Comments on: Wake up and smell the horse manure, part 2 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Deanna http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/#comment-266579 Deanna Fri, 16 May 2008 22:56:09 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2484#comment-266579 Gina, as much as I enjoy the way you're thinking these days, I have to add a "yeah, but..." that I should have said the last time the subject of Big Brown's feet came up. Thoroughbreds in general have crappy feet. This is not news! I seriously doubt that Big Brown is going to pollute the gene pool with his crappy feet. He's not even the first to have "bondo" glue applied to his feet. (The hooves of the TB in the pasture next door have been held together by bondo from time to time.) It's a pretty common practice. As far as genetics go, the jury is even out on that as the primary factor to the crappiness of TB feet. A big ol' finger can be pointed at the way TB's are fed, raised and kept (stalled in a small box nearly 24/7, not frolicking on pasture like we all want to believe). Anyway, I'm so happy for you that the rose colored glasses seem to be gone! Thanks for getting the word out on the atrocities of TB racing. Gina, as much as I enjoy the way you’re thinking these days, I have to add a “yeah, but…” that I should have said the last time the subject of Big Brown’s feet came up.

Thoroughbreds in general have crappy feet. This is not news! I seriously doubt that Big Brown is going to pollute the gene pool with his crappy feet. He’s not even the first to have “bondo” glue applied to his feet. (The hooves of the TB in the pasture next door have been held together by bondo from time to time.) It’s a pretty common practice.

As far as genetics go, the jury is even out on that as the primary factor to the crappiness of TB feet. A big ol’ finger can be pointed at the way TB’s are fed, raised and kept (stalled in a small box nearly 24/7, not frolicking on pasture like we all want to believe).

Anyway, I’m so happy for you that the rose colored glasses seem to be gone! Thanks for getting the word out on the atrocities of TB racing.

]]> By: Mary http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/#comment-266559 Mary Fri, 16 May 2008 22:04:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2484#comment-266559 News story today about the sad fate of race horses in Puerto Rico: >>>CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico - For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death — losers often don't even make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia. >>The Associated Press on Friday examined clinic log books that confirmed Garcia's account. >>The handwritten logs list the names of the horses, the trainers, the date of execution and the dosages of lethal drugs. Garcia allowed an AP reporter to view the logs but prohibited him from taking notes or photographing the pages >>> Full Story Can be seen at: http://tinyurl.com/3q9s8u News story today about the sad fate of race horses in Puerto Rico:

>>>CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico - For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death — losers often don’t even make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia.

>>The Associated Press on Friday examined clinic log books that confirmed Garcia’s account.

>>The handwritten logs list the names of the horses, the trainers, the date of execution and the dosages of lethal drugs. Garcia allowed an AP reporter to view the logs but prohibited him from taking notes or photographing the pages >>>

Full Story Can be seen at:

http://tinyurl.com/3q9s8u

]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/#comment-266219 The OTHER Pat Thu, 15 May 2008 23:07:24 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2484#comment-266219 Oops! That was the URL for your comment. Here's the URL for the article: http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/ Oops! That was the URL for your comment. Here’s the URL for the article:

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]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/#comment-266218 The OTHER Pat Thu, 15 May 2008 23:06:33 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2484#comment-266218 Can't you just send the URL? http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/#comment-266209 Can’t you just send the URL?

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]]> By: Mary http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/05/14/wake-up-and-smell-the-horse-manure-part-2/#comment-266209 Mary Thu, 15 May 2008 22:57:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=2484#comment-266209 I'd like to email this article to a friend, but I do not see any way to send an email from the site. Am I overlooking it - or is it now allowed? I’d like to email this article to a friend, but I do not see any way to send an email from the site. Am I overlooking it - or is it now allowed?

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