overnight before being led into the kill room. this is vyta du roc. what a gorgeous horse. oh, my god, what a gorgeous horse. and this is kiss me kayf. oh, what a lovely, trusting horse. look at that, coming away from the herd. how does she look to you? 0h, she s calling now. you see the ears there and trying to get out, worry. and this is not a one off. more horses from gordon elliott s yard were given to the same dealer on other occasions, and ended up slaughtered. no, that is not a humane process, being transported. 350 miles potentially carrying an injury is not a humane process. the bottom line is horses,
with the utmost care and compassion . but not every horse is suitable for a life outside of racing. those that have suffered injuries but are fit to travel are sent to be humanely euthanized. all passports are checked. mr elliot says that in the case of these three particular horses, none had passports marked unfit for human consumption. so what about the owners of the horses? vyta du roc s owners said they were shocked and furious when we told them what happened. they d taken appropriate steps to ensure vyta would be rehomed with a caring new keeper. high expectations owner did not reply. and the struggling kiss me kayf? well, she belonged to one of the biggest names in irish racing caren walsh. she s on the board of horse racing ireland and its horse welfare committee. she is seen here promoting the sport.
in prize money while racing. high expectations for gordon elliott winning this lucrative prize. vyta du roc was even more successful. earning his owners more than £170,000 at courses like cheltenham and ascot. and this is kiss me kayf, who gamely struggled in the few races she was entered in. but it was when these horses developed career ending injuries that things started to go badly wrong for them. gordon elliott says, in line with the owners wishes, he gave vyta du roc to another rider and high expectations and kiss me kayf to a horse dealer with an instruction to either rehome or, if not possible, humanely euthanise them in line with the regulations. but we ve discovered all three would eventually end up on a lorry bound for england.
high expectations won £43,000 in prize money while racing. high expectations for gordon elliott winning this lucrative prize. vyta du roc was even more successful. earning his owners more than £170,000 at courses like cheltenham and ascot. and this is kiss me kayf, who gamely struggled in the few races she was entered in. but it was when these horses developed career ending injuries that things started to go badly wrong for them. gordon elliott says, in line with the owners wishes, he gave vyta du roc to another rider and high expectations and kiss me kayf to a horse dealer with an instruction to either rehome or, if not possible, humanely euthanise them in line with the regulations. but we ve discovered all three would eventually end up on a lorry bound for england. despite being injured, including one with lameness, the horses were taken by ferry across the irish sea and driven to south west england. there were 13 more horses from elsewhere also on the lorry.
a week later, they were back on the lorry being driven the final journey to drury s abattoir, where they were held overnight before being led into the kill room. this is vyta du roc. what a gorgeous horse. oh, my god, what a gorgeous horse. and this is kiss me kayf. oh, what a lovely, trusting horse. look at that, coming away from the herd. how does she look to you? 0h, she s calling now. you see the ears there, trying to get out, worried. and this is not a one off. more horses from gordon elliott s yard were given to the same dealer on other occasions, and ended up slaughtered. no, that is not a humane process, being transported 350 miles potentially