Grand National

[Adam]

It's not even cruel, it puts the horse out of its miserary and out of pain. It's the opposite of cruel.

Those racing horses and the best looked after horses in the world and nobody wants to see them get hurt. They like racing, like a dog likes chasing a stick, it's nature. There's just an unfortunate consequence.

Bore off all you PETA pals.


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[AlexHenry]

They love their horse but they're willing to inflict pain through whipping and push him to his absolute limits until he's staring death in the face. If they didn't mind about winning then they wouldn't do it - they have nobody but themselves to blame for his death.

I thought exactly the same but firstly, they are NOT allowed to whip the horses at all - they do it to gain their attention and secondly, why do you think the horses continue to run without their jockey on? Because they love it! I know it's sad to see horses die but that's the risk in the sport...

[SackRace]

I won £440 quite pleased with myself.

[CaptainAce$$]

I thought exactly the same but firstly, they are NOT allowed to whip the horses at all - they do it to gain their attention and secondly, why do you think the horses continue to run without their jockey on? Because they love it! I know it's sad to see horses die but that's the risk in the sport...

Horses continue to run without their jockey because they are trained to do so. Any horse that is trained, will do the only thing it knows how to and thats to keep on running no matter what happens.

[AlexHenry]

Horses continue to run without their jockey because they are trained to do so. Any horse that is trained, will do the only thing it knows how to and thats to keep on running no matter what happens.

Correct, but if they didn't like doing it then they wouldn't continue to run.

[CaptainAce$$]

Correct, but if they didn't like doing it then they wouldn't continue to run.

Horses follow each other in the wild. It's natural instinct to A) Do as its trained to do and B) Follow it's 'herd' in this case the herd was the rest of the racers. It didn't run it for fun nor cause it 'enjoyed' it. It did it because naturally, horses like to keep in a herd.

[Glen Coco]

Horses follow each other in the wild. It's natural instinct to A) Do as its trained to do and B) Follow it's 'herd' in this case the herd was the rest of the racers. It didn't run it for fun nor cause it 'enjoyed' it. It did it because naturally, horses like to keep in a herd.

Have you ever ridden a horse?
if a horse didn't want to jump you wouldn't be able to get it to jump, simple as.

if you're going to ban horse racing why don 't you ban fishing at the same time?
and horse riding in general for that matter, any type of horse riding can result in injury.
Oh and football? there's been quite a few cardiac arrests recently hasn't there, why don't we jut ban that as well?
how about Crufts? the dogs clearly hate that, ban it. they could fall over and hurt themselves.
and the olympics maybe? because someone might get hurt.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYONE WISHES TO BAN BECAUSE IT HAS A RISK?

[AlexJRiley]

I won £440 quite pleased with myself.

Well done Ross

[AlexHenry]

Horses follow each other in the wild. It's natural instinct to A) Do as its trained to do and B) Follow it's 'herd' in this case the herd was the rest of the racers. It didn't run it for fun nor cause it 'enjoyed' it. It did it because naturally, horses like to keep in a herd.

As the other user said, you would not be able to get it to jump if it didn't want to but I see where you're coming from.

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Have you ever ridden a horse?
if a horse didn't want to jump you wouldn't be able to get it to jump, simple as.

if you're going to ban horse racing why don 't you ban fishing at the same time?
and horse riding in general for that matter, any type of horse riding can result in injury.
Oh and football? there's been quite a few cardiac arrests recently hasn't there, why don't we jut ban that as well?
how about Crufts? the dogs clearly hate that, ban it. they could fall over and hurt themselves.
and the olympics maybe? because someone might get hurt.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYONE WISHES TO BAN BECAUSE IT HAS A RISK?

Totally agree with you!

[SackRace]

Well done Ross

thanks m8 =]