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Post by Lawrence on Dec 29, 2008 6:50:46 GMT
OTTB's ? :S lol
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Post by `G.old on Dec 30, 2008 5:08:47 GMT
OTTB= off track throughbred
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Post by norsu on Dec 30, 2008 17:27:19 GMT
Yup. LOL I had to google that.
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Post by Lawrence on Dec 30, 2008 19:18:33 GMT
right, so did  lol no she isn't, but she's been hunting etc. Topps, our previous TB was an OTTB though, which is probably why nhe got gastric ulcers and then colic and died. me and my family are really anti racing techniques now, we dont midn racing, cos its fun, but we're against the poor diet they get with lots of energy food and no balance, and excessive training at too young an age etc... |
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Post by norsu on Dec 30, 2008 20:08:15 GMT
Yes, plus they die often on the track. Barboro... (I know he didn't die on the track, but he died because of the track)
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Post by Lawrence on Dec 31, 2008 7:05:10 GMT
yeah thats true, although thast cant really be avoided, and is quite rare, its the training regime i object to
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Post by `G.old on Dec 31, 2008 7:07:48 GMT
isnt it because they train so young and their bones havent fully set yet, so the risk of injury is higher?
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Post by Lawrence on Dec 31, 2008 17:38:17 GMT
yeah, that too.
also in the UK at least the age of a horse goes from january 1st, regardless of when they are born, so even though they have to be 18months old (i think) before training can begin, officially they will be 18, but in reality they could be more or less yearlings.
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Post by norsu on Dec 31, 2008 18:51:26 GMT
Wow... that is kind of sad. Like, what if the horse was born December 30? Or something like that. He'd be really young when the training started.
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Post by Lawrence on Jan 1, 2009 20:10:18 GMT
yeah, exactly - which is what i objwct too, among other things
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Post by `G.old on Jan 1, 2009 20:12:11 GMT
its the same in the USA. thoroughbreds age on january 1st. some people actually use that date for all breeds. im like..no..my horse was born on may 1st and thats when im going to celebrate his birthday. haha. =]
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Post by norsu on Jan 1, 2009 20:57:45 GMT
Haha. I love celebrating pet's birthdays. xD
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Post by mate on Jan 4, 2009 12:14:36 GMT
Personally I don't object to racing, with their training, feed, etc. Every event has different techniques for that specific type of riding. What I hate is when people bring death or injury into it. I know TONS of horses that die a horrible death from, polo cross, eventing (dressage, show jumping and cross country). Yes I said dressage, there are a lot of unnatural movements (nothing wrong with that though) that can cause there knees to break, backs to displace and so on. Sorry I change the subject about your horses mate, just thought I would throw my opinion in there (as per usual).
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Post by Lawrence on Jan 4, 2009 16:33:24 GMT
no no, thats ok lol. it is a discussion board afterall lol. |
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lol
