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Originally Posted by AMF
You don't have to know anything about horses to know that a sport that directly contributes to several of the animals being "euthanized" isn't healthy.
They literally ran the animal until both of it's front legs were broken, then they killed it....what else is there to understand? How is that so much more refined than dog fighting?
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There was a fantastic "Far Side" comic one time which had a vet visiting an obviously sick horse looking at a book titled "Equine Veterinary Treatment Handbook", on every page was,
Broken Leg = shoot it
Heart attack = shoot it
cold = shoot it
sniffles = shoot it
breathing wrong = shoot it
looks at you wrong = shoot it
Just as the old John Wayne movie's portrayed, the diagnosis for many animals whose legs are disproportionate to the weight they support, sorry to say it... you shoot 'em.
Making a comparison like "running an animal until it's legs broke," is like saying NASCAR should be banned (or restricted to 35 MPH) because Earnhardt drove so hard he snapped his neck.