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Horse Racing question: what happens to a "famous" horse when it dies?

Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:26 pm
Posted by navy
Parts Unknown, LA
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:26 pm


I honestly don't know.

Do the owners sometimes get a gigantic coffin and bury the horse?

Taxidermy?

Fertilizer plant?

Simply dig a pit and drop them in?


What happens to "famous" horses when they die?
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:27 pm to
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Posted by navy
Parts Unknown, LA
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:27 pm to
Perhaps this is the case:


quote:

(usually only the head, heart, and hooves of a winning race horse are buried, and the rest of the body is cremated)
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:28 pm to
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Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:31 pm to
What do they do with when it's done racing?

Does it get treated better than the other horses?
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:54 pm to
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 3:02 pm to
Cremated I imagine
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Kentucky Horse Park is where Man O War is buried.
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 6:01 pm to
Man O' War the GOAT race horse

This post was edited on 6/9/15 at 6:07 pm
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