Ruffian's Last Race

i have Ruffian. But that film makes me sad. It's based on a true story about a fillie named Ruffian who was one of the best race horses, she was amazing! But in a race against Foolish Pleasure she broke her leg and therefore broke down. They tried to help her and fix her wounded leg but poor Ruffian was traumatized and started to panic, breaking her other leg. She had to be put down =/

The only race she ever lost was the race where she lost her life...

So that is what this video is about, that final race. The footage is from Ruffian the film, 2007, the commentry is from the actual race. It starts off pretty gentle but then it has a lot of black flashes so don't watch if you have epileptic fits or seizures.

i hope you like it even though it is quite emotional

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Pets & Animals

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• ruffian
• horse
• horses
• race
• foolish
• pleasure
• great
• last
• 1975
• gr8estwolflover

[Writeowl]

Don't get the flashing. Makes it hard to watch. Otherwise, not a bad vid.

[gr8estwolflover]

@Writeowl it's the timing hunny; the flashes go with the beats to build up the suspense

[CinnamonNeighNeigh]

;( i do miss ruffian,she was always called as i say the black filly but she wasnt black in her heart she was a Racer! and a very bold racer she was unbeaten and was always facing the finsih line. <333

R.I.P Ruffian

[MikeMsDaughter11]

Thanks to trying to see the REAL Ruffian trying to still finish the race after she broke her leg, I remembered that this was the movie I watched with my grandmother where the "black horses leg snapped".

[0MidnightRider]

How many more of our best, must die young?

[TBGAL1]

R.I.P. Ruffian, you are loved by millions....

[boisecook]

@RunLikeAFilly I meant to explain that they would keep her in a position where she could not get to the cast. I remember a story where the people suspended their horse in a big gigantic sling under the bell with feet barely touching the ground. They kept the horse in this for some time. He had been starved old and weak and could not even walk. They hung the sling from the ceiling. This was in the 20's or 30's. Now they have better technology so should be able to modernize that.

[tsetenrocks]

Ruffian wasn't one of the greatest she was the greatest. Every race horse either before or after had at least lost one race. And she could have one that match race. The sad thing is she was ahead when she broke her leg. If she hadn't broken that leg she would have won it. It's sad how they counted that race. They should have counted where she had made her bad step or at least not have counted it but ruffian will always be in our hearts mine especially

[arabianbreyerlover]

she kept running its like she was still running when she woke up

[arabianbreyerlover]

oh my god i stopped watching as soon as her leg went that was hideous

R.I.P ruffian you will always be in our hearts

[RunLikeAFilly]

@52Joy That might have helped, but Ruffian was known to have a problem with casts, so after that wore off she could have threw a fit and this time they wouldn't be able to put a cushiony pillow cast on.