The English Grand National Horse Race

Originally posted by Aiko
Chances are they do.
Really a lot of animal products are used for things you would not imagine they do. For getting certain colours they smash lice and extract the base colouring ingredient from it. Same goes for bones, where they extract gelatine (don't know if it is called the same in English, it is the stuff that makes jello or those wine gums jello-ish) ...[text shortened]... they can probably tell you much, much more how many products (mis) use animals for ingredients.

Originally posted by mysweetbaby
i go to national every year
best race in the world
they put a guard like tent
up and put horse outta misary
then becomes dog meat
thats life, poor horse

The broken legs of horses can be mended. The "pain and suffering" can be minimised.

Putting the horse of its misery is usually a case of putting the owner out of his/her financial misery. Huge vet bills, future stabling costs, while the horse is unlikely to regain its former ability. Far better to pull the trigger, take the insurance proceeds and buy another. As any breeder will tell you, its good for the industry.

And of course, the owner can shed a crocodile tear and, with a stiff upper lip, bask in the bravery and nobility normally associated with the murder of horses.

Originally posted by Gatecrasher
The broken legs of horses [b]can be mended. The "pain and suffering" can be minimised.

Putting the horse of its misery is usually a case of putting the owner out of his/her financial misery. Huge vet bills, future stabling costs, while the horse is unlikely to regain its former ability. Far better to pull the trigger, take the insurance ...[text shortened]... stiff upper lip, bask in the bravery and nobility normally associated with the murder of horses.[/b]

Originally posted by knightwest
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhorseglue.html

They used to go to the Gluefactory.
Or get eaten.

Horsemeat isn't bad actually.