It’s grand national day! Who are you backing?

[shadowchancesassy]

And what a glorious day for it. I’ve chosen vanillier, minella cocooner, and stumptown 🐎

I'm not a fan of horse racing nor any sport that involves an animal .
Before anyone says about eating meat , don't do that either .

Doesn’t matter. Pigs are 2nd class citizens according to these posters

Animals don't make choices about anything humans do with and to them, from being eaten, to being ridden, to being kept as pets. I don’t personally believe animals are equal to humans, or get to have choices, but many people who say they do seem to be quite good at picking and choosing which choices they think animals should get to make.

Why assume that the people that are against horse racing eat animals? I’m sure that some do but most won’t. For me it’s the same, killing is killing.

You don't get to control what people post in reply , they can post their view if it conflicts with yours then that is the debate ..

Do you think a jockeyless horse keeps running because it SO loves to run?
It carries on because as a herd animal it sees the other horses as safety , and even injured it will try to keep with their herd . Until capture or injury stops it.

I am not a fan

Only 1 person has named a horse!
Dh too thought of Iroko.

Also backing the banning of it and hoping all those poor horses make out alive today.

Agreed. It's utterly horrible.

I didn’t ask for a debate. I didn’t post in aibu did I?

They are dying for your personal food preferences!
Not actually any more important than for entertainment. Also the reason a creature is killed is irrelevant to the creature itself. And yes I do eat organic meat, ride horses and am all with good racing too.

Sorry your post got sidetracked in to an anti racing tirade!
I’ve backed I am Maximus just because we backed him last year and he won. And another one that I can’t remember the name of now- DC picked based on pictures of the horses 😆 The National is so much safer than it used to be. We will be watching later.

Don't be so fucking callous.

I eat a plant based diet and I'm also active in bringing an end to humans' exploitation of other living creatures in all forms. Moreover I have no inclination to line the pockets of the sort of scum that own race horses.

I've read all of this thread - it has 3 pages as I write - and I'm so pleased that lots of posters agree with you, as I do wholeheartedly.
A few years ago I was listening to our local radio, (I live on Merseyside and not too far from Aintree), and a renowned equine vet from Liverpool University's School of Vetinary Science was being interviewed.
People who support the National will say the horses must love it as they carry on running and jumping the fences even if the jockey has been unseated.
This vet shot this view down in flames. Horses are pack animals, he explained, and they carry on because they are following the herd.
And he also stated that horses' bodies are just not designed or built to jump high fences. Running, yes, high fences, no. Their torsos are very large compared to their legs which are thin and spindly. You do seem some refusing to jump at the National, but most do jump because they have been trained to, not because they want to.
The most common form of injury to horses in steeplechases is a broken leg, usually suffered when landing back on ground level after jumping a fence. The horse is nearly always destroyed as the structure of their legs render them almost impossible to mend.
Of course they will be very well looked after during their racing years - their owners, trainers, etc., want to monetise them massively!
And if horses enjoy racing so much, why do they have to be whipped so hard?
The Grand National.............a vile, vile race.
Shall we have bets on how many horses will die there this year?

I've backed Hewick and Duffle Coat... Mum has picked Threeunderthrufive...

Knew this would go the wrong way for you OP. Enjoy your bet. I have no issue with it

@Allthegoodnamesarechosen its a 3 day event and a horse died the first day, so that poster was right.

https://www.animalaid.org.uk/willy-de-houelle-fr-killed-on-first-day-of-the-grand-national-meeting/#:~:text=The%20death%20toll%20of%20this,push%20them%20to%20their%20limits.

Wow 😑

silly me thinking if I don’t post in aibu I will be safe lol can’t wait! I’m off to get snacks and booze now and will be watching with the family.

This.

Yes OP I've had a bet today... used to be my only annual gamble but haven't for the last few years so decided to start up again. I've picked 3 horses - 1 massive outsider 1 middle of the road and 1 fairly decent chance. Each way bet £15 in total! The bookies aren't going to be too bothered about my small amount of money!

These horses are bred for this, it's in their dna to run fast and a horse will let you know if it doesn't want to run, they're stubborn and large, if it didn't want to run it wouldnt! You see horses that refuse all the time!

It's dangerous for jockeys 🏇 too - are you all only concerned for the horse not the life of the jockeys?

I'm looking forward to it. Come on!!!!!

Kicking myself for not backing hewick, imagine if he wins 🥇

Thank you ☺️

The jockeys have a choice, the horses don't.

Their all hypocrites hating from their sofas 🤦🏻‍♀️
good luck 🍀