Which hunt in the winter cold weather.

So how would you train then for the off chance we get a extremely hot day again at such an event.

lets nto forget we have 3/4* eventing throughout the summer mths , those horses run a xcross country course without any extra training in extreme heat.

This year was exceptional, we cant plan for that,

The National, the Puissance, Hickstead bank, are all elerments that no amount of traing will prepare you for.

You do as much as you can, but it comes down to in the end, guts on the day! for horse and rider.

No real comparison---the puissance is one horse not 40 racing each other. If a show jumper used a whip in the way the jockeys do there would be hell to pay----and in the past there has been!

In the old days the puissance was never divided if the horses jumped clear---unless the riders both agreed to it. Now it has a limit. Very few horses have been killed/injured doing the puissance but several have never jumped again at top level after jumping so high. Notably a grey Harvey Smith rode---name beginning with A----anyone remember it? It was wrecked after the high jump (not the same as a puissance).

As I said about the Hickstead bank----lessons were learnt after the first fatality---one too many but at least it changed fast then.

rune

I know and I think it's fab

pot kettle and black sprang to mind

On another forum this link is up, I think that the pictures make for uncomfortable viewing,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...a-Aintree.html

This one really makes me cringe, although its probally not the worse one.


I do think that there should be some changes to protect the welfare of the horses, and keep them as safe as possible, although I do know that there are risks in everything, these risks should be minimised, whether that means fewer, and lower jumps, and fewer number of horses on the tracks, or any other way of improving the chances of the horses out on the tracks.

I will say I did watch it, I followed 'silver by nature' and 'golden kite' as much as I could, and was so happy when they finished, that was enough, and it was great that they did, although I'm saddened by the ones who died, and the jockey, I do think that they should have more attention there then they did.

Interesting that you link people that want it banned with people that want to keep it(with changes)

Why dont you link people Who want to keep it with changes with people who want to keep it as it is????????

So 53% want to keep it with changes+

And 9% what to keep it as it is, MAKES..........

62% are in favour and happy(ish) with keeping the race.

this morning did a pole today..... a majority vote was to ban it.

Just as I said, "your opinion."

There's a big difference between keeping a pet for companionship, with mutual respect, consideration and care than exploiting an animal for personal gain, especially when there is suffering involved.

I find it shocking that I'm having to point the difference out - on a dog lovers forum!

What an odd mentality. That's like saying ''I don't need to stick to the law, because there will always be people breaking it''. There will always be cruelty to animals (human animals included), but why accept it? Why not make a stand against it and show tat you don't agree with it?

KW, you're about as popular as a brussell sprout on here. You and I never have any interaction until someone has a go at me and then you have a little pop yourself. Grow a pair dude.

That would show me that there is a problem with the way you post your 'opinion'.

Ramble, calm down. I'm not sticking up for Dawn and taking the moral high ground with you, I'm merely pointing out that the issue here is about more than your feeling towards your friend which I feel you mentioned too often on this thread and the other. That is my opinion and why I stated it.

Now, I noticed not one person who professes to be pro horse racing has really justified (the loss of life) and their reason for enjoying and supporting the sport. I still cannot understand how ''well horses could day in every day life anyway'' is enough. You are supporting a sport that puts animals lives at risk. How can you honestly continue to support it?