Category Archives: Racing

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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Horse torture

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Whips to the ready We want to win Get the prize money Commit every sin Beat the poor horses Force them to run Bust through the fences It’s not how it’s done But nobody cares these days Horses poor sods … Continue reading →

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The Grand National

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Rex Tyler

The certainty of injury The inevitability Without a shadow of a doubt The horses are not free Irrational unfounded and genuinely unsound High fences over distance Hooves Pounding on the ground To argue in a circle With the sloppy thinking … Continue reading →

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Horses for courses against all the forces

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Rex Tyler

With insurance premiums rising Thoroughbreds are lost Sent across the sea to South Korea At quite a cost To someone for the journey Winding up inside The many Korean stomachs What a fancy ride Cut down in their prime it … Continue reading →

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Australian dishonour

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Rex Tyler

There is no honour amongst friends That much we know is true Greyhounds give themselves away By running as they do Racing around a track To catch the non existent one Winning is the only way When the day is … Continue reading →

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