Time for horse racing to be banned like any other abusive animal exploitation
The sound track to this Twitter video is inappropriate which gives it a sick quality. Perhaps that is why it...
Jockeys whipping racehorses. Why? Change in rules (UK).
This article briefly touches on the change in rules regarding jockeys whipping their horse to speed them up. I also...
Infographic on ‘Why do we call professional riders jockeys?’
Remarkably the evolution of the word ‘jockey’ to identify a professional horse rider took just 4 major steps according to...
Racehorse develops nosebleed (epistaxis) on scorching day at Ascot
It was hot, very hot at the Ascot races not long ago (30+ degrees Celsius). The horses were racing as...
2 fundamental reasons why racehorses race
What motivates a horse to run in a race? It’s unnatural for a racing horse to race. That sounds peculiar...
Ted Walsh called a horse that refused a jump a “dirty rotten cowardly so and so”
NEWS AND COMMMENT, IRELAND: There is an interesting video on Twitter of a horse race at Punchestown on Saturday last...
Racehorses are not getting faster. Why?
It seems that the refinement of the racehorse through selective breeding has reached a ceiling because they are not getting...