Palio di Asti, the horse Mamuthones died, but the event continues. Despite the death of a horse, today we will still race. The Palio di Asti, which should have taken place on the afternoon of Sunday 15 September, was suspended due to a serious accident which resulted in the death of one of the competing horses. The demonstration will resume this afternoon, Monday 16 September. The tragedy - announced - will not stop the races.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Despite the death of a horse riding, today we will run again. The Palio of Asti, which was supposed to take place on the afternoon of Sunday 15 September, was suspended due to a serious accident which resulted in the death of one of the competing horses. The demonstration will resume this afternoon, Monday 16 September. The tragedy - announced - will not stop the races.
Lo exploitation some horses, for pure fun, goes on. Today we will run again and the death of the horse Mamuthones, in the Santa Maria Nuova district, seems to have been dismissed as a normal road accident. It is not the first time that on the occasion of the Palio of Asti or similar events we are faced with the death of an animal.
As the LOW, who was present at the time of the accident, the responsibility of the safety of the horses falls fully on the organizing committee of the palio. The provisions of the regulations in force. It will also be necessary to assess the risks associated with the weather conditions and the state of the runway. The Anti-Vivisection League has announced that it will intervene to ascertain any responsibility relating to the death of the horse, defining it as an announced tragedy.
The mayor of Asti, Fabrizio Brignolo, Has yesterday's race suspended after the death of the horse. The death of the animal occurred on the spot. Rescue was timely, but did not save him. The accident was caused by the Maltempo, from bad ctrack conditions or from the distraction of the horse rider?
The images published by Animal Amnesty show the dinamica what happened. The jockey, Jonathan Bertoletti, he would have given the horse the start to leave, delivering two strong lashes, before the due time. The horse would then begin its race, bumping into a rope of 1000 kilos.
The animal, after having fallen to the ground with all its weight and after hitting its head, would have died instantly. It will now be up to the authorities to carry out the appropriate investigations. There hope is that such serious accidents never happen again and that "traditional" events focused on the exploitation of animals can turn into peaceful and devoid of events violence.
photo source: facebook.com/AnimalAmnesty
As remembers theEnpa in a note, they even are 3 i dead horses negli last months in the course of similar events: opening a mare had died at Quintana of Foligno, followed by the horse of the Palio of Monselice and, finally, from that of Asti. Enpa has instructed its legal department to verify that in the cases in question all regulatory requirements have been respected and, in the event that any infringements or non-compliance should emerge, it is ready to take appropriate action against those responsible. TO what other tragedies will we still have to attend before the organizers of the palios - and other similar events - decide to say enough?
Marta Albè
