[Riot]

Now that the people with the agenda have had their sham prerequisite federal "hearing", the real danger begins as the first step to introducing legislation has just occured.

The feds have just established that the TB community cannot save itself, we are heartless and cruel to our horses, and it is up to them - and interested animal rights groups - to protect racehorses from our abuse.

Congressman Whitfield, R-KY, whose wife Connie is a VP in the Humane Society of the United States (goal: eliminate horse racing because it's an evil practice that abuses horses - HSUS also contributed campaign funds to Whitfields election) will now introduce an amendment to a current law into Congress within the next 2 months.

This amendment will have the feds establish a national racing committee to oversee horse racing. The Feds will control it for the first 2 years.

The people on this committee will be federal government folks like Whitfield, and hand-picked appointed horse racing people.

This committee will be formed and funded by an amendment to the Interstate Wagering Act, where a 1.5 - 2 % federal tax on gross takeout nationwide will be placed into law (out of the 15 billion "gambling handle" the feds think is just hangin' around somewhere) and go into federal coffers.

The money will be used to place a federally-appointed inspector at each sale and race track, to "protect the horses" and oversee what's going on.

The money will be used to establish a national health insurance pool for jockeys.

The act will be amended to include severe nationwide federal restrictions on use of drugs within the horse breeding or racing industries (no funding for testing, however), and of course have the obligatory no use of whips - ever - provision.

The horse racing world will panic and fight this (as yes, financially it means the end of the sport), and meanwhile, while the horse racing world is incensed over the takeout and control issue, the HSUS will quietly tack on an amendment in the last committee before the vote (as they secretly do very well), "for the safety and welfare of the horse", forbidding TB and STB horses from racing and training before they are 3 years of age.


The only people that saw the hearings yesterday as the farce they were is probably only 1/3 of the "horse racing world" at best - everyone else - and the public - thinks they were accurate, insightful and true.

So if anyone thinks this is going fade away, I fear you are much mistaken.