Quote Originally Posted by CathyBogart
It's quite possible for a horse to get injured plodding down a trail or running around a field. ANYONE can take a misstep.
That's true but you see the thing is ..

There is a BETTER chance of a horse getting injured while racing.

My friends boy friend got a horse for chariot racing, he said if it ever broke it's leg he would shoot the thing, now he was joking but there are people out there who don't want to deal with a injured horse while they can get a new healthy horse, I also hope my friends boy friend gets rid of that poor horse because I don't want it to pull some stupid wagon around a feild with a whip.