War Admiral stood at Faraway Farm until 1958, when the executors of Riddle’s estate sold the remaining portion of the farm. War Admiral was then moved to Hamburg Place, where he died in 1959. War Admiral was the leading American Read more…
Parents need to know that Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the English children’s book and hit Broadway show, War Horse, depicts war in a realistic manner that’s too intense for younger kids. Is War Horse Child Friendly? We would recommend this Read more…
But like National Velvet, War Horse—based on a children’s novel and a play of the same name—is a love story about the bond between humans and animals that somehow sneaks past the viewer’s emotional defenses. Does War Horse have a Read more…
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…