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I doubt anything anyone says is going to deter PETA in the least. I support PETA on some of their positions, and I respect the need for the organization.
Remember that Eight Belles beat 18 other horses and finished the race intact. It was only when she was pulled up that her ankles broke. There is literally no way she could have run more than a step before collapsing... no mammal can run on 2 broken front legs.
Many folks are blaming the current breeding practices, but most breeders breed for durability, as a race horse's career may be a long one. They also must be sound to be bred. But there are bloodlines that do have weak bone.
There are only a couple of probable reasons why both ankles broke. This is an extraordinaily rare injury.
- Her jockey pulled her up too abruptly. The jockey was thrown, which indicates to me that this probably didn't happen. It requires a lot of strength to pull a Thoroughbred up suddenly after a race.
- The most likely to me: that part of the track was too soft and too deep, and snagged her. Althought this wasn't caught on film, I read that she end-oed, which means both ankles broke suddenly. posted 05/05/2008 at 20:52:13