We kill horses, don't we?

 Image: Grand National

 HorseChannel.com

"He said given that 11 of the horses to race on Monday had also raced on Saturday, it was lucky more did not fall."

This article sums it all up pretty well.  What else is there to say? 12 races, 3 dead horses and steeple chasing still isn't banned. It is not safe. It needs to stop. Now. The debate has never dried up. Every year we watch horses damaged, hurt and destroyed. It is senseless to do this to horses time and again. It's wrong. If people damaged themselves like that every time they hurdled, then we'd ban the sport. I do not understand why we are so slow to act. Softening the jumps hasn't worked nor was it going to. The race horses here have very thin legs. Time to ensure we never do this purposely again - every time we run a steeple chase we are showing we don't care. The cavalry days are over. The world needs to show some care and consideration for all life.

Jumps ban

Riding under the influence

The sooner they get more women into Mount Isa , the better. I blogged about how the Mayor was encouraging beauty challenged women to come to Mount Isa because they would be made welcome. It had caused a stir internationally and a lot of interest. Well, our Mount Isa friend Malcolm looks like he needs someone to  keep him on the straight and narrow. He has just discovered something most of us wouldn’t now. Riding a horse drunk attracts a stiffer penalty and is legally viewed more seriously than driving your car drunk. Heaven knows why, because a drunk driver is lethal. A drunken horse rider is more likely to slide off the horse. But I imagine it has something to do with our interest in looking after animals. It would be interesting to know how the law came about and why it is harsher than the drink driving law. In the meantime, Malcolm needs to spend his evenings differently perhaps because he was just visiting his sister!