Different+Perspectives

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Horse Racing:
 * after horses retire owner leaves horses behind to die
 * when racing days are over for the horse they are most often killed, dumped in a Cooley, or shipped to the slaughterhouse
 * if a horse wins first place in one race and the owner doesn't cool him down before the next race they will probably die
 * usually 1 or 2 horses die in every race
 * horses can trip and break their legs and when this happens they always put them down by putting a bullet through their head

Jumps Racing:
 * Jumps racing is a combination of jumping and racing that is a very unsafe sport for horses
 * it is extremely dangerous and cruel to horses
 * horses gallop at high speed and try to clear obstacles of different heights
 * to avoid injury or death the horse must clear each jump/obstacle accurately which is very difficult when galloping at high speed
 * As the horses tire, it becomes more difficult to properly clear the obstacles, which is why we see so many falls occurring in the races
 * Jumps racing is 20 times more dangerous than flat racing

Horse Diving:
 * began in the 1920's
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">inspired by William "Doc" Carver when he and horse fell off collapsing bridge
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">causes the biggest threat for rider
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">supposedly horses do not get hurt diving
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">they "like" diving
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">people use cattle prods, electricity, and trap doors to get the horses to jump

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Horse Battling:
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">two stallions fight to their death
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">start with them being driven mad by an in season mare parading in front of them
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">fight for the right to breed in front of crowd
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">results in bloody fight to death with biting, kicking and rearing
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">some are injured,killed, and other horses simply drop dead from exhaustion.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">millions of people come to see it
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">event will not stop because it is a tradition

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lion and Tiger Riding On Horse:
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">420 pound lion jumps onto the horse's back
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">rides around the ring while a trainer keeps it moving with a whip
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">following that, a 490 pound tiger climbs up on the same terrified horse for its turn
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">crowds delight in humiliating circus-style stunts and have no regard for animal cruelty

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Horse Soring:
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Soring is where people put acidic products and irritating chemicals on a horse’s legs that cause pain
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">this makes the horse lift his legs higher for more action
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">pressure shoeing, is also a huge issue
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">this contains methods of causing pain to the bottom of the horse's feet through mechanical means, so the they still lift their legs higher
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">it's usually a block of wood attached to the bottom of the hoof or a chain wrapped around their leg just above the hoof
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">this method is commonly seen in the world of the Tennessee Walking Horse, and we see it most of the time with performance horses

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Drugging Horses:
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">drug use happens often in horse racing because trainers will do anything to help their horses win no matter how it may effect the horse later on
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">the rule for horse racing is that you can use drugs in training but not the real day
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">since so many new drugs are being invented it is very hard to detect them in a horse if the trainer has used drugs on race day
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">common drugs are anabolic steriods, etorphine, narcotic analgesics, caffeine, beta blockers, butazolidin, bicarb, and blue magic


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<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lipizzaner Stallions:
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">aren’t hurt in training or performance
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">enjoy what they do
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">cared for properly
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">aren’t abused

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">RCMP Musical Ride:
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">horses aren’t abused
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">enjoy performing
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">cared for by owners
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">aren’t forced into performing
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">aren’t hurt in training