A Michael Broad Blog
The news today in the sport section of The Times of Monday, November 2024 is as follows (verbatim – I hope that is okay). Headline: “Three horses die during dark day at Cheltenham”. Racing: Abuffalosoldier, who won the staying handicap chase at Cheltenham yesterday, collapsed and died after the race. He was one of …
RELATED: Australian authorities violate animal welfare laws every day This is a cross post. And I am expressing my opinion on this news story, please note, as I feel I must. It’s an important story for people concerned with animal welfare. It’s an important story for people concerned about protecting animals from cruelty. And …
A mysterious injury which prevented Charles Dickens from continuing writing for what appears to have been a couple of weeks has now been revealed: a horse bit his righting arm (presumed as he was right-handed) at a stables. It was a serious bite which harmed him quite severely. Note: I add some comments in …
Is it true that Greta Thunberg is autistic and loves horses and, I will presume, other animals? Yes, that’s true! Greta Thunberg, the renowned climate change activist, has openly discussed her diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome, which is a form of autism. She was diagnosed at the age of 12. Despite her global fame and …
The backstory to the Household Cavalry breaking news is that they experience inadequate caregiving back at their barracks as they are unnaturally cooped up for too long each day. Their reaction when they were spooked was exaggerated or supercharged by their need to flee their stalls where they do not have the opportunity to …
