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Duer 157099

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1. JFC

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:58 PM

Mar 2012

The episode where they had to put a horse down was bad enough, but now knowing that it actually happened THREE TIMES makes me really sad.

The horses on that show are just stunning and beautiful, this is so sad. Although, I doubt it was the production itself that caused it, the same accidents can happen any time anywhere

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Hollywood -- bad for horses [View all] marmar Mar 2012 OP

JFC Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #1

I'm wondering how often horses need to be hedgehog Mar 2012 #2

Horses are put down quite a bit HangOnKids Mar 2012 #6

Just so's you knows, each racing year, hundreds of horses die. Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #3

I just think horses are a bad choice for film material. xchrom Mar 2012 #4

Horse people need to weigh in on this... Bigmack Mar 2012 #5

I don't know race horses or the racing industry but horses are pretty fragile csziggy Mar 2012 #7

To be fair, we don't know how the death stats for racehorses compares to the general population. riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #8

yes, US tb racehorses are extremely "overbred" and fragile as a result magical thyme Mar 2012 #9

Out law horseracing, dogracing, rodeos and circuses that use animals. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #10

I can agree with that. RebelOne Mar 2012 #11

That's horrible. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #12

Amen to that. nt Doremus Mar 2012 #14

No link, but I read this AM that Luck has been canceled by HBO Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #13

I read that as well. And Limbaugh can't get cancelled for damaging women and girls! nolabear Mar 2012 #17

Can't they CGI these by now? Taverner Mar 2012 #15

Bad for horses, good for glue factories. briv1016 Mar 2012 #16