Re: [RC] Mongol Derby- interesting politics-NOT envious - Barbara McCrary
After seeing the great numbers of horses each herder
owns, after seeing the stallion(s) run loose with the herd all the time,
understanding that the attitude is "he who owns the most horses is the
wealthiest or has the highest ranking", I can believe your comment below.
These animals are NOT pets, they are working animals, and death is as normal as
life. They don't have vets at their beck and call and don't have the money
to pay one if there were one close by. And...if you don't have the money
to pay for a vet, you let Nature take its course. Of course, racing a
horse to death, should that happen, is not natural, but still, one has to see
this from their viewpoint. It's not our way, but we aren't superior in the
way we live or treat our animals, either.
Subject: Re: [RC] Mongol Derby-
interesting politics-NOT envious
On Jul 28, 2009, at 5:16 AM, oddfarm wrote:
I received an interesting e-mail from Michael
Beesley asking for signatures to stop the race on behalf of Linda
Tellington-Jones. His e-mail states that in the recent traditional Nadaam
horse race in which the children ride, eighteen horses died from exhaustion.
True? I don't know.
I don't know either, but I do recall a conversation with my vet - a LONG
time ago - regarding his trip to Mongolia. He was there as part of a
team to help elevate the care the horses received in general. Now - this
was a long time ago, so I only have impressions left from that conversation.
However - my impression is that the Mongols have a very different
outlook on horse care. Basically - if a horse dies as a result of one of
these races, too bad ... it must have been weak, so it shouldn't have been
used for breeding, anyway.
