Thoughts??

[deleted user 436632456]

What's the TFF view on this??

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/othe...tting-on-dead-horse/ar-BB1e7im2?ocid=msedgntp

Seems to be getting quite a bit of media attention and calls for a lifetime ban from the sport.

I don't get why you would even put yourself in this position or even let someone take a photo of it and share on social media.

The good old "I sat on a dead horse while I answered a phone call" excuse seems a bit weak to me.

It's just more fuel to the fire for all vegan/animal groups.

 

[Cowmansam]

There’s no harm done sitting on a dead animal but it’s the fool who took the photo

 

[betweenthelines]

Steeplechasing isn't exactly the best advert for equine welfare. Just look at the casualties for the Grand National.

 

[deleted user 436632456]

There’s no harm done sitting on a dead animal but it’s the fool who took the photo

You would wonder was it a disgruntled team member?

 

[case44]

You are never far from a dead horse story..

 

[Cowmansam]

You would wonder was it a disgruntled team member?

Probably one of the staff done it for a laugh but once it’s sent you never know who gets hold of it

 

[Wombat]

Modern day world, do something stupid, then compound it by the first thing someone does is get a camera

 

[Bald Rick]

Waste of steaks.

Very tasty horse

 

[M-J-G]

It's dead, so what.

 

[Jackall]

I just wonder what the horse owner thinks of this. Paying 100s of pounds/euros a week to have it in training To me it looks tacky.

 

[melted welly]

Bit of a PR feck up for the chap by the look of it.

I don’t get the social media outrage tho, all these folk upset for the horse. It’s dead, it doesn’t care. Not like it’s mum’s gonna see the story online and get upset either.

 

[7610 super q]

Waste of steaks.

Very tasty horse

Tesco will be eyeing this up.

 

[deleted user 436632456]

I just wonder what the horse owner thinks of this. Paying 100s of pounds/euros a week to have it in training To me it looks tacky.

IIRC its about 1100 euro a month for this yard . . I know people who have the experience in the pain that is owning a racehorse.

Gordon has a fantastic yard and set up but yea a bit cheap and tacky.

 

[Brisel]

This doesn't look good for the trainer. If he keeps his gob shut other than to apologise but does not engage with the bleeding hearts he'll be ok with just a tarnished reputation. The kind of people who own the horses he trains will see through this nonsense.

 

[Danllan]

Utter b ollocks! Most of the world's walking around on dead cows & they get no criticism, b astards...

 

[farmerm]

Its a horse, its dead, is he buggering it or just sitting on it? What a lot of hype over nothing just so some media outlets can get some attention.

 

[Cranman]

Utter b ollocks! Most of the world's walking around on dead cows & they get no criticism, b astards...

And sitting on leather chairs stuffed with horse hair