Talk:Organized horse fighting

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A fact from Organized horse fighting appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 May 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that organized horse fighting has been a traditional Miao Chinese New Year observance for 500 years?

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One thing that would be useful to add is that horse fights in a natural setting rarely result in injuries, let alone death; like so many other dominance displays, usually the weaker animal disengages quickly and runs off. This confinement of the animals enhances the injuries and suffering of the combatants Montanabw ^(talk) 23:00, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A very good point - it might be difficult to find something specific to horses but I am sure there is a general comment out there. Leave it with me. DrChrissy ^(talk) 23:04, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. DrChrissy ^(talk) 23:37, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The second sentence of the lead is a run on sentence that is very difficult to parse. I would like to rewrite it myself, but cannot access the first reference to confirm what is being said. DrChrissy, would you be able to take another look at it and reword it? AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 00:07, 6 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it was rather convoluted. I've made changes - see what you think. DrChrissy ^(talk) 14:57, 6 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's better, thanks. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 03:12, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]