Racehorse injuries and fatalities are a side effect of training and competition. The problem with equine injuries is that they so often result in death. A 2005 study by the United States Department of Agriculture found that injuries are the Read more…
Canada has become the leading horse meat supplier and distributor, exporting over 4,800 live horses each year. Most of the live horses are shipped to Japan where they are slaughtered to produce thinly sliced horse flesh called “basashi”, a popular Read more…
At a rate of 2.00 fatalities per 1,000 starts, two Thoroughbred racehorses die (on average) every day in North America. Are race horses killed? Between 700 and 800 racehorses are injured and die every year, with a national average of Read more…
Between 700 and 800 racehorses are injured and die every year, with a national average of about two breakdowns for every 1,000 starts. According to The Jockey Club’s Equine Injury Database, nearly 10 horses died every week at American racetracks Read more…
Jumps racing results in the death of racehorses for several reasons including catastrophic injuries, performance-restricting injuries and poor performance. How many horses die in horse racing? Of the 366 fatalities in 2021, 285 suffered fatal injuries racing on dirt tracks. Read more…
Why is War Horse rated PG-13? War Horse is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of war violence. Is War Horse OK for kids? Parents need to know that Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the English children’s book and Read more…
The Romans used horses primarily for battle; horsemen fought as a secondary force with the infantry as the primary force. The battle tactics of the Romans included placing the infantry in the center with the cavalry on the wings of Read more…
World War I. Set before and during World War I, it tells of the journey of Joey, a bay Irish Hunter horse raised by British teenager Albert (Irvine), as he is bought by the British Army, leading him to encounter Read more…
Louis V of France, king of France, died 987 after falling from a horse during a hunt. Which king died after falling off a horse? Alexander died in a fall from his horse while riding in the dark to visit Read more…
Bloodlines, color, age, training, etc.. will always have an affect on horse prices, but the main reason for the increase is the supply and demand. Horse prices are expected to go down once the demand goes down. Unfortunately, the cost Read more…