Horses are physically built to gallop, and gallop fast. They have long, slender limbs attached to large bodies of muscle, which gives them their great power – and means that, as athletes, they surpass other animals of a similar body size.
While horse racing antis will claim that the reason for euthanising a horse with a broken leg is a financial decision, in reality, the monetary cost is typically irrelevant. Unfortunately, in some rare cases, euthanising the horse is the best thing for their long-term welfare.
It is true that horse racing relies on the thoroughbred racehorse; without the horse, there is no horse racing or gambling on horse racing. However, if this is to be framed as ‘exploitation’, then the role of any animal bred for a human requirement in modern society needs to also be questioned.
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