Requiescat in Pace, Bella Equa

[ceebeegee]

This just breaks my heart. I read about this yesterday and started crying at my laptop.

Eight Belles places in Kentucky Derby, and then breaks her ankles as she's running off and is immediately euthanized. Right there on the track.

Aw, man. Why? Just...why?

I don't know that much about horse racing--the kind of riding I do is very different from jockeying, which is much more about racing technique and balance than horsemanship. I do know a little about the technique. I've been to Belmont Stakes several times, and I always cheer for the fillies. They don't win that often, you know. The ones that are entered have the hearts of champions--they're so brave and gallant, they'll do anything for their riders.

Aw, man. That beautiful, pretty little girl.

rest in peace

Comments

[wonderpanther.livejournal.com]

The picture of the horse down on the track is just heart-breaking and frankly, traumatic to see.

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

I couldn't bear to watch it. As soon as I read about it in the news, I knew I couldn't look at the footage/pictures.

We train them to trust our commands no matter what, and this is what happens. Or maybe it was something that could've happened anywhere. I don't know enough about breeding/schooling thoroughbreds to understand exactly how it happened; from what I've read, the trainer is devastated and has watched the footage over and over, trying to understand what happened.

[wonderpanther.livejournal.com]

PETA is calling for a suspension of the jockey pending an investigation.