For those of you who don't know, barrel-racing is a sport in which there are three or so barrels placed out into a rodeo arena, and a horse and rider pair shoot out and wind around those barrels before shooting back into the gate - and all of this is done as fast as possible.
While I can agree that running is in a horse's nature, I cannot agree with the omni who suggested that horses like this stupid sport. Who the hell would like to be ridden, bit cutting the mouth, head being yanked around, kicked in the sides, and being hit with a rope so that one would go faster???
Anyway, the back-story behind this is: I went to the South Texas State Fair yesterday, wasted a bunch of money on stupid rides, followed my friends into a building, and what did I discover? A rodeo arena. And no one made us pay to get in, which meant the cost was included in the entrance fee to the fair. I was quite furious. I still am.
So anyway, my friends and boyfriend decide to go in and sit down and drag me along with them, and I sit there for about forty-five minutes in horror. I have seen rodeos before, but that was when I was detached and with blinders. It's much different seeing it as a vegan. I posted a picture on Facebook of some horses crowded in an enclosure so small, that if one wants to move, they all have to.
I wrote: "The calf-roping was awful to watch, and so was the barrel-racing, but that was mostly painful for other reasons. And I totally cheered for the bulls and not the cowboys. I've become a true vegan. XD"
She wrote: "Without commenting on anything else...horses generally *like* barrel-racing, just like dogs enjoy agility course training and human athletes compete in sports that they enjoy."
I wanted to say, how the hell do you know horses like barrel-racing?
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