Comments on: Horse Tripping Faces Ban in Arizona

By: cowboy

cowboy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:57:09 +0000

i feel that horsetripping is not a sport it is an abusive act of torture it is my opinion that it should be illegal in this state and stiff penaltys should apply

By: Lady

Lady — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:26:54 +0000

I am appalled at this horse tripping and want to help somehow. I do think Joe Arpio must have something to do with saving our animals also. Thank God for all the people who care about the torture of others. I will be praying for the horses and other animals being abused.

By: Aeon

Aeon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:01:32 +0000

I would like to add something to my last comment. I once met a 14 year old girl who happened to be the niece of a fellow athlete from my town. I knew her uncle in wrestling in Junior High School and I met her when I substitute taught in Spanish in her school. Her family has a ranch in eastern Colorado. Like many teenage girls she loved horses and riding. She told me about how one day while she was out on foot on the range with the horses, several coyotes approached. The horses circled up around her and protected her. The horse is a noble animal.

By: David

David — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:47:20 +0000

This is a barbaric ritual. What a way to treat an animal that has been a friend and hard-working helper on ranch and farm. That atrocity is a sin! This should be classified as a felony! The horse is a noble creature and should be treated with respect. No animal should be treated so viciously. We humans have been given the gift of knowing what is morally correct. I think that the Catholic church should speak out against this abuse.

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:19 +0000

watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ke5frHR1pc

By: Georgy

Georgy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:27:26 +0000

I live in a rural area of Southern California, and ended up with a 7 year old little Quarter pony whom I now believe had been ‘tripped’.
Both his hind legs bore thick scars, and he exhibited such high anxiety whenever his hind limbs were immobilized for more than a few seconds at a time, that we had to tranquilize him each time our shoer came out to trim his hooves.
He also had some sort of nerve damage in his lower spine, which resulted in ‘foot dragging’ in his hind end after a moderate trail ride.
The first time our horse shoer saw ‘Lightening’ he said that the horse had been “roped or tripped” most probably at a rodeo. I had never heard of this practice.
I understand that if you are on a working ranch it is essential to know how to rope livestock. I also think that four or five charros roping and re-roping the same horse in a small enclosure until it’s sides are heaving and it’s fetlocks are maimed and bleeding is like shooting fish in a barrel. Not much of a sport. You need to earn respect, and this ain’t it.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:18:15 +0000

There is no excuse for mangana. 400 years of stupidity and cruelty doesn’t make it right. The proponents say if it is done right it is o.k. How do they learn to do it right? By doing it wrong many times at the expense of some poor horse. Also, the events that do this as sport are not serving any purpose. They speak of mad horses and the horse’s fury….horses are usually flight animals and don’t often chase and attack humans. These “events” are enjoyed by neanderthal morons. You would expect this to come from Mexico, just like bullfighting which is reprehensible as well.

By: Escamilla

Escamilla — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:33:57 +0000

ooops i hit send too soon. who the hell uses wires to trip horses? are you serious? could this be the most retarded article ever written? i am disgusted by the lack of research this williams has done. seriously get some real information.

By: Escamilla

Escamilla — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:32:14 +0000

ok we are in 2009, not in 1979 when that picture was taken, come on people get a clue to what your talking about, charros have not been dropping mares in forefooting for over 15 years, across the country, no one does this, everyone knows its taboo to even mention it in the charro community. An the fact of the matter is you dont have any true facts which have never been posted, mentioned or brough in front of anyone. all you got going is the fact that charros are reluctant to defend themselves because they belive they arent doing anything wrong, which they arent, and any one with first hand exprience could tell you.

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:51:40 +0000

Thank you Ms. Williams, for your efforts.
This an inhumane assault on innocent animals, and should be banned EVERYWHERE!!!.
Mel in Dallas, where is YOUR research? You’re one of the mindless morons that would let this continue.
Randy in San Antonio. Thanks for the narrative, you people seem to miss the point. INNOCENT ANIMALS ARE BEING MISTREATED FOR PEOPLES ENTERTAINMENT! Good and practical tradition my rear. Guess you think that some tradition allows cruelty to animals for laughs.
Why don’t we all think of these poor creatures as ones that we are associated with personally. They are just missing a caring owner to stand up for them.
My gratitude to anyone and everyone who’s trying to put an end to the inhumane treatment that so many animals endure.