I am not liberal in any way by nature, but I want to thank Jonathan David
Morris for his lovely article on Barbaro. He has said everything that I
have tried to express.

I am very saddened by the loss of barbaro and agree on horse racing.

Karen Calle

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I could not agree more. I just wrote almost the same feelings on another site.

If I may, I wish to add my opinion to the topic of horse racing.

First, and make no mistake, there is a significant difference between this sport and the comparisons made here. Perhaps the racehorse is in deed an athlete but this athlete does not chose to run or even participate. The racehorse is made to run at full gallop for profit. The “Sport of Kings” is nothing more then another form of animal cruelty.

Young horses that have yet to fully mature mentally and physically to support such speeds are used on a daily basis. Many, dare I say who have not yet “earned” Barbaro money are pushed beyond limits and are often euthanized right on the track.

There is no glory in this – only profit!

Francis Belardino
Bela D Media.com

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Thank you to Jonathan David Morris for this article on Barbaro. I totally agree and wish more journalists had the courage to put this out there in print. I have searched for the last two days for an article like this, which would tell the truth and not cover up the death of a beautiful spirited horse with platitudes. Barbaro died because ignorant humans find what he does entertaining. And then there’s all the big money and gambling involved.

I’ve never understood how purported “horse lovers” can say the horse “loved to do this” when it takes a jockey beating him with a whip to make him run these races. Yes, he may have been a beautiful animal to observe running wild and free in a green pasture. That would be sheer joy to watch. But on a racetrack? I don’t see any beauty in watching horses running at life-threatening speeds around a dirt track with little men on their backs whipping them on to the finish line.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Susan Brown

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Thank you for saying so well what needs to be said. Maybe this time, becaue it's Barbaro, someone will actually hear. The "Sport of Kings" makes toys out of living, breathing and obviously valiant animals, who participate when they are far too young and underdeveloped to do so with any degree of safety. In some respects, Barbaro is one of the lucky ones. Racehorses who live to grow old typically experience chronic, painful lameness issues and are truly blessed if they happen to fall into the hands of people who will care for them. Most are not so lucky.

Top of the foodchain my a**.


Sincerely,

Joyce Adams