I did not mean to infer that the 100,000 plus American horses were ALL racing horses. However, it is an absolute fact that not all racing horses are going to stud...or to be a broodmare. If a horse is not able to pencil out fo rhtat #3000 a month board, feed, and training fee, and is not going to get a return on investment, there is a very easy way to dispose of the problem. Google Mel Hoover and the Racing industry/thoroughbred's dirty little secret. They disappear in Mel's slaughter pipeline. No questions asked. In a week, they are over the Canadian border and slaughtered.
That said, we have seen significant progress in the racing industry which is now starting to take a bit more accountability.
To correct any misunderstanding, there ARE over 100,000 American horses going to slaughter every year. Probably more in this economy. That is NOT a misstatement. I work on this every day at both the state and federal level so have a fairly good understanding of the issue.
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