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chucklestheclown 09-26-2009 07:44 PM

Bigfoot. Seriously, there are cameras everywhere these days, why aren't people watching million-dollar horses 24/7?

Danzig 09-26-2009 10:46 PM

so, you think if there was someone watching him, he wouldn't have gotten hurt? more like they'd have seen it happen, but it would have still happened.

chucklestheclown 09-28-2009 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig
so, you think if there was someone watching him, he wouldn't have gotten hurt? more like they'd have seen it happen, but it would have still happened.

If someone saw what happened that would help it from happening again. At the very least, hopefully. My limited time here and elsewhere leads me to question what people do with or watch over their "investments." Then again, I look at the state of the union and it truly is a microcosim(?) of capitalism as a whole.

Danzig 09-28-2009 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by chucklestheclown
If someone saw what happened that would help it from happening again. At the very least, hopefully. My limited time here and elsewhere leads me to question what people do with or watch over their "investments." Then again, I look at the state of the union and it truly is a microcosim(?) of capitalism as a whole.


the horses don't realize their value, and are in fact still horses. they do crazy things. i remember reading about man o'war galloping madly about his paddock and the manager telling a worker to do something about it. he asked something along the lines of 'like what?' what are you going to do, wrap them in bubble wrap and keep them cross-tied? have four people constantly surrounding them?
danehill was on a lead calmly munching grass when he reared up, going over backwards and suffering a fatal injury. they're horses first and foremost. things will happen.

letswastemoney 09-28-2009 04:38 AM

It wouldn't hurt to have cameras around the paddocks, though I'm not sure where they'd be placed

PPerfectfan 09-28-2009 01:41 PM

Here is a pic of Kona when I got to see him on my trip in November. He was the sweetest thing!


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