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Originally Posted by Chicagobear1223  I cried and cried  It hasn't stopped on the news! It is so tragic the past 3 years with horses! now they are saying the horse was injured before she entered the race ugh! I just lost a baby horse the day before i left for florida now i have another one due. It is just so tragic I would have loved to go to the derby bt it always breaks my heart if something happens! |
I'm also a horse lover and rode a lot when I was younger (one of these days I want to get back in the saddle; Florida's horse country in Ocala is only 1 1/2 hours away from Orlando).
After what happened to Barbaro not that long ago in the Preakness one would think that his injury would have been a wake-up call to horse racing to pay attention to the health of these animals before they get on the track and not let injured horses compete. Maybe now after what happened to Eight Belles they'll realize they have no other choice.