To wish the grand national wasnt an event

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I hate it as so many horses get badly injured or even killed . I don’t know how people can enjoy it 🙁

Agree 100% op. It's the acceptable face of animal abuse.

Not a single equine fatality in the whole 3 day event last year. During a year of racing horses do get injured and subsequently put to sleep occasionally. That's the sport and no one is forced to take part or place a bet.

Here we go , the annual we know nothing about the racing industry but will have a go at the national time.

Totally agree OP, time it was stopped

I’m sure there were some with serious injuries tho
Just think it’s really cruel

No, indeed. I don't even like horsr

I don't bet on horse racing. The level of risk to the animals makes me

Animals for entertainment just shouldn't be a thing imo.

Agreed! It's disgusting.

I can't watch it for fear a horse will be injured; it makes me feel a bit ill to see them in pain or galloping with no rider and an accident waiting to happen.

Although they have trimmed it down, I think it's still too challenging. Too many horses die.

I will never ever bet on it or even enter a work sweepstake and I can't bear it on the tv.

YANBU
It’s disgusting and cruel

Me too, any races with jumps in should be banned.

Yet there will still be many people who claim to be animal lovers that bet on it because the potential of winning a few quid is more important than the welfare of the horses.

I have three vet friends on my Facebook who all enjoy the GN. I think my MN days are numbered, it's so repetitive and predictable.

I dont like it simply because my df died on that day. brings back memories.

Hundreds of horses die every year in training or in other races.

Why single out the Grand National?

How many horses die? Seriously injured?
Really? Please list them. From the last few years, or the last 10. What are the stats please?
Horses die in other races and during training.

No OP. All horses safely returned from last year's Grand National. There were no serious injuries or fatalities.

I absolutely love the grand national. 600 million people who watch and enjoy the race agree with me. Every year on mumsnet the same old shit gets spouted by people who know nothing about horses or the racing industry.

I remember someone listing the stats in a previous thread and it wasn’t good

XiCi exactly. Could not have put it better. Every single year.

It’s a good old MN staple, the Grand National...you can bet your bottom dollar on that.

What I don't get is that horse racing goes on all year round all over the world. Why does everyone get so up in arms about this race in general.

I'm not being a GF I'm just curious.

Cards in the table, we are from the NW and it's the only race we have a bet on ever. We have done since I was a little girl and before I was born.

Those horses have access to the best care money can buy, year round. In the event of an accident they are put to sleep asap so they don't suffer.

Save your sympathies for poor old Dobbin stuck in a field on his own.

OP I agree. The Grand National highlights the potential cruelty as it is such a big event but I’d love all jump races to be banned.

So the issue is the jumps not the number of horses running the course?

It's like an annual tradition, this thread.

Noone seemed overfussed during Cheltenham.