Ireland every year. Oh, my god. What a gorgeous horse. Oh, no. Whats he about to do then . And we reveal how horses once trained by some of the biggest names in the industry have ended up here, in an abattoir, where theyre slaughtered. Theres been quite a lot of animals that im concerned have not been killed well. If Thats Representative of how theyre being killed, then weve got a really serious problem. I come from Horse Country County kildare in ireland. Growing up here, i know how much both the british and irish love their racehorses. Many of the animals trained here go on to the biggest stages in racing. Voiceover the defining stage. 300 years in the making. This is the glamorous image racing likes to portray. Its a £5 billion industry in the uk and ireland. Some of the most successful horses in racing are trained at the Cullentra Stables in county meath, promoted here by now disgraced trainer Gordon Elliott. The Dead Horse he was pictured sitting on was a seven year old called mo
The fate of some of the thousands of young horses dying in the uk and ireland every year. Oh my god, what a gorgeous horse. Oh, no. What he about to do . And we reveal how horses once trained by some of the biggest names in the industry, have ended up here. In an abattoir. Where theyre slaughtered. There are a number of animals that have not been killed well. If Thats Representative of how theyre being killed, then weve got a really serious problem. I come from Horse Country County kildare in ireland. Growing up here, i know how much both the british and irish love their racehorses. Many of the animals trained here go on to the biggest stages in racing. The defining stage. 300 years in the making. This is the glamorous image racing likes to portray. Its a £5 billion industry in the uk and ireland. Some of the most successful horses in racing are trained at the Cullentra Stables in county meath, promoted here by now disgraced trainer Gordon Elliott. The Dead Horse he was pictured sitti
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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