Sunday, April 22, 2012

Sounds like Hollywood but it's true! Kudos to the hero

Kudos to the 90 year-old man who saved a little girl from being trampled at Santa Anita. And... What were the parents thinking?


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  1. AnonymousApril 22, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    The parents were thinking they were going to take their little girl to see the pretty horsie, that's what. I'll give them them the benefit of the doubt and say the girl probably wandered a little bit when their back was turned, but too often, people are clueless around animals.

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  2. ValApril 22, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    Thanks for sharing this amazing story!

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  3. BellaApril 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM

    How wonderful. It's good to know there are people out there like that, who value a stranger's life more than their own. Wow.

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  4. KaylynApril 22, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    Chances are they weren't. The majority of spectators at race tracks don't have a clue as to what is an acceptable way to behave around horses. Either they didn't know what to do and therefore didn't move or they just weren't paying attention to what was going on in the paddock. Either is entirely plausable and I've seen it far too many times.
    I witnessed a similar reaction at Keeneland a few weeks ago. A friend and I were standing in the winner's circle to watch the race. A filly threw her rider coming up to the gate and broke free from the gate crew and came barreling down the opposite way of the track. My friend and I had been talking to a young man who worked there and before we even really knew what was going on, he's shoving people back from the fence yelling at them to get out of the way. After everything calmed down and we started talking to him again, we found out he's seen several instances where horses have jumped the rails into the stands, and even had a filly kill herself that way while he was galloping her in the morning.
    Track crew are trained to react in a very different way than the spectators react - even the spectators that are expereinced horse people - to avoid danger to the horses and the crowds.

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  5. JeanApril 22, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    Wow! Amazing that he recovered. That looked like a bad crash.

    Trouble is, all a parent has to do is turn away for one instant, or let go of a child's hand and...well disaster. Last week at the tack swap all the women on the porch of the store started shouting. A father and little tyke were crossing the parking lot just as a car was driving in. Dad was NOT holding his son's hand. The women frantically waved the car to a stop just in time. Dad never should have let go of that little hand in a parking lot...just goes to show. (And why I do not have any children.)

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  6. RiderWriterApril 23, 2012 at 4:08 PM

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  7. RiderWriterApril 23, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    I remember hearing about this when it happened. I'm telling you, I think it would have to be my OWN kid before I'd throw myself in front of a loose horse. What a guy!!!

    But yeah, I do agree. You don't take a little kid and stand next to the paddock opening. That is just STUPID. Heck, I wouldn't stand there myself! I'm surprised the guard hadn't already told them to move...

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  8. RiderWriterApril 24, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    @Jean: Yep, that's why I always, but ALWAYS, held my kids' hands when we were in a parking lot. For one thing, they are too short for drivers to see them when they're backing up, and for another, kids don't pay attention and are liable to walk right in front of moving/backing up vehicles. That dad was very irresponsible!

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  9. Achieve1dreamApril 30, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Wow, what a great guy. So willing to sacrifice his own life for that little girl because as he said she hasn't even seen life yet. This had me in tears lol. I'm so glad he recovered. Thanks for sharing!

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