The Weekly Gripe

Horse dies at country event, cruel tradition should stop
Cruel tradition that kills horses

How many horses must die?

The ritual includes dunking the horses head under the water. The man in question rode the horse into deep water where he began forcing the horse under. The horse drowned as a result.



Having found out that a man drowned a horse in a river at Appleby Horse Fair this year, I ask myself WHY do we allow these cruel events to continue in the name of tradition?

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12-6-2008It's not bullshit Danny, it happens every year at the Appleby Fair. Definitely an old tradition that should be allowed to die.Nikki
12-6-2008This is the most bullshit ive ever herd---- you need to sort your life out---Danny DEE
05-4-2008I think that it should stop because there is no need in it there is no fun in killing horses that have not done anything wrong.bekki
04-4-2008Not smarter A, but certainly a heck of a lot nicerNikki
04-4-2008WHAT THE CRAP? You people are freakin losers! I hate You people! Horses are so much smarter than us humans.A
20-12-2007They got the B****rd!!! http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/155400.htmlAll is revealed
26-10-2007Iremember the film gremlins.That lad bought gizmo and was told "dont add water".wot did he do?.....nuff said.agony
11-9-2007Bill: Then why read the post? You have the choice not to - the thread is entitled "Cruel Tradition that Kills Horses". Thus, as you so intelligently have pointed out to us, this is "another horse post".Nikki
06-9-2007Another Horse post! How surprising, it is becoming the weekly horse gripe!Bill D
26-7-2007Oh Eddie, don't get me going on the RSPCA for goodness sake. They are sometimes not the paragons of virtue you would think them to be. They, like a lot of other charities, have got embroiled in PC'ness and have lost sight of their goal - to prevent cruelty to animals.Nikki
26-7-2007Iolanda I'll give you two VERY good reasons. 1) This fair is not cruel. The horses that are taken into the river are all used to water and therefore do not get distressed in anyway. I think I'm right in saying that horses can swim and are in fact very good swimmers once they are use...moreEddie
25-7-2007Iolanda. I never said it was cruel to walk or trot a horse on the road - it was Eddie who put these words into my mouth! I said it was cruel to canter or gallop a horse on the road, which I believe they do at the Appleby Fair - either ridden or pulling carts. I didn't mention the head ducking...moreNikki



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