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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 on 6/9/15 at 2:26 pm
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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?
Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:27 pm to navy
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)
Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:31 pm to navy
What do they do with when it's done racing?
Does it get treated better than the other horses?
Does it get treated better than the other horses?
Posted on 6/9/15 at 5:33 pm to navy
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![](https://photos.travelblog.org/Photos/122490/417597/f/4039303-One-of-the-World-s-Most-Famous-Horse-Graves-1.jpg)
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Kentucky Horse Park is where Man O War is buried.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 6:01 pm to navy
Man O' War the GOAT race horse
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This post was edited on 6/9/15 at 6:07 pm
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