And you all know that I love animals and I am a friend of animals - big or small. Even ants. I'd much rather take a spider or a fly out than smush them.
Also Playboy. I love Playboy. What I found interesting in this issue was a small article about a Polish woman that started out as a model but is now a photographer, Marlena Bielinska. Some of her photos of very pretty Polish girls are in the mag......oh those Polish girls....there is something about them....isn't it?
She is quoted "Sexual women like to see themselves naked". Hmmmmmm.......I can understand and relate to that. Kind of. I like pics of myself in various stages of undress.
There is also a fascinating and scary article about the business of faking your own death to cash in on life- insurance money.
Also check out my new pair of swirly pink glass tumblers from Kosta Boda, Rose-Marie gave them to me. I ❤ them!
John on :
It is a fascinating place. Got to talk with some of the people, who make very little money, care for and love the horses.
This is a dangerous, beautiful, and, at times, a brutal sport. Nice to know some people treat them with respect and admiration.
If you ever get the chance, go to the Louisville KY and see the Derby. Your observations would make great reading.
TATIANA Post author on :
I am glad to hear that there are people caring for those horses that love them.
I am actually very much against this sport. It is dangerous and brutal, you are right. More often than not, injured horses get put down with a gun shot instead of rehabilitated because they are no longer a source of income for their owners/inverstors.
I am against animals competing for the sake of human entertainment even though they look majestic and beautiful while doing so.
Also, once the race horses are done, so many of them end up in slaughter houses. If they are lucky they are able to live out their retirement years with people that care or get to go to a place like the Black Beauty Ranch.
According to an article I read "there are 36 000 horses bred every year, but only one can win the Kentucky Derby. What happens to the rest of them?".
Look at Barbaro and Eight Belles, both horses had to be put down after getting injured at the Kentucky Derby.
There is a man called Michael Blowen, he has a rescue farm called Old Friends Equine - he saves race horses from slaugheter.
He is a hero in my eyes.
To me the well being of the horses and their quality of life is so much more important than a race. And those hats the women are wearing at the Kentucky Derby are so silly looking anyways.
I hope that the Kentucky Derby will be shut down. SOON!
But still, thanks for reading and commenting!
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www.blackbeautyranch.org
www.oldfriendsequine.org
John on :
It is a place you should try to visit sometime as I can tell you would love it.
However, he is also an avid believer in the sport of Throughbred Horse Racing (feels it brings great joy to BOTH the horse and humans). BUT also feels as you (and I) passionately feel; that owners and trainers should be held accountable. That no horse ever should go to slaughter and that the monies for a full retirment for each horse should be taken out of every purse.
Eery thing you say is true. But not completely. For instance, our horses are always retired early and we never run them injured. AND, we always find a good home for our horses at retirement. Recently, at Turfway Track Ohio we saw beautiful horse being mistreated, bought him on the spot, nursed and retired him. He is now living a great happy life.
Our last horse went to a young girl in WY who lost her dad. He has changed her life. Everything we do is for the horse, absolute.
I can see we have a disagreement, but do know all your concerns I share. And when I see the injustice and abuse in makes me sad and angry too. But, we are fully invested in making it better.
If you ever get to Kentucky, let me know, I would en to take you to Old Friends and introducing you to Michael.
TATIANA Post author on :
And I am sure that there are people, like you, that take good care of your horses. It made me feel very good inside to know that you were able to save a horse from mistreatment. You did a wonderful thing.
Horses were my first love. I was crazy about horses when I was little and I still love them.
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