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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most racehorses end up at auction. If they haven't placed as three year olds they aren't worth the feed and stabling costs. Think about this the next time you are tempted to place a bet on a horse race. Thoroughbreds have been ruined by the very specific need for speed.
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In my experience - it's not the Thoroughbred industry that's the worst - it's the Standardbreds that get sent to slaughter the most - at least at the New Holland auctions.  The Tennessee Walker industry is also pretty bad, a lot of gaited horses get ran through too and they are truly broken down because of soring done to their feet - even though it's technically illegal to do, it's still done on the show horses.  The good news is that some racetracks are now banning owners and trainers from racing or boarding at those tracks if they find out horses have been sold to slaughter.  About two months ago some old guy in Texas got banned and kicked out of a stable because he took ten of his horses to auction at Elkhart TX and they were all bought by a killbuyer, who then put them on his FB page to sell.  Someone turned him in by tracing back the lip tattoo on a horse named "Mula Grula," and there was a big stink in the news about it.  His granddaughter then went and bought all those horses back in order to get back into the good graces of the TX Racing Commission.

As for the Amish - yeah, they may break a horse, but they also break horses, in the worst sense of the word.  I have seen so many Belgian drafts, Haflingers, and Standardbreds that can't even walk through the ring, broken down and skinny, you can tell by looking at them they've never had teeth floated or any semblance of veterinary care.  I hate the Amish for what they do to animals that serve them - the least they can do is give that animal a kind release from pain as thank you for the years of service that animal has given them.   They are also the number one source of puppy mill dogs. [/quote]

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