Ch2 ODDS AND ENDS - not big enough for a thread of their own

[Messenger]

Do we really need our horses wearing nose strips

[KTQ]

Horses really do break your heart. Our best boy Jack Mac broke his peddle bone in a race Friday at GP, just one week out from the $200k Golden Nugget. We will never ever ever get another like him. No matter the breeding. No matter the buying. He was our only one.



You really do just question everything in times like this. Do you just abuse your horses and squeeze every cent out of them regardless of risk of injuries, or be kind and careful resting them at the first sign of a sniffle and they still get serious injuries?!?

[eliteblood]

Horses really do break your heart. Our best boy Jack Mac broke his peddle bone in a race Friday at GP, just one week out from the $200k Golden Nugget. We will never ever ever get another like him. No matter the breeding. No matter the buying. He was our only one.



You really do just question everything in times like this. Do you just abuse your horses and squeeze every cent out of them regardless of risk of injuries, or be kind and careful resting them at the first sign of a sniffle and they still get serious injuries?!?

Commiserations Katie. I hope he recovers fully and continues in the same vain when he gets back.

[Dot]

So sorry to read that Katie, it was hard not to fear the worst when he dipped at the 250m, so brave to finish the race as he did. And that bravery should stand him in good stead for his recovery.

It feels now like there will never be another Jack Mac for the family Katie, but that’s something that can never be said for certain. That’s why we all breed or buy or get up in the mornings to work horses because we never know when that good one is around the corner.

We should always do best by our horses but sometimes it isn’t enough and comes to nought be that on the track, losing a mare and/or foal during our efforts to breed, or sometimes just to the vagaries of nature when a horse is injured in the paddock or stable without apparent explanation.

[Showgrounds]

Feeling your pain Katie, truly tough luck.

Pretty well the reason I am no longer active in the game; a string of heartbreak with good horses breaking down. And worse.

I tried an alternative sport for a while, lighting a fire in an old fuel drum and feeding it $50 notes. Cost about the same as the horses but without the thrill. So I've still got a few old horses and the local vets reckon I am a great bloke.

Hopefully, time (and luck) will fix Jack.

[Messenger]

Commiserations Katie, wishing Jack a strong recovery

[arlington]

Chin up Katie. Think about a 100% recovery

[Messenger]

Have Ballarat got a sprint lane tonight?
The storm is just arriving
I am in Ballarat tonight but not allowed to go

[Dot]

No sprint lane

[Messenger]

Track Details and first line of race description in form guide say there IS