Nearly all Queensland Thoroughbreds in study successfully moved to new careers
“There is a need for traceability and accountability for these horses to ensure that their welfare is maintained in their new careers.”
Read more“There is a need for traceability and accountability for these horses to ensure that their welfare is maintained in their new careers.”
Read moreJockey Club adds ability to place contact details for those willing to provide aftercare assistance onto a racehorse’s digital certificate.
Read moreInternational Federation of Horseracing Authorities releases minimum horse welfare standards for the racing industry.
Read more“Allowing people to see horses like Werther and Ping Hai Star who have been foaled in New Zealand, raced here and offshore, and have now come back here to retire, helps reinforce the message that thoroughbreds are for life.”
Read moreGrant brings the total given by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to more than $20.7 million since it was founded in 2012.
Read moreQuizzical Quartz is a Thoroughbred mare who raced in the United States before transitioning to new multiple new owners and eventually arriving at a horse rescue farm in a state of neglect.
Read more“The most important finding of the current study was that approximately three-quarters of trained horses were re-homed upon leaving the racing industry.”
Read moreAn aortic aneurysm has claimed the life of New Zealand bred off-track thoroughbred Azad Kashmir. He had qualified for eventing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for Pakistan.
Read moreRacing Victoria’s new program will provide support for those horses that have good prospects but have not been successful in transitioning to a second career outside racing.
Read more“We don’t need to bend to the will of activists, but we do need to make sure that we match the reasonable expectations of ordinary people.”
Read moreThe Horse Welfare Board’s proposal for collective lifetime responsibility envisions traceability across the lifetime of each horse bred for racing.
Read more“For the most part, the industry’s failure appears to be the product of chronic inattention rather than deliberate disregard.”
Read more74 Thoroughbred aftercare organizations to receive grants from the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
Read moreASPCA’s Rescuing Racers Initiative helps out nine rescue groups.
Read moreGodolphin aims to encourage riders to see the potential of former racehorses in all equestrian disciplines.
Read more“The horses we breed give us such pleasure, and they deserve a good life from cradle to grave. Aftercare is non-negotiable.”
Read moreWelfare of former racehorses, their retraining and aftercare, in spotlight at international conference.
Read morePeople.Horses.Culture conference in Adelaide suitable for “anyone who supervises interactions between horses and people”.
Read more2017 Supreme champion Barbers Shop to bow out at Queen’s own show.
Read moreNew test will provide a breakthrough in managing the risks associated with fracture in racehorses.
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