“You are a great champion. When you ran, the ground shook, the sky opened and mere mortals parted. Parted the way to victory, where you'll meet me in the winner's circle, where I'll put a blanket of flowers on your back.” This is a quote from one of my favorite movies, which just so happens to be a movie about a race horse, Mariah’s Storm (Sonador), that is based on a true story, based on a horse that won the Breeder’s Cup, after suffering and recovering from a broken cannon bone caused by falling during a previous race. Although the movie may not reflect directly on my essay, the quote reflects on all areas of horse racing. The U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is the highest honor a racehorse can win. To win the Triple Crown,
More than 100,000 U.S horses are sent to slaughter each year for their meat. The meat is then shipped overseas to Europe for human consumption. Horse slaughter is a big issue in the equine community. Many people in the equine community say it’s inhuman by the way the horses are killed, but many equestrians also say its moral due to population control. so which is it, is horse slaughter bad or good? This report will look at what horses usually go to slaughter, how the U.S and other countries view horses, how different people view horses and what would happen if slaughter ended.
In theory, political campaigns are the most important culmination of the democratic debate in American politics. In practice, however, the media shrouds society’s ability to engage in a democratic debate with unenlightening campaign coverage. Because of this, it is difficult—if not impossible—to have educated political discourse in which the whole, factual truth is on display. After years of only seeing the drama of presidential campaigns, the American public has become a misinformed people.
In the latest years, greyhound racing has gained negative media attention, whereas in 2015 the abc four corners revealed that several owners and trainers were using live baits as a training form for the dog to gain a competitive advantage (Hanna, & Clark, 2015). Another issue concerning the sustainability of the industry is the mass greyhound killings because they were considered too slow (Hanrahan, 2016). Due to all the issues concerning the industry, New South Wales were set to ban Greyhound racing in 2016. Nevertheless, the ban got overturned due to political populism and the economic benefits and the numerous livings the sport provides for. The government now searches for other solutions to make the industry more sustainable. Still, frustrated
For decades, Scientists have contemplated the idea of using horses for the personal gain of children and adults with needs such as autism, heart conditions, anxiety, stress, and other disorders that have yet to be curable. Horses such as Chester, a twenty year old gelding has encouraged more young riders who face difficulties such as social skills, behavior skills, and those who are physically indisposed. The phrase confidence is key, becomes important when people of all ages interact with a horse. Learning confidence may not be as easy as it sounds but is a necessary step to bond with a horse; without it, there can be no trust and most importantly, no bond between the equine and its rider.
Grand champion! I was riding Fancy, a paint horse, at the Dallas County Fair in the Horsemanship class. In this class, I had to complete a pattern and it was judged on how well each horse and rider completed the pattern. The judge felt that Fancy and I performed best and awarded me with a big purple ribbon and a trophy with a horse on top. At the end of the fair, all of the grand champions were announced before the races. That was the final reward for successfully showing a horse in competitions.
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Piedmont-Marton, Elisabeth. "Overview of 'The Rocking Horse Winner'" Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.
In conclusion, "The Rocking-Horse Winner," written by D. H. Lawrence is a story about the family and the feelings of shame that we acquire from our parents that could have disastrous consequences for the whole family. We saw the effects of a mother's obsession with money, a son's plan to please his mother, and the prices the family paid for their obsession with money.
Lawrence, D. H. “The Rocking-Horse Winner”. The Story and It’s Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. Ed. Ann Charters. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003.
Within the story entitled The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence, the audience is divulged into the sordid family life of a adolescent boy named Paul, where there are three obvious morals told through the story’s style and symbolism. Also present within The Rocking Horse Winner are elements of supernaturalism and cold harsh reality.
As individuals, we are responsible for ourselves, including the decisions we make. However, with the temptations of making “easy money” and the dreams of hitting that million-dollar jackpot, these decisions make it hard for individuals to resist, which traps them into making poor decisions. With today’s economy, individuals are susceptible to mounting pressures from finances, work and a fast paced lifestyle. Even though these are everyday factors in our lives, they contribute to our stress level. Many times it is drugs or alcohol that individuals turn to, but there is also another very addicting behavior that many people turn to, gambling. There has been a rise in pathological gambling in the past 10 years and it is only increasing. With this fact, gambling is only banned in two states in the whole United States of America. What are the problems associated with pathological gambling and is the government and casinos acting ethically by propagating such an addicting act?
Piedmont, Elisabeth. "An overview of 'The Rocking-Horse Winner,'." Short Stories for Students. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.
In this position paper, I’d like to express my opinion on a topic about a topic that’s very inhumane and cruel and that has been going on for years. Bullfighting. In Spanish it translates to “corrida de toros”. It’s considered a blood sport, and consists of a bullfighter (torero) that tries to kill a bull using multiple swords. It’s mostly known for being practiced in Spain, but it also originates from Latin American countries like Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, as well as Southern France, Portugal, India, and Tanzania. It’s absolutely heartless to practice this “sport” to be legal, and should be banned due be to the huge suffering of the bulls.
So, in the end, Jack does everything that Scout does, only for the sheer love of it. He and I have won awards that old guys with short horses just don’t win. Jack, more so than Scout, actually makes me look like a good rider. Jack would never win a fight between the two of them; but he is a better competition horse. He is proof that it’s not the type of horse you have that counts; it’s simply the horse you have that counts.
The Sport of Kings, or horse racing as it exists today, is a sport that numerous different people appreciate. When my wife and I went we pulled into the parking lot at the Fairmont race track at five minutes until seven o’clock in the evening. The sun had not set, although it was getting lower and the evening was quickly cooling off. Glancing across the lot I noticed there were cars and trucks of every shape and size arriving. The best parking spaces on the worn out, potholed asphalt lot were taken, nevertheless I have a disabled placard and found a spot fairly close to the door. Not too close though, there was only a few of the handicap spaces left. Such an amount of handicap people attending horse races is remarkable. As we were getting out of