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in the industry and directly supports the irish horse welfare trust, which seeks to rehome and retrain thoroughbreds no longer active in racing.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