Haru Urara has passed away at 29. She was a horse whose name means something like Beautiful Spring.
The average lifespan of a horse is 25 to 30 so she had a good long run.
She is famous for inspiring the character of the same name in Unamusume: Pretty Derby and, in real life, losing 113 races consecutively.
Although only winning one race after she officially retired she managed to continue racing for so long by trying hard and placing high enough to win prize money.
Proving that even if you can’t be the best, with effort, you can still succeed.
Something I relate to very much.

I’ve only ever watched some of the anime and not the game, but I got invested in the story of the fake horses and then the stories of the real horses. Race horses often have tragic lives, so living long enough to die of natural causes is something of an achievement. Strangely enough, being a loser who tried hard seemed to make Haru more beloved than if she had been a winner. Not everyone wins, but everyone loses. So I guess everyone can identify with her story on some level.

At the end of the day the death of a racehorse isn’t any more important than the death of anything else, but it meant something to me and I wanted to make a note here so I could remember it if ever I read the blog again someday.

I need to get back to my other project so that’s what I’m going to do. I hope your week is going well. Let’s make plans to meet again on Friday. Until then, try your best even if you fail.

2880 Don’t Get Stabbed.

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