May 01, 05
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crookedtim
sorry i didn't make it to the gate to meet you!
i was late to prep my horse for his race did you watch him run? when we first got to the paddock his odds were 60/1 he went off at 28/1 and we ran second omg the biggest race ever! he was in with 10 TOUGH horses and beat all but one cindy krasners horse, geardown, broke down at the finish wire, i started crying, half because my horse ran the biggest race of his life and half because of geardown. he broke both sesamoid bones in his one leg and they humanely euthanized him once they got him back to the barnarea. it's so sad when that happens, espescialy when i hear after that he was a very sore horse and he was recenly reinsured for alot of money, this has got everyone buzzing about ANOTHER insurance scam gone down. but anyway, i couldn't find you! i looked but i couldn't wait because i had to take care of my horse after he ran. sorry about the mishap. 
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May 01, 05
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that's ok, it was good to go down there again. lol when you told me that you were going to lose i was surprised when neverbroke lost to one horse.
i was wondering what happened to that other horse.
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May 01, 05
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i was sitting by the west entrance.
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May 02, 05
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you probably walked by when i was talking to the punjabi guy.
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May 02, 05
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Kiddanh Mondah?
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May 02, 05
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ok there gora mundah.
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May 02, 05
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by going there my gambling addiction came back and i ended up playing texas hold em that night.
SEE WHAT YOU DID TO ME?
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May 02, 05
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what kind of horse name is "and maybe"?
btw ever hear of a horse named "cadillac ranch"?
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May 03, 05
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what a hobby would be a great name.
i'd name mine "tai'dashar"
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May 03, 05
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May 03, 05
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May 03, 05
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Would you like me to be your image consultant?
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May 03, 05
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May 03, 05
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Racing is a primitive form of entertainment with high risk of life. If it was just risking ones own life then it wouldn't be a problem with me...but...as you all know...racing is obviously animal cruelty. They breed them for speed, they use these animals as tools for gambling. I mean obviously I'm just an overly nice person...but I don't look at other living beings as potential income...I think it's fun racing with friends...but once you add money to the deal it becomes die hard, it's corrupt. Creeps hang out at the tracks. Drunks, addicts. And the people that benefit are already rich...doing it for sport and money. "Humanely euthanized"...to use the word humane to describe throwing a healthy life away for the sake of sport makes me think these people don't know the meaning, because I've heard it many times before.
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May 03, 05
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but man can they move!
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May 04, 05
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i dont agree that it's primitive. i used to think that all racehorses are used, abused and unhappy. but instead of sitting on the sidelines criticizing a sport i had no hands on knowledge of i thought i would go there and see for myself and make a diffrence if need be. well, i was totaly wrong. these horses are so happy, they love their job. and the reality is that very VERY few injure themselves. about as many as in any other sport, or as many as would be injured because they had an owner who was inexperiened and fucked up somehow. these horses are cared for better than any other horses i've seen, if you don't give them the best of care then they wont be happy, and happy horses win. so we do everything in our power to make them as happy as possible. very few people train because of the gambling, they train because they love the horses and love the sport and are very competetive. they don't train to make money, they often lose money, one of the leading trainers declared bankruptcy a few years ago, so they certainly don't do it for the money. i say humanely euthanize because it was the type of injury that could have been operated on, but we didn't feel that putting the horse through the pain of recovery would have been worth the slight chance it would have had at racing again. the trainer decided that instead of being selfish and trying to rehab the horse, she would put him out of pain. somewhat like putting an old dog down because he's in pain when you could have nursed him along because YOU didn't want to let go. and the rich are not the only who benefit, my friend shauna ferguson bred, trained and owned a horse of her own. she had him and one other. she loved him and treated him like her child, his name is kid katabatic. he made over $600,000 for her because he loved her. she wasnt rich. she did it because she loves breeding her horses and watching them succeed. same thing with Budroyale. KK Sengara claimed him for $50,000 and treated him right and the horse made him $3.5 million. both those horses were retired sound, and are kept at the nicest breeding farm in BC on permanent retirement at the expense of the owners. the owners do this because they love the horses, NOT FOR THE MONEY. it costs them close to $1,000 a month for the care these retired campaigners but they do it with pride. they even have big engraved name plates on their stalls and paddocks because the owners are proud to own such noble animals. or look at JV Bennet. he's a royaly bred gelding who's 13. he has made over a million dollars and won over 30 races. he's won awards and his owner even had a lifetime achievement ceremony last year. the entire grandstand was in tears at this amazing horse. i used to look after him. that year he won 5 of his 7 races. he dosn't wear bandages! he's probably the most amazing horse i've ever met. he is a grandson of Secretariat. he is totaly sound and loves the sport. i feel terrible that he is forced to retire this year (thoroughbreds are forced to retire at the age of 13) this horse lives for the sport. he loves it. watch him run and you will know what i mean.he is such a competetive horse that when you put him in a field he dosn't stop running. he loves to run. i'm hoping his owner, gary, will give him to me so that i can give him a career as a jumper. he can't not have a job. he would die of a broken heart. so before you go judging the sport, go down there and experience it yourself. go actually DO IT, work there, get to know the horses, the sport, the people. only then will you be in a place that you can pass judgement. until then, your opinion means nothing, because it's only founded in the propaganda that the media sells you. the media dosn't focus on the 99.9% of what goes on because it's all good. and that dosn't sell papers does it?! i know, i'm there, i work hands on with these amazing animals every day. i know the people. i know the sport. and i think it's awesome. the horses have been bred for it, it's in their blood. THEY LOVE IT.
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May 04, 05
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and man can they move!
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