We took Gus with us, which turned out to be a lot of work. Next time we will probably board him. He enjoyed himself, but gave a few people near heart attacks by barking his mean bark out the window. He isn't used to seeing strangers. He looks innocent, but remember, looks are often deceiving.
Post time.
Cyclone Betty was running in the first race, so thought I should place a bet.
This is Cyclone Betty. She came in 2nd, which means I lost my $1. But it was fun screaming at the poor thing.
I have been to the horse races many times, especially when I lived in Texas. Never have I ever seen a horse or jockey injured until this time. 2 jockeys went to the hospital by ambulance and two horses had to be put down. It was very sad. When a horse runs, all of its weight comes down on one leg as in the picture below. Occasionally, a bone breaks and the horse goes down. Very sad.
Linking to Willy-Nilly Friday 5
Oh, I would so hate to see a horse put down...I don't know why but even the thoughts of it gets to me. But oh, I have never been to a real race, but love to watch the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont races on TV...I always say I missed my calling not working with horses. And I don't mean being a jockey necessarily. Have you read or seen Seabiscuit or read and watched about Secretariat...I always hate that I never got to meet them!
ReplyDeleteI have seen both movies. I love horses. Back in the day we had a horse named Fish N Fun. He wasn't a great horse in a race, but we loved him anyway. I wasn't a big fan of mucking out stalls, though. :)
DeleteThat is so sad about the horses being put down 😠I grew up in San Diego and spent a lot of time at the horse races with my mom south of the border 😉 thank you for linking up and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt is so sad when any critter is put down. Interesting post, though. I am glad you had fun! Hugs.
ReplyDelete...beautiful horses.
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