it s something you always dream of, when you have horses. for groups of people, friends, relatives, whatever, to group together to have a horse and get excited and have something to watch is very important, i think. caren walsh says she understood that on the basis of veterinary advice, the horse was to be euthanised in ireland due to persistent lameness and her unsuitable temperament. she had no idea the horse was slaughtered at an abattoir in england. horse racing ireland says it places great importance on the welfare of the horses in the industry and directly supports the irish horse welfare trust, which seeks to rehome and retrain thoroughbreds no longer active in racing. it did not respond to panorama s questions regarding the number of racehorses being slaughtered. the british horseracing authority says it has demonstrated a clear commitment to improving already high standards of care for racehorses before, during and after racing, and that it would consider carefully any issu
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There was nothing unusual about Denise Sneezy Foster watching the Close Brothers Mares Hurdle on a couch in the sitting room of her County Meath home. She has done that for the last couple of years. What was unusual was the fact that she trained the winner and was uncorking a bottle of Taittinger afterwards.
It has been a whirlwind week for 67-year-old Foster. She took charge of Cullentra House last Tuesday as Gordon Elliott began a six-month suspension for bringing racing into disrepute and Black Tears provided her with a first festival winner after a thrilling tussle with the odds-on favourite Concertista.
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