Horsies...

1. Horses have fun when they race, they make big money and are well cared for. How can you be against it?




 90% of the foals that are breed are not fast enough, so they go to slaughter..some as early as six months when their built is wrong, the latest at 2 years when they have the right built but have showen that they are not fast enough on the race.

 The mares birthing future race horses, are force impregnated shortly after birth, more foals means more money, more potential winners. Instead of half a year in peace they have their uterus washed by a vet, maybe hormones put in there to stimulate the oestrus and make them fertil in a week after foaling

 This goes on the health of the mare..after 4, 5 foals they are turned into dog food and glue. Some earlier if they fall ill or do not get pregnant.

 Breeding horses are mostly not kept in normal herd structures...(want to know more?)

 Only 1 Percent of the horses raised for racing are fast enough and do not go to the slaughterhouse after the first few races.

 Racetraining is done to horses as young as 18 months(even with riders) which will ruin their joints, ligaments...too much strain on a too young body, this is also why there are so many injuries and young horses sent to slaughter.

 Horses also only race in such a fashion when in danger..in the wild they would not run like maniacs...only if persued by a predator. Because of so much training and forced runs, this also damages their bodies and gets them an early ticket to dogfood land.

 So it is not the case that they 'love' running..most horses are forced to run because just like dogs, they love running and frolicking, playing..trott and a short run, a bit of jumping..they love variety, playing. Not the same exercise until their muscles tear and their joints hurt.

 You are not taming and training the horse like you train a pet dog...race horses and race dogs are not kept like pet horses and pet dogs..that is not leashtraining for their own safety...it is hard, unforgiving training to make money.


And even champions are sold to slaughter when their prime is up.
Some mares go to breeding, most are killed together with the 'not top notch winner'-stallions and all the geldings which are not bought up by sentiment people.

Geldings do not bring offspring, therefor if they get injured or too old(4-5 years) they are killed off.

True, sad stories
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Ferdinand (1983–2002) was a Thoroughbred racehorse racehorse who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic.
He was voted the 1987 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. He entered stud in 1989 and was later sold to a breeding farm in Japan in 1994.
He was sold to slaughter in 2002, fattened up and made into horse sashimi.



Most retired race horses do not end up as a fancy dish, most will be turned into pet food.