Horse racing accident mini-doc
January 28, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Horse Racing
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January 28th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
What is your argument? I will risk a loss of the racing thoroughbreds if it will stop the abuse. Horses will never be lost; they have been in the wild forever. I notice that you can’t name one good thing that has come out of the industry…the fact that you are calling horses an “industry” illustrates my point…
January 28th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Actually, horse racing these days is a lot safer for jockeys, and more importantly the horses than it used to be. In the UK especially, the guidelines for horses is a lot better. Horses undergo test BEFORE and AFTER races and it 3 vets agree that the horse isn’t fully fit then it won’t race and if its after then the owners are told not to race for a certain period of time. There are dangers, but there are dangers when you get on a plane, but people still do.
January 28th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
they arent really pushing the horse to its maximum because a horse is a 1000kg animal and a jockey weighs like 56kg so who do you think is going to win?
i am sure if the horse didnt want to run it would soon stop or chuck the jockey off.
just look at barbaro he got injured coming out the gate but kept running as soon as his jockey relized something was wrong he pulled him up as soon as he could you even see his jockey crying over it thats how much they care for there horses
January 28th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Yes I realize the others are dangerous, but in horse racing they are pushing the horses to there maximum are they not?
I just still hate to see this kind of thing. I really only see these kind of accidents in the racing, not the jumping and stuff like that.
The video made me so upset when I saw the horses leg, that’s why I spazzed lol.
January 28th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
then horseriding must be cruel then is it we make our horses carry us around a field or in the arena doing what WE want to be for OUR pleasure
we make a horse jump when WE want to jump.
January 28th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
How can you say that ?
geez showjumping,Cross country,polo ALL have dangers even just genreal riding you could be cantering in a field when your horse suddenly takes a bad step and breaks it leg and has to be put down.
Horseracing is JUST as dangerous as any other sport wouldnt you rather a horse doing what it natually does running than to be put in a stable and kept there ALL day long like some owners do to there horses atleast racehorses get excellent treatment.
January 28th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Jockeys now have the option to wear a kevlar vest, but it’s not mandatory. The extra weight the vest weighs means that much more weight they have to lose to make weight so a lot of jockeys don’t even wear it.
January 28th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Wow, I never knew horse racing was so dangerous. Crazy stuff.
January 28th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Man! I never knew Jockeys went through that. Why don’t they wear some sort of pads? Because of added weight? Seems like something could be put in place to help protect them better.
Nice film by the way.
January 28th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
That was intense!
January 28th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
o man. those falls were horrible.
January 28th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Yeah…poor horse. That is a whole different doc. Talking about what happens to the horses and what they have to go through. But at the time I made this video. There wasn’t the awareness of danger to horse or jockeys like there is nowadays.
January 28th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
OMG! some of the footage in this is so intense. I feel really bad for the one horse who’s leg was floppy as he was trying to walk after a fall.
January 28th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
There is footage from Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields primarily. My dad used to ride at Santa Anita.
January 28th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Great Doc!!!
January 28th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
I always wanted to learn how to ride a horse. I tried it once but i guess i was a little too scared…
January 28th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
This really shows a side of horseracing that I never thought much about. I guess I was too busy trying to figure which horse(s) to bet on when I used to go to the track…wow. Is that Santa Anita?
January 28th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
infact this is is a team sport… both jockey and horse gotta work together… Wow so many injuries… Great DOC!
January 28th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
lolololololol
January 29th, 2010 at 12:01 am
look at all those short guys.
January 29th, 2010 at 12:29 am
Excellent video! This was really interesting. Very well put together.
January 29th, 2010 at 1:01 am
OMG!!
At 2:47 that poor horse!! His leg is flopping around where it shouldn’t bend! Prolly got put down. Poor thing. I hate this sport! Horses are always getting hurt just for human enjoyment!
January 29th, 2010 at 1:41 am
I’ve been on the backside of the track and believe me when I say more accidents happen there than actually on the track itself. I’ve worked with horses and know their mind enough to say that thoroughbreds are really stupid. They aren’t the smartest breed and don’t always listen to the rider. I’ve ridden a few in show jumping and they give you a run for your money.
January 29th, 2010 at 2:12 am
without a whip there are MANY more dangers… with stirrups so short jockeys can’t control thier horses… whips are easily compared to a steering wheel in a car. and don’t hurt the horse
January 29th, 2010 at 2:47 am
When the horse breaks down, it is their life. The jockey is the one with the whip, right? That means one of them might not be into racing that day!!! Guess which one…