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Rugging may be ubiquitous, but horse owners admit to some disquiet over whether its appropriate.

Horsetalk.co.nz Nearly all Queensland Thoroughbreds in study successfully moved to new careers Thoroughbred racing at Doomben Racecourse, in Brisbane, Queensland. Photo: Commander Keane (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons Nearly all Thoroughbred racehorses in a Queensland study were successfully repurposed after racing, although those who bowed out with injuries were less likely to find performance roles. The study, reported this week in the journal Animals, explored the incidence, ...