their time, as another poster said they cannot remain sound.

[Anonymous]

I only care about seeing the latest Dannielynn and Larry photo, she looks lovely this year as usual. He's a hot dad.

[Anonymous]

he's NOT a hot dad with that stupid haircut.

larry, get thee to a stylist, STAT!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to be but now as a life-long horse lover, I can't even watch.

Same. Just can't with animal exploitation. Funny how you change over your life, just getting wiser to things that are really no good.

[Anonymous]

You should do something about that ADHD, OP.

This is what hyperfocus can do to your brain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about the jockeys. They get beaten and abused too

Humans have choices. The horses bred into this do not.

[Anonymous]

Lots of vegans in this thread. Inspiring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of vegans in this thread. Inspiring.

Grow up.

[Anonymous]

I was in France last year and had a delicious cut from a former Derby winner. Succulent, lean, on a bed of herbs and risotto. Definitely recommend! Waste not, want not.