i went into my first bookie shop and put a bet on the grand national without my mother knowing. and now, to win it is a dream come true. one of the biggest names injump racing, michael o leary is now winding down his racing empire. his horses are looked after by a variety of trainers. since 2015, of the 500 horses owned by his stud 86 have died that s more than one in six. is that a death rate that s inevitable forjump horses with tough racing careers? dr hannah donovan is a veterinary expert. no. where we have the veterinary care we have and the developments we have to be able to look after horses in the high standard that we have in britain and ireland, then no,
you wouldn t expect that. michael 0 leary says the horses that died suffered serious or life threatening injuries either in training or on the racecourse, so rehab was not an option. many animals live long and happy lives when they leave racing. so what are the rules when a horse s racing career ends? daniel mills is a professor of equine behaviour. the industry s own regulations recommend that you should make provision for all the animals that you re responsible for. according to the guidelines, the onus is on trainers and owners to find lifelong care for their horses. and that duty of care extends to racehorses forced to stop racing due to injury.
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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 euthanized 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in the industry and directly supports the irish horse welfare trust, which seeks to rehome and retrain thoroughbreds no longer active in racing.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
and need, without a doubt, a large amount of funding. there s no question there is money available it s not a poor industry, there is money available but there doesn t seem to be the understanding or the desire to put the money where it is needed. the british horse racing authority says: more than 300 british and irish horses died at the racecourse in the last full year of racing. the british horseracing authority says horse racing is getting safer. but away from the track, it s not easy to find out what happens to racehorses when their careers end. scouring publicly available information and putting