By Peter Scudamore
 

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When people ask me what I think about the actions of the protesters who
tried to disrupt the Grand National, I’m reminded of what happened to a
horse called Brindisi Breeze.

He was the first Cheltenham Festival winner for my partner Lucinda Russell
and we were dreaming of what races he might contest.

But in a paddock for his summer holidays, he escaped by jumping a fence,
got on to a road and was killed in a collision with a lorry. Life is fragile, life is
unpredictable and it is never devoid of risk. Death is an uncomfortable fact
for all us.

My feelings for Corach Rambler are already on record. He has a special place
in my heart and I am content that the test he was set at Aintree in the Grand National was fair.

He will soon go out for his summer holiday. Hopefully he will enjoy the
sunshine on his back in his paddock, but I will still worry about him every
day.

By contrast, Saturday’s race was unbelievably smooth. Corach and his rider
Derek Fox seemed to be in their own bubble.

They got a bit of luck when a loose horse jumped across them at the Canal
Turn but Corach handled that moment.

What I can control is trying to eliminate suffering and that is the ethos I bring

to training horses such as Corach Rambler.

Plenty of advances in veterinary medicine, which benefit other equine sports

and the horse population in general, have been made because of

developments in the welfare of horses.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ra...worry-day.html

But this isnt an accident they were made to run ,it could have been avoided.

1,877,964,024

animals have been killed for food
this year in the United Kingdom

number of horses that died at the Aintree festival = 3

https://animalclock.org/uk/

Many more than that LT over the years , I don't eat animals either imo,there is no need in this day and age,each to their own but eating meat or dairy is not for me either,it all comes under animal cruelty, I love animals so will not be eating them. Since the first Grand National in 1839, 84 horses have died during the event. Around 41 of those deaths took place between 2000 and 2012. that is just the Grand National figures,looking at all other racing it will be much more. At Aintree alone, 55 horses have died since 2000, including 15 during the Grand National itself, while in 2021 there were 200 horse fatalities across Britain.The link you posted is very sad and that is important to me too,i dont want to be part of that.

Nigel tackles the horse and snooker protest idiots
 

Agree with Nige, it's time to start being intolerant of them. They are the enemy of us. The authorities need to either do something about them or if they don't then the people should do it themselves. We can no longer allow these spoilt children the freedom to keep disrupting our lives.

And if the people do take action themselves and the authorities come down on the people instead, then we know that these groups are working for the globalist elites to purpousley cause disruption, which is what many believe is the case.

Obviously there's a huge gulf in the numbers that would seem to trivialise this -- but personally I'd say there's genuinely a big difference in animals being killed for food, and animals being killed in the name of entertainment.

Yes the Grand National
is making more efforts
and updating rules.

Massively so as to a difference.

I haven't watched The Grand National for about 16 years and YES it is cruel. :fist: :mad:

Thats OK



But Next year, it is going to be better
more improvements will be carried out.

Yes, and those 3 Horses that sadly died,
were not all on the Grand National day.

A fact that "some" posters MISS
on purpose.

Just Stop Oil
are now going to Protest
The London Marathon this Sunday

If they stop the marathon how will all the runners flood social media with their times and images of them with their medals?

D:

are they going to turn the marathon into a steeplechase? :worry:

it would make the whole total bore-fest more interesting tbh

Fight them on the streets. Its time to give them some discipline that they've not ever experienced which makes them the ignorant, intolerant people they are.

They want war. Let's give them it.

Why don't these people ever try breaking into Downing Street?

Anyone have the answer for that? Why is their target always the general public. Mainly the working class?

This kind of protest is just silly, but I think the protesters who do it to try and save animal lives have a valid point, looks like this is just the loss of a pool table and some angry people.

Dont make much sense to block a load of humans using their own power to get around when you are complaining about the climate changing.

Spose I might watch past rotherhithe and my favourite pub l, the brunel now. Just to see if anything exciting happens.

Ive not been this perched since thingammy had to stop for a **** 3/4s of the way round. Maybe that's what it's all about..methane!

Ree Smogg banging on about Tidal Energy only being produced twice a day :joker: FFS

He states it with such authority too.

That's not how it works at all, high tide is used to fill a tidal reservoir and the potential energy is then released at a steady rate until the next high tide refills the reservoir. It's actually one of THE most steady and reliable forms of renewable energy, with huge potential. Crucuially - the potential energy is stored naturally and can create a controllable and steady power generation without relying on batteries.

The tech just isn't quite there yet, which is what he should have focussed on in this debate. Tidal energy will be a great energy source when it's better developed.

Ree Smogg mounting an entire argument based on a complete misunderstanding that tidal energy only generates energy when the tides are turning. Umm.

Arista, will you tell this guy that Jacob is more educated than him?

To be fair the only person who comes across well here is the poor chap on the right. Pier is the other half of the problem here, as usual. Of course it's all deliberate for views ... no one actually wants to hear a real debate, they want to hear a couple of prats kicking off at each other.

I don't know how educated Ree Smogg is or isn't but I do know he didn't do his homework on tidal energy, because he insists "it only gives energy twice a day" 3 or 4 times and that's simply incorrect.

https://extinctionrebellion.uk/the-b...ec9bxfgior3jk2


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Police will be busy

Just Stop Oil spokesperson = some stupid kid

Yes Good on Australia SkyNews
showing that.

Yes it's typical of that Group