Fox Hunting Horse Beater

Discussion in 'Taylor's Tittle-Tattle - General Banter' started by Relegation Certs, Nov 9, 2021.

  1. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    My pro-hunting stance?
     
  2. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    This really is the thread that keeps on giving.
     
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  3. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    Even "normal" horse riding is a lot more dangerous than e.g. normal swimming.

    Horse riding on a foxhunt at speed with a pack of baying hounds is something else entirely.

    A mounted 2 year old should have been nowhere near a fox hunt. At best she should be in a round pen under heavy supervision with someone walking alongside her.

    Being mounted at an active fox hunt site, even if not taking part (as near as I can tell there's no detail either way as to whether or not the incident happened during the chase), is unbelievably risky. All it takes is one event to startle the pony and the child gets thrown, and probably killed.
     
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  4. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    You do rather appear to be seeking to defend ‘Country pursuits’. Even the choice of phrase is designed to disguise the nature of either tearing animals apart or blasting their flesh from their bones for fun, as if it’s something charming and bucolic, like a fete with yummy scones with jam and cream and more tea vicar?

    I would imagine you would have had stronger words had this child died out mountain biking, wild swimming with its parents or some other activity you don’t feel the need to defend politically. But it would seem obvious that a two-year old cannot manage a pony in the countryside. The most they can do is sit on one in a controlled space while it walks around on a long rein.

    Parental vanity is a real danger to children. You see it all the time, people treating toddlers like they can manage grown up situations or pressure. It’s certainly not confined to hunters.

    I feel desperately sorry for these parents for their terrible folly and no judgement any of us pass is likely to be as harsh as their own. The inquest will tell us just how reckless it was.
     
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  5. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Pretty sure others will confirm I am not a snowflake. I just found your comments disgraceful. Your non apology doesn’t change anything.
     
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  6. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    I wouldn't have 'strong words' for any parent that loses a child in an accident - only sympathy. Regardless of whether they were taking part in an activity of which I disapprove. And that is the point. For the record, I consider all forms of hunting abhorrent
     
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  7. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Stronger words on here, not to them obviously. But fair enough.
     
  8. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    Quite agree. The loss of a child is more than punishment enough on its own.

    There's really no need to dogpile them when they're already going to be grief stricken.
     
  9. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I don’t think you “upset” anyone. I think you just convinced a number of posters that you’re a bit of a heartless ****.
     
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  10. A tragic accident and I feel for the young life lost

    Can't say I feel a jot of sympathy for the parents though, quite happy to participate in barbaric blood sports
     
  11. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    I've got no time for animal cruelty, I much prefer animals to humans. I hope the horse lashes out at her, see if she likes it eh?
     
  12. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    At least he hasn't gone berserk and started chucking paint over parked cars
     
  13. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I don't know anyone who's chucked paint over parked cars.
     
  14. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    More beserk (more beserkers? Higher on the beserk scale?) to chuck paint over moving cars surely?
     
  15. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

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  16. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    Maybe we should be sacking less teachers if this comment is the norm:

    horse.jpg
     
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  17. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    Fewer.
     
  18. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Keighley would have so many less likes if he wasn’t always presented with the opportunity to be a massive pedant.
     
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  19. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    Dirty work, but somebody's got to do it.
     
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  20. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    Losing her job is not enough. I want more. More!
     
  21. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    Surely the horse deserves a rematch? He got absolutely mugged off in the first fight, but I reckon with a bit of notice and a proper camp, he’d put up a much better show.
     
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  22. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I'm actually in favour of more people fighting horses. I know it goes against the grain, but that's how I feel.
     
  23. Filbert

    Filbert Leicester supporting bloke

    **** the neigh sayers.
     
  24. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    …against the oats?
     
  25. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Would the horses be duck sized?
    Asking on behalf of a horse sized duck.
     
  26. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    will sum 1 reign this norvener in
     
  27. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    Getting a kick out of this thread.
     

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