Comments for On the Line http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline A Sidelines blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Will Diving Horses Return to Atlantic City? by patricia Scarpino http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/will-diving-horses-return-to-atlantic-city.html/comment-page-1#comment-1318 patricia Scarpino Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:47:45 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2457#comment-1318 Pleas stop this bad Idear, Horses are Animals and Not products ! Pleas stop this bad Idear, Horses are Animals and Not products !

]]> Comment on Will Diving Horses Return to Atlantic City? by Shannon Jones http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/will-diving-horses-return-to-atlantic-city.html/comment-page-1#comment-1314 Shannon Jones Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:01:38 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2457#comment-1314 BOOOOO to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority that approved this!! Horrible, stupid idea!! I wonder how many horses will break their necks in front of a live audience before they shut it down? Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will sign any petition that seeks to stop this, and I will not step foot in Atlantic City until this plan is called off. (Psssst! It's Gabrielle Anwar that played Sonora in the movie! :) BOOOOO to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority that approved this!! Horrible, stupid idea!! I wonder how many horses will break their necks in front of a live audience before they shut it down? Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will sign any petition that seeks to stop this, and I will not step foot in Atlantic City until this plan is called off.

(Psssst! It’s Gabrielle Anwar that played Sonora in the movie! :)

]]> Comment on Will Diving Horses Return to Atlantic City? by olynda dubuisson http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/will-diving-horses-return-to-atlantic-city.html/comment-page-1#comment-1311 olynda dubuisson Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:20:47 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2457#comment-1311 Ditto to Corie's response. How can anyone in their right mind even think of asking a horse to engage in this completely unnatural, risky, and unnecessary behavior? It was pretty hard to watch in the movie, even though it had a train wreck kind of fascination factor, but it boggles my mind that someone would suggest the revival of such an idea in today's world. Have we not evolved even just a little? I trust that the horsey folk in that part of the country will snuff out this idea, once and for all. Ditto to Corie’s response. How can anyone in their right mind even think of asking a horse to engage in this completely unnatural, risky, and unnecessary behavior? It was pretty hard to watch in the movie, even though it had a train wreck kind of fascination factor, but it boggles my mind that someone would suggest the revival of such an idea in today’s world. Have we not evolved even just a little? I trust that the horsey folk in that part of the country will snuff out this idea, once and for all.

]]> Comment on Will Diving Horses Return to Atlantic City? by Corie Thompson http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/will-diving-horses-return-to-atlantic-city.html/comment-page-1#comment-1310 Corie Thompson Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:31 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2457#comment-1310 This is beyond insanity. It's hard to believe it was still going as recently as 1993. I do hope that we have become better educated and more "human" over that short span of time and can prevent this from happening. No horse in the world should be asked to do this! This is beyond insanity. It’s hard to believe it was still going as recently as 1993. I do hope that we have become better educated and more “human” over that short span of time and can prevent this from happening. No horse in the world should be asked to do this!

]]> Comment on 1 of 27,000 by Monica http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/1-of-27000.html/comment-page-1#comment-1305 Monica Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:34:35 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2421#comment-1305 Everything you say is true. Being a reader of horse racing history, I will second what you said about many good things happening. Compared to what the industry was 100 yrs ago, even 50 yrs ago we've come a long way baby! There's no reason to believe the improvements won't continue. A big factor in that, I believe, is the increasing number of horse lovers who have taken an interest in the sport. As animal lovers, it's tempting to turn our backs on the sport for ethical reasons. If we did, the sport would surely continue (bettors would see to that) but who would look out for the horses? I'm proud to say that I am one of many many fans I know who actively support OTTB rescues both large and small. ~ I noticed the 27,000 is down significantly from the 34,000 or more at the height of the TB breeding frenzy. That's a good thing! Everything you say is true. Being a reader of horse racing history, I will second what you said about many good things happening. Compared to what the industry was 100 yrs ago, even 50 yrs ago we’ve come a long way baby! There’s no reason to believe the improvements won’t continue. A big factor in that, I believe, is the increasing number of horse lovers who have taken an interest in the sport. As animal lovers, it’s tempting to turn our backs on the sport for ethical reasons. If we did, the sport would surely continue (bettors would see to that) but who would look out for the horses? I’m proud to say that I am one of many many fans I know who actively support OTTB rescues both large and small.
~ I noticed the 27,000 is down significantly from the 34,000 or more at the height of the TB breeding frenzy. That’s a good thing!

]]> Comment on 1 of 27,000 by Renee http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/1-of-27000.html/comment-page-1#comment-1304 Renee Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:11:53 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2421#comment-1304 I'm not exactly sure what you're getting at in this article. Are you saying that all Thoroughbreds are only good for racing, because that is far from the truth. I have know many that go on to do other "jobs" well. You seem to imply that all Thoroughbred race horses have to race at the Kentucky Derby level, which is also far from the truth. There are numerous small tracks across the country that race horses that aren't the caliber of the Curlins or the Barbaros of the world. Also, why do people only hear of the bad in the racing industry, where are the stories of the horses that are treated better than some peolple's children, the ones that are retired to pasture or better yet the one that go on to other "jobs" that they love? Thoroughbreds are no different than any other horse in this world who deserves to have an owner that takes on the commitment of ownership for life. I have an off-track Thoroughbred that is the biggest baby. He was saved from the "killer" truck which he was put on for a cracked ankle, some sorry SOB didn't want the hassle of laying him off for 18 months for him to heal; which he has done and now shows no sign of injury. Chester was not born to run, but he has found a "job" that suits him. First, he was trained to be a roping horse, then we got him and now he is my kids' 4H horse project and he loves it. There are what you call "throwaways" in every area of the horse industry; IE... Barrel horses that can't cut the corners tight enough, jumpers that can't jump high enough, ropers that can't catch the steer, cutters that just don't cut the mustard, pleasure horses that don't carry their heads low enough, etc. Just sayin' I’m not exactly sure what you’re getting at in this article. Are you saying that all Thoroughbreds are only good for racing, because that is far from the truth. I have know many that go on to do other “jobs” well. You seem to imply that all Thoroughbred race horses have to race at the Kentucky Derby level, which is also far from the truth. There are numerous small tracks across the country that race horses that aren’t the caliber of the Curlins or the Barbaros of the world. Also, why do people only hear of the bad in the racing industry, where are the stories of the horses that are treated better than some peolple’s children, the ones that are retired to pasture or better yet the one that go on to other “jobs” that they love? Thoroughbreds are no different than any other horse in this world who deserves to have an owner that takes on the commitment of ownership for life. I have an off-track Thoroughbred that is the biggest baby. He was saved from the “killer” truck which he was put on for a cracked ankle, some sorry SOB didn’t want the hassle of laying him off for 18 months for him to heal; which he has done and now shows no sign of injury. Chester was not born to run, but he has found a “job” that suits him. First, he was trained to be a roping horse, then we got him and now he is my kids’ 4H horse project and he loves it. There are what you call “throwaways” in every area of the horse industry; IE… Barrel horses that can’t cut the corners tight enough, jumpers that can’t jump high enough, ropers that can’t catch the steer, cutters that just don’t cut the mustard, pleasure horses that don’t carry their heads low enough, etc. Just sayin’

]]> Comment on 1 of 27,000 by Michelle Arani http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/1-of-27000.html/comment-page-1#comment-1303 Michelle Arani Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:52:07 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2421#comment-1303 This is exactly the reason we started Take2Ranch - our first ottb was rehab'd and now going to his first show at Thermal - he will be with us forever. I for one can't save them all but certainly wise these track owners would make the decision to find people like me and give them away if they prove not to be track material! We'd give them everything they could ever possibly want. This is exactly the reason we started Take2Ranch – our first ottb was rehab’d and now going to his first show at Thermal – he will be with us forever. I for one can’t save them all but certainly wise these track owners would make the decision to find people like me and give them away if they prove not to be track material! We’d give them everything they could ever possibly want.

]]> Comment on 1 of 27,000 by Linda Kaye http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/1-of-27000.html/comment-page-1#comment-1302 Linda Kaye Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:51:58 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2421#comment-1302 Well stated. Every breeder of every breed needs to ponder this. There's no more place for "throwaways" to end up "out of sight, out of mind." The talent of well-bred horses may not lay in the discipline they were bred for but that doesn't make them throwaways. Just have to look a little farther to find where they'll shine. Well stated. Every breeder of every breed needs to ponder this. There’s no more place for “throwaways” to end up “out of sight, out of mind.” The talent of well-bred horses may not lay in the discipline they were bred for but that doesn’t make them throwaways. Just have to look a little farther to find where they’ll shine.

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]]> Comment on Rest In Peace. by Coral Chambers http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/rest-in-peace.html/comment-page-1#comment-1293 Coral Chambers Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:22:54 +0000 http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/ontheline/?p=2362#comment-1293 I love u Hickstead. RIP. Im sorry Eric and his Owners for your lost of a legend. I love u Hickstead. RIP.
Im sorry Eric and his Owners for your lost of a legend.

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