After the greyhound controversy, its time to look at exactly what happens to racehorses after their careers on the track.
Some facts that might settle debates around the country are listed below.
It’s important for the community at large to be understanding and aware how the thoroughbred industry operates.
Thoroughbred horses live for about 25 years but like humans that can vary depending on their health.
With only a fraction of that time spent racing, participants and administrators wanted to ensure the thoroughbred was looked after not only before but also long after their career on the track.
Two years ago a rule was introduced in the interest of animal welfare that requires connections to nominate the destination of their retired racehorse.
Here are the results from a standard annual yearling crop of approximately 16,500 upon racetrack retirement:
90 per cent go to breeding, equestrian and recreational sectors (14,850).
5.5 per cent die due to natural causes (907).
3.5 per cent are humanely euthanised due to severe injury or illness (577).
1.0 per cent cannot be accounted for due to leakage in statistical data (165).
Dynamic Syndications are actively involved in the re-education of our retired horses for a high quality lifestyle after their racing days conclude.
As both dedicated industry participants and horse enthusiasts its vital that companies involved in our industry are also good corporate citizens.
Here is an example of just one of many of our retired geldings named
PERSISTENCY at the forefront of of being re-educated for a lifestyle away from the track.
