[SaxxonWoods]

I was hoping people wouldn’t joke about this.

[airplaneguy]

why? it’s just a horse. dont give me that horses are people too crap.

[Mila]

"I was hoping people wouldn’t joke about this."

You and I are of the same mind about this. The scenerio involving this horse was very sad and I find it hard to be cavalier about any part of it.

[oswegodeee]

I have been in the horse business for over 50 years, starting with Thoroughbreds in dressage and ending with Saddlebreds in the show arena.

Eight Belles was only a little over two and half years old, that is way too young for a horse to race! Their bones are not yet developed and set as yet. There are way too many of them that meet their end way too soon, because they are raced too early in life. They have a desire to run, but need the time to develop strength before going into competition. They stress their bones beyond the point of no return. I worked one summer at a rehab for race horses in Ocala Florida, and some of the wreckage is just heartbreaking.

A long time ago I had a friend who was a Native American, he told me an adage that went straight to my heart- He said " The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man:. May Belle rest in peace!