Category Archives: Horses

Wild horses in California

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Wilderness and groves of firs And mountains in the clouds Thriving roots exchanging feed Cover crops recovering from the windswept seed So much restoration green shoots everywhere Massive rejuvenation And really fresh cool air Herds of horses live together Their … Continue reading →

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Whipping boy

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Rex Tyler

That moron talks up cruelty as if it matters not To him the would be violent scum In hell he needs to rot I will not listen to such vile nastiness abroad Horses feel for them it’s real whipping doth … Continue reading →

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Live animals in movies

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Live animals and Movies Victims once again All sorts of tricks snd stunts They play The animals suffer pain Accidents they happen Injuries as well Directors pushing leaps and so forth For animals it’s Hell.

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The knackers yard for me

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Mindful of his sweetheart Who he will never see again He left her in the meadow His heart in so much pain He was destined rapidly For the great hole in the sky A bullet through his aching head Still … Continue reading →

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Racing with injured foot

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Jockeys and trainers don’t have an idea Of what it’s like to run forcefully really in fear An injury a weakness the legs under strain With the jockey kicking again and again It’s bloody it’s weak it’s crippling to see … Continue reading →

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Wild horses require saving

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Rex Tyler

They think of themselves as the bravest of men Piloting copters again&again Putting the wind up &stressing them so Our phantoms of flight i that seems to grow In itself the wild sweat&absolute ❤️ They run like a squall that … Continue reading →

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The killing tracks

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Jockeys punters hangers on Tortured horses out upon The racetrack all the clamour they Are made to race whipped away Crowds of gamblers taunt and shout They don’t understand what’s it’s all about Horses having to run and run Till … Continue reading →

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The bull and the Horse

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Rex Tyler

The bull and the horse Subjected to force Dishonesty From man’s criminality Both are subjected To venality Yo abject corruption Improbity

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Fatties keep off ponies

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Rex Tyler

A bloody great arse And a bloody great gut She sits on a pony It’s open and shut She is unfeeling uncaring and she Should get off and walk And do it’s now actually

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Torturing race horses

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Rex Tyler

An innocence remembers The ugliness & pain Threatened with choke violence A memorable refrain Busted by an action Subtle seems 2me But really extra painful Of a wild things need 2be A memory of ugliness Frighteningly so Abuse done with … Continue reading →

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Cruelty to the young horse

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Rex Tyler

A nasty bit of work we feel The pain the horse just does reveal Threatening behaviour here Causing we can see the fear Anger vitriol it’s all there Instantly it’s hard to bear With others seemingly aware

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Wild horses lamenting

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Why do we face such enmity From organisations who Want to found us up And send us off to market At market the hostility Grudges and pure loathing I’ll feeling and rancour It really is revealing Wildness is reputable It’s … Continue reading →

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Harness

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Harnesses and more constraint Tongue straps whips in hot sun faint Suffering resigned to fall Abandoning our gait Having to carry a cart full of tourists At an alarming rate.

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Horses be made to give up and die

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Rex Tyler

This is never sport nor pleasure Witnessing an equine treasure Broken giving such good measure And slaughtered in the process Agony we all can feel it A crashing down with limbs ripped wrong The race goes on respect denied Its … Continue reading →

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Making us gallop beyong our ability

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Rex Tyler

They call it racing But it’s making us run Faster than we want to Under a hot sun Some twerp on our back Whipping us hard Making us jump over fences And scarred, at the very least Broken and made … Continue reading →

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Be generous of thought always said the horse

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Rex Tyler

A horse in harness Wants to share What little seed he feels is spare The pigeon clan are by his side And with a modicum of pride Offers seed to them and they Willingly share his food today To share … Continue reading →

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A horse feeling the pressure

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Professionalism and all we saw A frantic horse it’s spirit raw A crowd of revellers in the rain Inadequate empathy We saw the pain Demonstrated before our eyes Meaningless gestures No surprise The horse backed off

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The horse in fear backed into the crowd at the coronation

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Backed into the crowd Fear and the loud Noises around All over the ground A heel in the flank Hadn’t recently drank Nervous and dry The tension so high Poor horse too much to contend with

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Horse racing HELL

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Horses have been going through it For years on end and we Maybe have a flutter But horse racing it be A criminal assault on life The equine trade in threat Expecting them to jump for joy Stop right now … Continue reading →

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How wild horses think

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Rex Tyler

It is so advantageous Such excellence is ours Freedom to do what we choose To be born and have those powers The supremacy and sovereignty To have the upper hand To mingle and just tingle And perfection just to stand

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He wasn’t winning

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Rex Tyler

He wasn’t winning any more Poor sodding horse always at war With the punters the jockeys The owner too Fed on cheap shit honest it’s true Glyphosate dryers on all the hay Weakening bones sinews muscles each day

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Wild horses

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Bold and gallant saddle free No blinkers or cheek pads Nor tongue straps Who in their right mind Allows this anyway The racing mob With lots to say

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Fox hunting scumbags

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Let’s call them as we see them The inappropriate few The unimportant laughable crowd Who kill and torture too Who break the laws of the Natural World Unkindly ride their horse Chase after our wild foxes With hounds whose ugly … Continue reading →

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Wild horses

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Rex Tyler

They have dynamism and vigour An intensity of soul An impetus and massive force A presence and a role Each lives their special moment With a honourable degree Whipping up excitement They know where they want to be They influence … Continue reading →

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The Grand National

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Rex Tyler

39 Runners That’s 39 jockeys Fences a cold wind and we See excitability Exhileration Hot tempered skittish invitingly The horses are being pushed into Responsive mawkish desire The chemistry all now positioning Hostages really of fire Bondage duress subjugation Constrained … Continue reading →

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Steeplechase

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Don’t you dare blame the angels Who protest at Aintree They Care for the horses gentility Their nobility is way In a state of wonderment So much fascination How marvellous how miraculous An enchanting relation Animals of distinction High repute … Continue reading →

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Rodeo

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Rodeo a grotesque and evil ugliness Sick to even imagine that we could Spend time to imagine that this cruelty Ever in a million years is good It’s all about aggression and stupidity About trying to hurt animals bad Fighting … Continue reading →

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3 horses have died

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Standing up for the victims Subjected to such fear Dominated and overwhelmed It’s very very clear Oppressed and downtrodden Three horses are gone The rainbow bridge is welcoming Coerced out there upon Threatened tortured made to be Racing around compulsively

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Racing horses

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Rex Tyler

They actually call it racing It’s perilous to me Precarious and dangerous Complete severity Callousness and exploitation This is what we see Brave and noble horses Risking life and liberty Unforgiving and unsparing The innocent we see Injured broken punitive … Continue reading →

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“Dark Raven”

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Rex Tyler

“Dark Raven”just another casualty at Aintree Today Racing it’s debasing and a bungling display Of Lassitude and lethargy Ergonomics lost in flight Immobility The poor soul felt the captive bolt And to the Summerlands A horse fore armed and saddled … Continue reading →

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