A lame horse is lame because it is experiencing pain and there is something seriously wrong with some part of one of its legs or feet.

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Imagine if you were slightly lame and had to carry 20% of your body weight. The decision is yours. Now imagine you are a slave and someone is forcing you to do this against your will.

Carrying extra weight would make the injury and the pain worse. If a horse cannot be cured of its lameness it should be retired from all work.

No vet would recommend riding any horse with even the slightest lameness. A good horse person puts the horse’s welfare first, not the money they can make for them, like Steve Weeks, the owner/operator of this concession.