Betrayal

Due to one of my jobs I have developed a fascination with horses but with this fascination I have also developed the habit of reading too much about horses. Every time I see a magazine or a book with the picture of a horse on it, I cannot help but to pick it up and read its pages. I read an article about an organization that helps retired racing horses by retraining them or finding them a new home to live out the rest of their lives. Most retired racing horses end up in slaughter houses in Mexico or Canada, even the famous ones, if they become injured from poor training or cannot breed/stud due to other complications. Here is the worst part...reading this article has made bawl my eyes out for the past hour. I guess it really bothers me when after working with horses for this past year and you see how hard they work and how high the expectations are for them, it just seems like a horrible betrayal for someone that is entrusted with their care to just turn around and neglect them. Those horses are so trusting too. I don't know any dogs that would allow a 100lbs+ human ride them around at 35 to 60mph and blindly take jumps or sharp turns. It's not right, those horsies deserve better.