tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post3505806936289154514..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Documentary: Horse racing accidentsStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-11732285234281737082013-12-31T21:24:03.345-05:002013-12-31T21:24:03.345-05:00No 100-1 horse wins a race let alone the Grand Nat...No 100-1 horse wins a race let alone the Grand National by 12 lengths without let's say enhancement. They had the public doped if you get my drift. Shown by form after the win Mpn Mone cannot win any race. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85784120181482558732009-04-06T16:26:00.000-04:002009-04-06T16:26:00.000-04:00Thanks for the warning text. I decided not to wat...Thanks for the warning text. I decided not to watch your video, but I did watch the Grand National (just about the most famous steeplechase run annually in the UK) live on TV last Saturday. It is so gruelling that only the best and luckiest horses and jockeys get to finish and there are always many casualties. Every year in the run up I wonder that they continue to allow it, and that people Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811710431280544637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-73185286038154838812009-04-05T07:52:00.000-04:002009-04-05T07:52:00.000-04:00Thank you for this video. Posting it was a public ...Thank you for this video. Posting it was a public service. The issues of racing horses at a young age and doping to keep them racing needs to have public awareness. Putting safety first is the way to address this! I'm with you on the animal rescue videos but this video is responsible reporting not sordid entertainment.epona womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247674694154198046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-23179832014350065192009-04-05T04:56:00.000-04:002009-04-05T04:56:00.000-04:00Hi Anon, I just included "warning text" to alert p...Hi Anon, I just included "warning text" to alert people to the content. There are some videos I can't watch -- graphic footage of animal rescues, for example -- but I didn't think the accidents were shown gratuitously or for shock effect. It's just what happens out there. At any rate, sorry for your distress.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-22385634454916570982009-04-04T22:56:00.000-04:002009-04-04T22:56:00.000-04:00I really enjoy your blog - but I SO wish I didn't ...I really enjoy your blog - but I SO wish I didn't see that video. I didn't make it through more than a few minutes - a few minutes too many! : (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com