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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, and as for what happens to the horses when they finally break down and pain meds can no longer disguise their injuries from the tourists?

Do you really think somebody who is willing to profit from forcing horses to do something that breaks them down is going to, I don't know, pay for a giant green pasture and top-notch care once the animal is too lame to be rented to tourists for "romantic" beach rides?

Go ahead and check out youtube for clips of what happens to horses in American and Mexican slaughter houses.  These were not animals raised for meat.  These are the low-value cast-off horses left over from commercial for-profit tourist trap activities, and race horses who weren't good enough.  It is very easy for an experienced horseman to note that many of the horses in those clips are older animals of uncertain breed (ie, not ex-racehorses, though there are many of those too).  This is where your "romantic!" ride on the beach ends for the horse.

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OMG.  I just read this post.  Now I feel like an even UGLIER AMERICAN than I did in Costa Rica.  Honestly, unless it's a friend's horse that I know beyond any doubt is well taken care of, I won't do this again.  No rides where money is exchanged.   Forgive me, Please.
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