The sound track to this Twitter video is inappropriate which gives it a sick quality. Perhaps that is why it was added. To juxtapose the horror visuals and the music. Personally, I’d …
Time for horse racing to be banned like any other abusive animal exploitation Read More »
It was hot, very hot at the Ascot races not long ago (30+ degrees Celsius). The horses were racing as usual. And somebody picked up the fact that one horse developed a …
Racehorse develops nosebleed (epistaxis) on scorching day at Ascot Read More »
What motivates a horse to run in a race? It’s unnatural for a racing horse to race. That sounds peculiar but it is unnatural for horses to gallop over long distances to …
NEWS AND COMMMENT, IRELAND: There is an interesting video on Twitter of a horse race at Punchestown on Saturday last in which Ted Walsh called a horse that refused to jump a …
Ted Walsh called a horse that refused a jump a “dirty rotten cowardly so and so” Read More »
The question sounds extraordinary, even ridiculous. However, a study concluded that free-living stallions in the USA preferred mares of a certain coat colour. For example, one stallion preferred buckskin mares while another …
The infographic below shows you how the word “jockey” evolved. It’s quite a neat evolution and I thank Dr. Desmond Morris for it. I add some meat to the skeleton of the …
It seems that the refinement of the racehorse through selective breeding has reached a ceiling because they are not getting any quicker. In fact, many of today’s records are 50 years old. …
Garry White is facing a possible suspension having been accused of injecting four horses before a race with an unnamed substance but probably a performance enhancing substance of some sort. His four …
Australian racing horse trainer suspended for allegedly injecting horses before a race Read More »
