RSN927 WELFARE, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT July 21, 2021 8:45 am By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor Today, RSN will explore the elephant in the room. Horse welfare. Jo McKinnon, a respected racing media commentator and equestrian, this week penned a stark article in ANZBloodstock news that revealed the enormous difficulty of adequately re-homing the thousands of horses who slip through the racing cracks; the “wastage.” Referring to the much-publicised story of rising nine-year-old Pacodali, whose appearance at an online auction last week caused uproar, McKinnon said the feel-good story of Pacodali being sold to a bush trainer with a pony club daughter was far from over.