Community Chat

[Witchy Woman]

@stevieb 

I believe you are right. 

In the DC area it is the Park Police that ride horses.  Not sure if they are the ones doing crowd control, but I assume so.

As I mentioned, when I worked in DC, I ran near their stables every day.  I would see them loading and unloading the horses, and they were always a presence on the grounds around the Memorial.  Sometimes, the officers would take them out for a little run.

Everyone loved seeing them.

In that peaceful setting, they are glorious and a pleasure to see.

[stevieb]

@Witchy Woman  When the crowds are normal and peaceful, I don't even mind too much seeing the mounted police doing a bit of crowd control, but under the current circumstances, I'd prefer they left the horses out of it and safely in the stables... I live near another park a bit further out and there is (or used to be, I haven't been in a while) a smaller stable there where just a few horses have been kept and we always used to see a couple of mounted park police meandering throughout the park...

[heart of savino]

Horse racing is back in new york.thank god the greatest sport in america is back,

cant wait to watch my horse run at  BELMONT PARK and SARATOGA.

I love horse racing.......

[Pearlee]

Too many horses die from horseracing.😥

[KKJ]

@Pearlee Don't like horseracing either. Never did like seeing the jockeys hitting the horses with a stick, or whatever the name of that thing is they beat the horses with.

[Glittergal]

Ha.  I wish that were true.  Abuse is rampant, and not just the animals.  Children, women...it's a huge problem.

[MoonieBaby]

DOG and HORSES - these animals are hurt by DISRESPTFUL/HATEFUL/REPULSIVE HUMANS...in a VARIETY of crowd situations.

it sickens me...it is inexcusable. I hate seeing it.

[pigletsmom]

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@heart of savino wrote:

Horse racing is back in new york.thank god the greatest sport in america is back,

cant wait to watch my horse run at  BELMONT PARK and SARATOGA.

I love horse racing.......

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@heart of savino   It seemed weird to watch Belmont today after such a long break. They're talking about planning for maybe some spectators later in the Saratoga meet but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

[Venezia]

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@Pearlee wrote:
@prettychris You are reading something into posts that isn't there.Nobody said they are MORE concerned with horses than people. I respect the posters here enough to think they are concerned with both. It isn't either horses OR people and I don't even know why a reasonable person would assume that.

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@Pearlee - Thank you for being the voice of reason.

[barrel racer]

I saw the picture of the horse hit in the head with the rock the other night.  My heart hurt they are such trusting creatures.  I won't even ride mine in a parade.