New Posts For Thread: Those bits of fur down the side of a horses face, making their legs and lungs work better!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-betterThat's a good point about the stallion propaganda...though the cynic in me figured he could've saved himself a sprint with a simple airbrushing.It's so ubiquitous nowadays in this fake world...it's like The Matrix!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562915089#562915089That's a good point about the stallion propaganda...though the cynic in me figured he could've saved himself a sprint with a simple airbrushing.It's so ubiquitous nowadays in this fake world...it's like The Matrix!Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:10:58 -0600That's a good point about the stallion propaganda...though the cynic in me figured he could've saved himself a sprint with a simple airbrushing.It's so ubiquitous nowadays in this fake world...it's like The Matrix!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562915087#562915087That's a good point about the stallion propaganda...though the cynic in me figured he could've saved himself a sprint with a simple airbrushing.It's so ubiquitous nowadays in this fake world...it's like The Matrix!Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:10:56 -0600Gibberish -- possibly because Aidan O'Brien went haring up the track to remove the cheekpieces before RotW (or was that another horse?) for the same reason Coolmore favours brown rather than white: headgear doesn't look good in the stallion adverts.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562914239#562914239Gibberish -- possibly because Aidan O'Brien went haring up the track to remove the cheekpieces before RotW (or was that another horse?) for the same reason Coolmore favours brown rather than white: headgear doesn't look good in the stallion adverts.Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:24:56 -0600Ramruma - that's a very notable one mate...dunno how I forgot thathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562914171#562914171Ramruma - that's a very notable one mate...dunno how I forgot thatWed, 01 Feb 2023 18:38:30 -0600A thoroughbred thinking that has a very very vivid imagination......might work for a zebra !https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562913517#562913517A thoroughbred thinking that has a very very vivid imagination......might work for a zebra !Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:42:07 -0600Gibberish -- "What are the most notable examples of big race winners?"Ruler of the World in the Derby?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562913467#562913467Gibberish -- "What are the most notable examples of big race winners?"Ruler of the World in the Derby?Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:27:16 -0600Horses are herd animals but more importantly they are prey animals. Not being able to see behind makes a horse more prone to imagine it is being chased by lions, and less likely to see the safety of the herd.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562913459#562913459Horses are herd animals but more importantly they are prey animals. Not being able to see behind makes a horse more prone to imagine it is being chased by lions, and less likely to see the safety of the herd.Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:25:09 -0600Got me thinking that Barstool.....I put my hands up to the side of my face, with fingers blocking my peripheral vision and imagined I was an aggressive/competitive greyhound and then reflected on the amount of races I had lost in my career by turninghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562913309#562913309Got me thinking that Barstool.....I put my hands up to the side of my face, with fingers blocking my peripheral vision and imagined I was an aggressive/competitive greyhound and then reflected on the amount of races I had lost in my career by turningWed, 01 Feb 2023 13:44:33 -0600The main one that springs to mind is Exotic Dancer though I can't think ofany more right now but I'd agree there's definitely something to it.a very woolly answer if you ask me.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562913275#562913275The main one that springs to mind is Exotic Dancer though I can't think ofany more right now but I'd agree there's definitely something to it.a very woolly answer if you ask me.Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:32:14 -0600Would it work on Humans or dogs? No.So why on horses?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31790887/those-bits-of-fur-down-the-side-of-a-horses-face-making-their-legs-and-lungs-work-better?post_id=562913195#562913195Would it work on Humans or dogs? No.So why on horses?Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:54:22 -0600