tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post2414729869227154991..comments2024-03-27T13:06:58.438-06:00Comments on Harry Tucker - Observations and Musings: Calgary Stampede Crash–A Different ViewpointHarry Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-34859216338611257102012-07-13T14:42:32.156-06:002012-07-13T14:42:32.156-06:00Amen - thanks for sharing, Kerry!Amen - thanks for sharing, Kerry!Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-11827176694352756812012-07-13T14:37:30.682-06:002012-07-13T14:37:30.682-06:00The other day on the way downtown I noticed protes...The other day on the way downtown I noticed protesters for animal rights on the sidewalk near the Stampede Grounds. Being from a farming background I was a bit dismayed to see them there with their placards that proclaimed abuses. I had exactly the same thoughts that you shared Harry.<br /><br />I wondered if those people ever actually owned a horse? Horses love to run. They love to run for their people. Anyone who has ever had a horse that allowed that horse to be entered into any kind of race or competition knows the heart of that animal to compete. They get a spark in their eye and a lift to their step at the mere smell of competition. To deny a race animal the platform of a race is a worse fate than death.<br /><br />Of course we are all appalled when an accident occurs, but the reality of life on the farm is that animals live and animals die just like people do in life.<br /><br />I too would rather die doing something that I love.Kerry Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021945793627560932noreply@blogger.com