Errr...no.

What happened was some loud and not particularly well-informed people banging on about getting Appleby shut down because of a horse being drowned. As some of us actually do care about heritage and tradition, we pointed out that, if the issue is REALLY animal rights, there are two things that need to happen: firstly, the abuse at Appleby needs to be quantified and substantiated. Secondly, it needs to be PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE against the numbers of "accidental" deaths which are accepted as part and parcel of racing, eventing and hunting - sports which cause many, many more deaths than Appleby does each year.

YOU were the one who said "Culture - me arse!". Well, perhaps that's the way some if us feel about your "horsie community" if it will cast aspertions at events like Appleby while ignoring the buggering great cinder in its own eye.

Tell me, how often do you go onto racing and eventing forums and demand that they get their own house in order?