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By ELIENE AUGENBRAN Inbreeding in Thoroughbreds has increased significantly in the last 45 years, with the greatest rise in the last 15 or so years. Every Thoroughbred horse alive today is descended from three stallions and a larger selection of mares in 17th and 18th century England. Since then, no horses outside this lineage have… Continue reading Thoroughbred horses are increasingly inbred
Updated: 10:45 am. This was brought to our attention by some horse lovers in the UK. It is from the Telegraph, written in 2017 by Sarah Knapton and Charlotte Krol, and not covered it seems in the US. It is a trend we are warned that is spreading resulting in some tragic occurrences. The trend… Continue reading Extreme horse breeding leaves animals looking like cartoons, warn vets
BY VIVIAN FARRELL "She [Eight Belles] ran with the heart of a locomotive, on champagne-glass ankles." Blaming the breeders and investors, sports writer Sally Jenkins claimed, "thoroughbred racing is in a moral crisis, and everyone now knows it." "Our horses are sick. Our thoroughbreds are thoroughly inbred. They are locomotives sitting atop toothpicks. They are… Continue reading The slow and merciless death of American horse racing
"How many horses have to die before the racing industry changes?" That question is the title of an Op-Ed written by Leah Smith, a senior at the Park School of Baltimore. In her closing paragraph she states: I don't have a moral objection to horse racing, or to using animals to make money. But most… Continue reading How many horses have to die before the racing industry changes?
Cross-posted from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review at TribLIVE.com BY JEFF HIMLER | Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 11:00 p.m. On St. Patrick's Day, it's said that everyone has a bit of Irish in them. For a couple near Ligonier, that goes for horses, too. There's no mistaking an Irish horse, said John Hardiman of Cook Township. He… Continue reading Irish Draught horses’ legacy lives on with Cook Township couple
By SAMANTHA MASUNAGA Los Angeles Times » Texas horse breeder Jason Abraham and veterinarian Gregg Veneklasen sued the American Quarter Horse Assn., claiming that Lynx Melody Too should be allowed to register as an official quarter horse. A Texas jury decided in their favor in 2013, but a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit… Continue reading Lawsuit over quarter horse’s clone may redefine animal breeding
Cross-posted from The Blood-Horse by TOM LaMARRA Declines in the number of foals and registered horses have created challenges for the equine industry at large, though the situation has raised another major question: Where have all the owners gone? This year’s American Horse Council National Issues Forum was titled, “Where Have All the Horses Gone?”… Continue reading Racing focuses on drop in owners, registered horses
Massive increase in numbers of horses seized in Ireland for welfare reasons recorded Cross-posted from The Irish Times WRITTEN BY ALISON HEALY The number of horses slaughtered at licensed abattoirs more than halved last year as a result of the horse meat scandal, new figures from the Department of Agriculture show. Some 24,363 horses were… Continue reading Fewer horses slaughtered in Ireland in 2013
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