PETA

[sweetwater]

My sister works at an equine facility (university veterinary hospital) and the vets maintain that humans trying to breed a faster horse have compromised the animal's basic structure, particularly skeletal development. Combine that with heavy training, running while carrying weight, and their immaturity spells doom for some of those animals.

Of course, the vets generally only see horses that are harmed by racing, but I tend to believe that they are sincerely concerned.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by sweetwater

My sister works at an equine facility (university veterinary hospital) and the vets maintain that humans trying to breed a faster horse have compromised the animal's basic structure, particularly skeletal development. Combine that with heavy training, running while carrying weight, and their immaturity spells doom for some of those animals.

Of course, the vets generally only see horses that are harmed by racing, but I tend to believe that they are sincerely concerned.

My brother is an equine surgeon in Charolette, NC. He has been working on horse for 20 years, including race horses. He says it this idea that the animal in question was not prepared or capable of racing is overblown and that the notion that they are being bread out of proportion is incorrect.