The quest to save racehorses from the knackery What do you do with a racehorse that is too old or too injured or too expensive to keep? That’s where Jane Gollan steps in to help.
Pets & Animals by Lesley Hunter-Nolan
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Subscriber only Power strength and speed. Thoroughbred racehorses are best known for the God-given attributes that make them unsurpassed in their line of work. But what happens when that work dries up? When the roar of the frenzied crowd fizzles, the prizemoney peters out and the constant attention, training, preening and pampering is no longer required? The life of a working racehorse can be more micromanaged than that of a Disney starlet with not a grain of feed consumed without managerial approval. But what comes next?