{"id":15059,"date":"2014-03-22T09:11:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T09:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15059"},"modified":"2014-03-22T09:21:13","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T09:21:13","slug":"horse-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/03\/horse-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like anything around these days<\/p>\n<p>if there&#8217;s money to be made<\/p>\n<p>the animals participating<\/p>\n<p>on their souls are laid<\/p>\n<p>all the pain and suffering<\/p>\n<p>for in essence what we see<\/p>\n<p>is something thats expendable<\/p>\n<p>just a commodity<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have never liked the fact<\/p>\n<p>that the money is intense<\/p>\n<p>the punters come to see the races<\/p>\n<p>I do not think they sense<\/p>\n<p>how its regulated<\/p>\n<p>what of the horses how<\/p>\n<p>are they made ready for the race<\/p>\n<p>to me \u00a0we&#8217;re in the now<\/p>\n<p>and in that state of consciousness<\/p>\n<p>money is the key<\/p>\n<p>and some will go to any lengths<\/p>\n<p>to win or at least to be<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and we have a living breathing<\/p>\n<p>soul a horse, to think about<\/p>\n<p>it has a heart it has a soul<\/p>\n<p>of that there&#8217;s little doubt<\/p>\n<p>the sort of \u00a0heavy running<\/p>\n<p>they really have to do<\/p>\n<p>put untold pressure on their<\/p>\n<p>bones and joints<\/p>\n<p>just to get through<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>without the \u00a0drugs and hormones<\/p>\n<p>seemingly its hard<\/p>\n<p>enhancing drugs apparently<\/p>\n<p>are injected now to guard<\/p>\n<p>against all sorts of happenings<\/p>\n<p>and the horses take it bad<\/p>\n<p>their feet and legs are damaged<\/p>\n<p>it really now is sad<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>some \u00a0jockeys show contempt for them<\/p>\n<p>some \u00a0trainers even more<\/p>\n<p>and so abuse is happening<\/p>\n<p>of that Peta is sure<\/p>\n<p>in the US every single week<\/p>\n<p>24 horses die<\/p>\n<p>thats 24 souls<\/p>\n<p>just perish<\/p>\n<p>we have to ask now why<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>pain masking drugs<\/p>\n<p>are given<\/p>\n<p>performance enhancers too<\/p>\n<p>to speed up their metabolism<\/p>\n<p>injections not a few<\/p>\n<p>all the time they are getting them<\/p>\n<p>and that&#8217;s despite damage too<\/p>\n<p>so the horses have to run with injuries<\/p>\n<p>which they shouldn&#8217;t do<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>some come back from their races<\/p>\n<p>crippled<\/p>\n<p>no wall no Z bars, they<\/p>\n<p>the pain must be excruciating<\/p>\n<p>just walking, they say<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>is awful for those animals<\/p>\n<p>so to race well, its abuse<\/p>\n<p>the industry just closes ranks<\/p>\n<p>and thinks up an excuse<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the bottom line is agony<\/p>\n<p>and unbelievable pain<\/p>\n<p>horses feel it in their legs<\/p>\n<p>all that extra strain<\/p>\n<p>the bones develop and take time<\/p>\n<p>4 years or so before<\/p>\n<p>really they can take the stress<\/p>\n<p>and strain and thats the score<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Horse racing is a business<\/p>\n<p>the horses all they are<\/p>\n<p>is commodities<\/p>\n<p>they are expendable<\/p>\n<p>and that sadly is sure<\/p>\n<p>fired in what is happening<\/p>\n<p>and why so many die<\/p>\n<p>or end up in the knackers yard<\/p>\n<p>with, well, tears in their eye<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like anything around these days if there&#8217;s money to be made the animals participating on their souls are laid all the pain and suffering for in essence what we see is something thats expendable just a commodity &nbsp; 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