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Originally Posted by Sightseek
What you fail to realize is that those of us who post these stories care whether it is Dry Martini or a horse who never earned a dime on the racetrack. Most of us who post in this thread and others probably follow (and donate to) the TRF and other rescue organizations and either own an OTTB, know someone who does or ride them. Dry Martini is a recognizable name to anyone who follows the sport - it is a horse that most people have some sort of connection with and therefore someone thought it would be threadworthy. It doesn't make that horse any more important than the horse struggling to break his maiden at Mountaineer.
You of course, would post something against any story.
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Come now why in the world does someone (owners) need to create a story about the retirement of a horse? How many horses get retired daily without fanfare?
I like you care about the future of retired animals. I don't necessarily think that a horses successful retirement is anything more then being human with a beast. I give a lot of extra credit to owners who go the extra yard to make sure their horses are well provided for, I cant image Satish likes spending 5k on something that needs to be rescued and is worthless. Owners like Sanaan have to protect their name (Padua) you think he gives a fcuk about the horse? I don't.
Is claiming/buying a horse a lifetime committment to a horses welfare? It's a very difficult issue. The ones that make you 1.3mil are a lot easier to care for then the ones that dont.