OPINION: FOR WELFARE'S SAKE, LESS IS MORE - MICK KENT
OPINION: FOR WELFARE’S SAKE, LESS IS MORE – MICK KENT July 21, 2021 6:46 am By Mick Kent We have a real problem. We are breeding 12,500 horses a year to fuel a racing industry that requires nowhere near that many. What happens to the ones who don’t make it? We have weakened the breed, leading to greater wastage. It is a myth that many can transition into equestrian, which is mostly populated by purpose-bred warmbloods from Europe. The warmbloods are better movers and clean-legged. They’re more powerful, shorter coupled and jump bigger. One of the only avenues for ex-racehorses is in...
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