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Have been riding since a very small girl and had my own horse for many years. I once had the opportunity to ride a lovely grey ex-racer called Saxham Breck and, as Steeplechasing says, it’s a completely different feeling to that of most riding horses – such power.
He looked very mulish – on the BBC video she looks to be having trouble even getting him to trot.
The BBC website says that he won’t be going to the Olympics in Rio
OK, RubyLight, can you explain how the handicap mark of this horse had any bearing on the fact it sustained a fatal injury in a fall?
Or the fact that his sire was a sprinter? Horses may perform better on a particular type of ground but that doesn’t mean they can’t gallop or jump on anything else.
I hate the phrase ‘deserved better’. All horses ‘deserve better’ than to meet their end in an accident. Unfortunately horses have an upsetting tendency to hurt themselves even when happily grazing in a field (seen far too many break legs when playing with their friends), or just getting up from lying down in their stable (lost my much loved mare this way). When I see a fatality on course I always ask myself if I can accept the risks that these horses face. If I ever think ‘no’ that is the time to stop watching. Perhaps you should do the same.
As for giving it to charity? Why? Who is to know (except you of course) that the horse is going to be hurt. You don’t really think that is the owners/trainers intention? The racehorse rehabilitation charities do a great job but I bet they are already full and other horse charities are over-run with true welfare cases. Take a look at World Horse Welfare or The Brooke for example to see some of the problems they face without being handed a perfectly healthy animal.
I agree that it is a sad end for the horse. Poor lad.
Thanks for that link GC – brilliant! Poor old Kauto Star gets to show off his dressage tonight at Olympia – I bet he wishes he could swap places with Denman and spend his days hunting and team chasing.
Didn’t seem badly injured RubyLight? Looked have broken a hindleg very badly to me and apparently ran up the home straight before being caught. Very sad and more bad news for Lavelle. As you say Ruby, wonder if this one gets a mention on the stable’s website. Such a shame.
I only found out when I listened to an interview online, I think it is on betracingnation.com, with Emma Lavelle, in which she mentions it.
Shame that the old horse doesn’t get a mention on her website.
It does look bad, BlackGold. However, Alcapone was 20 years old and hadn’t raced for 8 years so I guess he, at least, had a long retirement. Of the others, Eoghan O’Grady trained four – all appear to have finished their last races, albeit in midfield.
Galley Slave was one of my favourite horses, I’ve seen him run a few times and he always looked so happy walking round the paddock.Good news it would seem.
Will Kennedy, in reply to someone’s concern on on Twitter, replied ‘thankfully not fatal’.
A very sad situation, feel very sorry for the connections of Artful Lady.
You can indeed have your horse cremated, I used a crematorium in Cambridgeshire, although it is certainly not a cheap option. You are given the option of group or individual cremation and can have the ashes returned in a (rather large) box if you wish.
My horse was not a racehorse however, although I would think each owner would have a similar choice to the usual horse owner (abattoir/hunt kennel/crematorium or burial if somewhere suitable can be found).
There’s a lovely tribute to Homer Run on his trainer’s website
http://www.simonearleracing.com/diary
Condolences to all connections who obviously cared about him a great deal.
Yes, I always associate a raised tail with a collapse, which is why I was really concerned for the wellbeing of Walkon in the National, who had that tail carriage as he was pulled up sharply near the finish. Turns out though that he had slipped the tendon off his hock so will be out for a while but not as bad as I feared. Poor Norse, not a nice way to go and I’m surprised the jockey took quite so long to twig something wasn’t right.
Galley Slave was one of my favourite horses, I’ve seen him run a few times and he always looked so happy walking round the paddock.
Think I need to get out more.