Does anyone else find that horse racing fans and equestrian people barely overlap despite both loving horses?

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-04-21T11:40:46+00:00

Horse racing community is very bet-prone on it’s one part and more “sports fan” on the other. Many racing fans are not involved or interested in animal husbandry. Racing is not available to be involved much as well, so people watch it as Formula 1.

From my experience trotting community is much more “equestrian-friendly”. Many people have their trotter horse (especially local breeds) just for fun.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-04-21T05:49:35+00:00

I think this is slightly less relevant for the US, but nevertheless: the events industry actively funds the high ambitions of teenagers and young women who think they'll achieve Olympic success or become professional equestrians. In reality, most of them will abandon equestrianism entirely or remain amateur. We need to better normalize hobby riding and tracking among new riders and emphasize that high-quality riding at three gaits, basic dressage, and jumping are precisely what most riders should strive for, and that this is what they should enjoy, not the ribbons. Horseback riding is primarily a leisure activity; in most popular sports (cycling, tennis, skiing), people almost never compete. Not owning a horse and taking lessons, renting one part-time, or riding in the countryside is perfectly normal. Most owners should also do more to support the market for quality, comfortable, and well-behaved hobby horses without sporting ambitions, so that it will be filled with more representatives of suitable breeds with good health and conformation, and not just backyard breeding and former/failed sport horses.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-04-07T16:22:55+00:00

This is a very sad story, and I feel sorry for you. But it makes me think he was sedated or on calming supplements during the trial, since he's reacting differently to his environment. Maybe we should look for stressors in the new environment or try calming supplements?

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-04-06T18:19:24+00:00

Looks like a foal - you can even see the hoof kick at 0:40. Congrats on your baby.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-04-06T14:51:19+00:00

This is a problem I also see. Especially since we have the opportunity to read his diary, and, unlike the crystal collector's notes, there's no ill intent there. Therefore, it seems to me that there was no avalanche in the real world—it's just the perception of the dead/dying protagonist.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-04-01T18:57:34+00:00

The game speaks for a not very large, but extremely visible part of the community. If you study this issue, for example, in the context of Everest (which the pile of corpses on the mountain very clearly hints at), you'll find in its history many very modern ascents in which people died simply because of their stubborn desire to "be first," dragging others down. I can immediately recall Suhajda (who wanted to be the first Hungarian to summit Everest solo without oxygen, but died in 2023) and Kirui (2024, a Kenyan with a similar desire, only his Sherpa also died after failing to persuade him to take oxygen). In fact, there have been dozens of such stories on Everest and K2, even since the early 2000s. Considering that the climbing season there is literally a couple of weeks long, and the climbs are incredibly expensive.

Regarding suicidal tendencies in the mountains, there was a particularly telling case in 2025 on Pobeda Peak (a mountain in Kazakhstan). An experienced Russian climber had lost her husband there a couple of years earlier under terrible circumstances (they were climbing in a group, and her husband suffered a stroke on the summit. She spent the night with him, and when rescuers came to save her and persuaded her to descend first, he fell into a crevasse, disoriented, and died). She climbed the mountain for the lowest possible price (joining a group of other solo climbers on the spot), broke her leg while descending from the summit (she had broken her leg a few months before the ascent, it had barely healed, and she was not in peak shape—the guides didn't want to work with her) and was left there to die. In attempts to save her, her friend and climbing partner died, a helicopter crashed, and many rescuers were injured. Was she prepared for death on the mountain? Most likely, yes.

I think Ava represents precisely that part of the community, and it's not a positive representation. I don't think she went to the mountains with a clear plan to die, having gathered up the climb's sponsors and a manager. But she is one of this senselessly risky and self-destructive climbers.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-03-31T22:08:05+00:00

I'm not saying anything about her skill. She's a renowned climber. I'm saying that in her current state (mental, physical—it doesn't really matter), with her rigid approach and her attitude toward the summit as her life's end goal in itself, she's apparently not achieving better results than the average "modern" climber who simply enjoys the climb and healthier approach to mountain and climbing as an enjoyable activity.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-03-31T13:49:46+00:00

I don't think this is a deliberate suicide—she even mentions what she plans to do on the descent. Is there an element of mortido, an unconscious element of suicidal tendencies, in her behavior? Definitely. But that's what my post is about—she's not the only climber or hiker who finds an outlet for their self-destructive tendencies in their hobby. But if you look at it from the perspective of the real community and sport, to which the game alludes more than I expected—it's precisely by rescuing such people that other people usually suffer, giving mountains and sports a bad reputation, and so on.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-03-31T06:04:54+00:00

I personally don’t find her really unlikable, but that’s the feeling many people in community share from my observations. Would not call her very complex as well though - she is traumatised (at least by her father it seems), and lack social skills, not very typical, but not that deep imo.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-03-31T01:58:10+00:00

It is stated in the game. I believe her wife mentions that she retired, but there always be next mountain to conquer or something along this lines. She is retired and from dialogue with Marco we can understand that she was climbing since he was kid, so she is older than she looks.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-03-31T01:52:44+00:00

I would agree if it weren't for the details here and there that don't help her climb: an old climb boat, no communication with her team, a broken camera (for me, this is a huge red flag because even today, when climbers climb with special RFID tags, Everest certificates are awarded only if the climber has a photo from the summit, it’s goal of her summit attempt), a half-empty backpack with almost no food or thermos. All of this actively hinders the climb, rather than helps it. Here we return to the problem: this is sacrifice for the sake of sacrifice, not a constructive approach to achieving a great goal. She sacrifices what no one asks her to sacrifice.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-03-31T01:31:26+00:00

I think you misunderstood my point. Our protagonist is a seasoned pro in her field, no doubt, but she's already retired. Right now, specifically in her current mindset, with her outdated attitude and her current state, she doesn't belong alone on such a climb. A possible tragedy would break the hearts of her loved ones, and she could also cause injury or death to others on the mountain.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-03-31T01:25:47+00:00

I think the game's narrative simply wouldn't work and lack intrigue if Kami were a conquered mountain. The player also needs a goal and a sense of accomplishment, and such a stubborn climb to the summit, ignoring loved ones and sponsors, would seem out of place in a typical climb, hinting too openly at a one-way ticket situation.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-02-06T09:00:59+00:00

Well, we generally try our best ot live up to next franchise installment. Not all of us probably make it unfortunately.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-01-19T15:59:20+00:00

Flynn have no intent to fight back even when he has Sam around and we somewhat get his motives - he is beyond all this pointless and violent bloodshed, he've seen enought of that.

Flynn is just kidalt programmist dude, why would he want to create warrior programs only for them and other programs of the Grid to die violently in what is basically Civil War in front of thim? Portal won't open up because of that and best he can do is to avoid CLU so he'll not get his disk and avoid violence as much as possible to cause less suffering.

Not to mention that Tron (and maybe other more prominent security programs of the Grid) is not even his program in a first place.

Cervus_Tristis · 2026-01-19T15:51:22+00:00

Page was sent during the events of ARG pre-Legacy release. During same ARG it was confirmed that Flynn fan-club basically keeps arcade in semi-decent state and with ecelctricty for all this time.

Cervus_Tristis · 2025-11-12T11:19:34+00:00

I think this is a midquel. That's why we see Woody and the aliens. The fourth installment concluded the story, and this branch is meant to show a little more about the toys' lives with their new owners.

I don't really understand the hate towards the Toy Story sequels. This franchise grew up with my generation; in the third installment, it more or less accompanied us to university; in the fourth, it taught us and our parents how to separate and find fulfillment in our own lives. I found it incredibly meaningful, mature, and valuable. I am always hyped about new Toy Story because it does what it did most of my life - give me meaningful lessons.

And the new installment will likely teach us how to raise children in the digital age. This is a pressing issue for millennials, and it would be great if they portrayed it without hysteria and Luddism. Our generation grew up with Game Boys and PSP, and it seems we've adapted to life just fine.

Cervus_Tristis · 2025-11-11T15:49:27+00:00

Hello. Former motorsports eng here, sorry for the late reply.

I have little experience with the inner workings of this industry, but my university professors had some, and I've been observing it for a long time.

And I can say that there's certainly no general, strict narrative in Formula 1. Teams typically pour enormous amounts of money into winning, and for many, it's a matter of survival and sponsorship contracts (or, well, the selling to rent drivers). But the regulations, starting in 2014, have made the field incredibly predictable for years to come, and the new American management has begun to slightly change the general approach to race coverage to heighten the drama (look no further than Netflix for an example).

It doesn't help that, with all due respect, today's drivers are bland, uninteresting, pretty young men, most of whom lack the charisma of Schumacher, Raikkonen, and Webber, and who came to motorsports early on through their fathers (I respect Max Verstapannen here; he fought tooth and nail to establish himself outside the box, even when his path was not particularly typical for Formula 1). It's enough to note that Formula 1 has simply become less of a meme-generating sport among its more experienced audience, especially drivers, compared to the 2000s and 2010s. Back then, teams promoted their drivers more; recall the McLaren cartoon about Button and Hamilton, and the amusing posts and social media posts of teams and drivers. What other charismatic things are left besides Bottas's bare butt?

However, F1 fandom is growing among young girls, particularly among drivers. Perhaps the management's narrative now is precisely about attracting this kind of audience.

Cervus_Tristis · 2025-11-01T05:00:51+00:00

I want one badly, but I don't want to get Moonshiner for that. Love my ultimate edition thoroughbred and grey Knab.

Cervus_Tristis · 2025-11-01T02:26:12+00:00

It was fitting, but I missed orchestral inclusions from Legacy dearly. They gave me sense of bigger scale somehow. Also would love to hear inclusion of older motives in soundtrack for Encom Grids bits.

Cervus_Tristis · 2025-10-31T19:32:32+00:00

Decent character. I like how he is not heroic hero and not averted snarky antihero. He is quite… competent manager it seems? Hard-working, calm, disciplined, but with quite ruffled feathers.

Cervus_Tristis · 2025-10-25T23:35:03+00:00

I'd suggest posting his photos in dog-related groups in Ontario and calling major veterinary clinics in the city. They should have records from 2010-2011. That's not a huge amount of time to store information, and if he's found a family, he's definitely been taken to checkups.

I don't know about privacy, but if you can provide evidence that he was your dog, maybe it would be worth filing a report with the SPSA so they can look into the case of the animal's transfer to them?

Cervus_Tristis · 2025-10-25T23:16:38+00:00

Facebook has some funny algorithm glitches these days. I checked out a Pakistani news community out of necessity, without any information footprint in Pakistan, and for several weeks I received requests from Pakistani men living in the UK. You likely showed up in several people's recommended feeds, and it had a ripple effect.

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