| The Joker |
| Fun fact, I got to meet the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup :) |
| Morning Glory Farms |
| As for standing around for photographers shes only the second? Woman to win the Melbourne cup so its expected that people are going to want fresh off the win pictures, I would assume that was on the way to the winners circle or whatever the aussie equivalent is, if the horse wasn't labored breathing and the blood wasn't coming from the nose and wasn't *pouring* out I probably wouldn't be to stressed about it either |
| River |
| I know this doesn't fit the topic we're on right now but this made me sad lmao -YT Click- |
| Calela Eventing |
| That from the Melbourne Cup? I remember watching it and I was horrified |
| KPH Equestrian |
| Considering how young they start racing them, the mental and physical trauma they go through, how young they retire, and how many die each year, I dont think the 'big dogs' care too much lol |
| Morning Glory Farms |
| I mean 9 outta 10 times what you see as the "behind the scenes" is just a wow factor to get a reaction |
| RFS Thoroughbreds |
| trish I know, yet there's always those who don't and you'll see the race on TV and be like 'oh wow, awesome' then you see the behind the scenes and its just... something else sometimes (not all the time though) |
| Morning Glory Farms |
| Theres plenty of people who race horses that care about their horses |
| RFS Thoroughbreds |
| only in another world do people race and actually care about their horses and not abuse them |
| KPH Equestrian |
| And i hate how shittily tight racehorses bits almost always are. Even when theres no pressure on the reins the bit is still acting on the mouth |
| KPH Equestrian |
| Geek -Click- Its absolutely ridiculous. Why are we standing around for photographers?? |
| The Old Gods |
| Unfortunately, my facebook reels is nothing but horses. I need to click on more AI slop stuff. At least the AI slop is amusing versus the horse reels usually make me want to reach through my monitor and slap someone upside the head. |
| Transformers Acres |
| Rapcoon I'd have done told them the fuck off, and if I had supported them (Which I NEVER will), I would've pulled my support right then and there. |
| The Joker |
| I think it's meant to give them discretion over things like blood from a flybite/mosquito bite etc. as long as it doesn't extend past those sorts of things and the ground jury have strong standards of welfare I think it will be ok |
| KPH Equestrian |
| Right geek? But theyre just in it for the money. Wasn't it the Melbourne cup this year that that one racehorse had a face full of blood and nobody gave a shit? |
| The Old Gods |
| I tend to ignore the horse side of...Well.. Anything lmao. Too much idiocy and people bootlicking |
| Transformers Acres |
| Rapcoon Yeah, I seen that. Like, WHY would anyone compete with their horse bleeding? If that were me, I'd be calling my damn vet, and cancelling myself outta that competition. Like, ain't no damn way I'm gonna force my horse to compete while bleeding, and in pain. |
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| Morning Glory Farms |
| As for standing around for photographers shes only the second? Woman to win the Melbourne cup so its expected that people are going to want fresh off the win pictures, I would assume that was on the way to the winners circle or whatever the aussie equivalent is, if the horse wasn't labored breathing and the blood wasn't coming from the nose and wasn't *pouring* out I probably wouldn't be to stressed about it either |
| River |
| I know this doesn't fit the topic we're on right now but this made me sad lmao -YT Click- |
| Calela Eventing |
| That from the Melbourne Cup? I remember watching it and I was horrified |
| KPH Equestrian |
| Considering how young they start racing them, the mental and physical trauma they go through, how young they retire, and how many die each year, I dont think the 'big dogs' care too much lol |
| Morning Glory Farms |
| I mean 9 outta 10 times what you see as the "behind the scenes" is just a wow factor to get a reaction |
| RFS Thoroughbreds |
| trish I know, yet there's always those who don't and you'll see the race on TV and be like 'oh wow, awesome' then you see the behind the scenes and its just... something else sometimes (not all the time though) |
| Morning Glory Farms |
| Theres plenty of people who race horses that care about their horses |
| RFS Thoroughbreds |
| only in another world do people race and actually care about their horses and not abuse them |
| KPH Equestrian |
| And i hate how shittily tight racehorses bits almost always are. Even when theres no pressure on the reins the bit is still acting on the mouth |
| KPH Equestrian |
| Geek -Click- Its absolutely ridiculous. Why are we standing around for photographers?? |
| The Old Gods |
| Unfortunately, my facebook reels is nothing but horses. I need to click on more AI slop stuff. At least the AI slop is amusing versus the horse reels usually make me want to reach through my monitor and slap someone upside the head. |
| Transformers Acres |
| Rapcoon I'd have done told them the fuck off, and if I had supported them (Which I NEVER will), I would've pulled my support right then and there. |
| The Joker |
| I think it's meant to give them discretion over things like blood from a flybite/mosquito bite etc. as long as it doesn't extend past those sorts of things and the ground jury have strong standards of welfare I think it will be ok |
| KPH Equestrian |
| Right geek? But theyre just in it for the money. Wasn't it the Melbourne cup this year that that one racehorse had a face full of blood and nobody gave a shit? |
| The Old Gods |
| I tend to ignore the horse side of...Well.. Anything lmao. Too much idiocy and people bootlicking |
| Transformers Acres |
| Rapcoon Yeah, I seen that. Like, WHY would anyone compete with their horse bleeding? If that were me, I'd be calling my damn vet, and cancelling myself outta that competition. Like, ain't no damn way I'm gonna force my horse to compete while bleeding, and in pain. |
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