tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67747704766812867.post8032176822801207224..comments2023-05-08T10:57:52.853-04:00Comments on Rising's Rant: R.I.P. Eight BellesJim Risinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12007870177055575356noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67747704766812867.post-75674956867839535532008-05-05T07:28:00.000-04:002008-05-05T07:28:00.000-04:00I agree with you up to a point about the horse rac...I agree with you up to a point about the horse racing. I too watched in stunned silence as they announced that Eight Belles was down. I vowed I would never watch live what I had the misfortune of seeing taped on HBO and other venues-that is the crippling of a horse athlete. To watch in horror as a horse continues to run while its front leg is dangling at a grotesque angle is to know what it means to see the end of a champion. How many human runners would continue under those conditions-with a rider on their back? I celebrate the incredible beauty that is horse racing. But if you really want see a sport with some real muscle behind it watch bull riding. I dare you to find a sport in which a hapless human stands as much chance of being pulverized as winning the purse at the end of eight heart-pounding seconds. The bulls don't break their legs. The humans sure do. But then again I could be wrong. <BR/><BR/>anneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com