If my horse slips, falls and breaks his leg on the trail tomorrow, would that be inhumane of me?
I don’t own 3 horses, including a BLM mustang, just for the pleasure of feeding them. I take care of them, and expect them to carry me for my pleasure. I don’t like modern Thoroughbred racing - I’d prefer a 3-4 mile minimum - but I can’t put it down because horses are being used to entertain people. Not when I own 3 for MY entertainment!
It depends on the level of risk being taken, just like driving a car at 70mph is not the same thing as driving it at 120mph.