( Log Out /  In other words, dying was a better option than living a life like discarded trash. 'Till death my sweet and favored friend, It’s stupid. The Thoroughbred racing industry threw common sense and true horsemanship out the window at least before 1874. CHINESE Return from Rainbow Bridge by Brent Atwater The . When I met the vet at Mont’s barn, the horse was in obvious distress, although strong with panic when the vet twitched him. December 24, 2020. Up Death rode to the Great White Throne, And waited for God's command. And indeed, a horse who bears himself proudly is a thing of such beauty and astonishment that he attracts the eyes of all beholders. And in the second part of the dream Mark came into the room smiling and laughing, … Moved me to tears. magnificent boy! and starved to death; but do thou, My Master, take my life in the kindest way, and your God will reward you, here and hereafter. ruined body craved care, Theodore Roethke’s poem Elegy for Jane shows the pain death brings to a person affiliated with the deceased, but is not quite a loved one.In Elegy for Jane this put in the perspective of a teacher who has recently lost a student. A beautiful tribute to a beautiful horse, thank you for sharing.. I’m humbled by the emotion that ‘Mont’ has brought out. bred to run, What a betrayal! Like many horse folk, I probably do 20 hours of chores for every riding hour or two. SOLD TO THE FUCKING KORESNS WHO ATE HIM WHEN HE DIDNT RUN FAST ENOUGH WITHOUT INJURY. Made me cry out loud, made me sob, actually. Uh, how about ALL foals need to reach their full growth (fused plates and all) by 6ish before they’re bashed around a track!!?? Vladimira — As to your, “few good human souls out there” — I know what you mean — but, there are MANY good people out there — our job is to recruit as many as possible — get as many good people on Board for this sacred and noble cause — we will get good results — we will save our Horses. Sad very sad for such a lovely creature, treated badly but if now free. PERIOD….game over. Debbie, totally AGREE. I think that when an equine and human share a special bond, it’s not just a duty of care, but a privilege, to keep them healthy and happy. 54 Honour the Light Brigade, This includes the heartless members of the BLM that round up the wild horses and subject them to various forms of cruelty. Casey Hendrickson. After all, it was considered socially acceptable for white men to beat their white women and own other human beings, especially from Africa. Structure of On the Horse and His Rider ‘On the Horse and His Rider’ by John Bunyan is a twenty-eight line poem that is contained within two stanzas. The poem is so true and so sad. never stood a chance – The industry continues to breed new crops of foals every year to supposedly chase that ridiculous so-called dream of winning the Derby. For folk who aren’t communicado with an ‘animal,’ people like me are nutters, who should spend their love/time/money on humans. who shaped his days – Keeping them on their feet with ulcer-causing NSAIDS is what the trainers have done and will continue to do. Another major concern facing horse caretakers was the possibility that their charges might starve to death. Regardless of what “science” the trainers understand or don’t understand, they are in racing for the pursuit of money. I was told he went to a farm connected with racing from there, and was subsequently sold at an “anything goes” auction not far from my [former] tiny horse farm an hour north of Fort Erie. TOTALLY agree Patricia. And Death heard the summons, And he leaped on his fastest horse, Pale as a sheet in the moonlight. Your work is a pretty profound indictment of an industry that’s the hotwheels equivalent of the pit pony tradition: working horses until they’re of not further use, and then disposing of them as they see fit. his soul, surcease…. shimmered in the sun – raced and raced but could not outrun… …the whims of man, who shaped his days – and gave no rest to the tired bay. But when the horse was not a money maker at stud it was off to Korea for him and dirty money for Dr Hansen and whoever else…. Roethke shows this pain through the use of youthful imagery to create depth for Jane’s character and the pain the narrator shows for her loss. Eight Belles,was the absolute worst…her trying desperately to stay up with 2 broken front legs. Explore The Undertaker’s Horse 'As man to man') is a successful 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. You create a respect between the horse and you. That’s why the losers in this industry need to try and get a real job. raced and raced The Charge Of The Light Brigade. A half-moon ere the Little Powder knew; And, doubting still what Crazy Horse might do. Destroyed rose is "a mere line of defence" At this physically/mentally developed stage, they begin light training. If it was up to me they’d be convicted of murder. That is why racing needs to be ended completely. magnificent boy! magnificent boy! The Cliffsofmoher died in the race in 2018 as well. Which is why most of us wear second hand clothes, drive crappy vehicles, cut our own hair, vacation at the barn, roll our eyes at real estate that isn’t bare bones, and can only dream of buying first rate cheese/fruit/bread. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. If they waited for the horse to be 6-years-old, the age of maturity in horses, it would cost more money to get them to that age without being used for racing and wagering income. by John Gneisenau Neihardt. The poem is heart wrenching! So sad that Man can not see the treasure of just letting these magnificent creatures be as nature intended, free and unbridled. So Poseidon called upon his son to tame the wing-ed horse ~ ... BeThis poem is a reference to astral projection. He was gorgeous wasn’t he?? Feeling it’s never enough is probably quite natural, especially in this case — BUT, we MUST continue DONATING, SIGNING, DEMONSTRATING, VOICING OPINIONS — continuing to let the world know of the horrors and getting more People on board is very important — we MUST be relentless — we MUST continue — until the Racetracks are shut down, until the Horses are transferred to loving Ranches. …along furrows of One of our readers, Kate Muller, reached out to share a beautiful poem she had written. never stood a chance – bred to run, and born to dance… …along furrows of earth, in packs of speed, the horses race – some break, some bleed. If people can get used to wearing helmets and recycling etc., people can stop betting on sensitive horses, and the Jockey Club et al. Our country is kinda nuts,I wouldn’t bring my horse over here. Killing me — the heartbreak just does NOT stop, does it! Horses should never be treated so inhumanely. I did like this stanza: Thus to my journey's end, many of y’all prob’ly know this already, but I was just looking through a ‘horse care’ magazine; one recent article summarized a study of TB deaths. I am ashamed this happened in my country, near my community. While he deserved so much more than his own poignant poem and heart wrenching story, both penned by you, the industry that bred him, used him then discarded him gave him NOTHING. if human, TB racehorses are the throw-a-way playthings of a toxic industry, and the wagering public. Take Monsanto as a prime example. What a beautiful tribute to such a magnificent soul. The bison could be seen grazing over the plain, getting their fill on clover and stomping on wild prairie flowers, while coyotes could be seen on by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892. so many ” Mont” stories and they deserve to be safe. Death Of An Old Carriage Horse Poem by George Moses Horton. P.S. He represents the shameful number of horses ground up and spit out by the racing industry. If you want your horse to be safe and secure….. Patricia, you’re right – the only way to ensure your horses stay safe is KEEP THEM – for life. (2) It gives you the opportunity to tell others about yourself in a creative way. Not even 1% of their billion dollar wagering profits goes to aftercare and they know damn well that most of their racehorses end up unwanted, and for most their end is bleeding out on the slaughterhouse floor. mucky mucks (who interestingly enough never go near dirt, let alone mud) can stop adding to their fortunes via the broken spirits and legs of TB’s. Said the horse. I about choked on my snack when I read that. Brenda was somewhat inured to such misery, but we were devastated by our failure to save Mont (the mother was only concerned with ridding the place of his body).
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