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Originally Posted by v j stauffer
I DO NOT CONDONE ABUSE OF ANY ANIMAL BY ANY PERSON AT ANY TIME.
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Fine. But...how do we convince the bewildered public that what they saw in that disturbing video does not constitute "animal abuse"? Do we tell them what Fager Fan previously said...that the racehorse needs to be manhandled into becoming subservient to the humans, for its "own protection"? How will that play out with a public that considers this to be an overly cruel sport already?
Fager Fan may be right when he says that the "actual horseman's" input should be respected here...but does he realize that the long-term future of this sport depends upon the image that it portrays to the "clueless public"?
