Is Horseracing evil?

Question

I'm new to this category, but I've seen a lot of posts with people AGAINST horseracing. Are people in this section normally against horseracing?

PS, I'm an avid fan of horseracing, and the care that is taken with these animals is incredible. I don't find horseracing bad or wrong.

Answer 1

You know it takes an long time to raise a horse for racing , the time and space given to that animal , the care - the better cared for the better chances its going to win  .

I do not care for Gambling , not even lotto . The excitment of seeing them run is fun enough for me.  

Some of the problems lay where - what do you do with a layed up horse with no further racing abilities , do you have a rescue you rely on or do you just send it to Tallow ? ( Tallow is when you kill it and it is rendered for its meat to make dog food or glue)

There are Thousands of Thorobreeds out in the world, and Personaly I would not buy one , because of there breeding they can be flighty , have thiner bone mass , are super tall for the average person .. They do make fine mounts for people who like Jumping ( As long as they never hurt there legs in there previous job) , and some people breed QHs to them to make a great Barrel horse or trail companion.

Standardbreeds are a little more rare on the market. I assume that if they make it off the track they are keep more often in forever homes than Thorobreeds.

Barrel Racing can cause its own problems, So can Jumping , reining ,  or any fast sport - an over zelous rider can hurt an horse in no time.  

I personaly Love my horses like a dog ( treat it like a horse ..lol) but I dont want to hurt them by running them in repeat patterns, or push them to hard to fast .

Answer 2

Race horses are pampered and treated to the best. What could be evil about that.

Answer 3

Horse racing is not evil.  I do believe Steeplechase is.  That is done a lot in England....This is where the horses have to jump over large objects, long water holes and what not.  So many horses have died doing this.

Answer 4

I'm not.

Answer 5

no its not,,,,,,,,,my wife gets on my back and hits me with a whip every night lol

Answer 6

No,horse racing isn't evil.It is dangerous though.I am a big fan of racing,but I hate it when bad things happen.It is part of the sport but a hard part.

Answer 7

To the post above me just like Hansel and Gretzel who were fed by the witch I guess you could say they were pampered to huh. Not trying to make a joke of the situation but its sad how people are defending this sport. People are comparing this people in car accidents and stuff like that. I'm a basketball fan but obviously accidents happen in any sports however when people say stuff like horses love racing or that horses are given the best care it really stings me about humans in this sports. Its mainly about the money not the horses.

Answer 8

Damned straight... especially in that it appeals to two major categories of 'sicko' people... the filthy rich who need a way to flaunt their elitism, and the addicted-gambler psychopath.  Considering the breeding down for light bones, it is no less criminal than dogfighting....!

Answer 9

No.

All these people have just come out of the woodwork over the Eight Belles euthanasia.

Answer 10

I think alot of people were just really upset to see Eight Belles go down...