1. Horse racing—the glitz, the glamour... the grim reality. // Animals A...
What is the life of a race-horse really like? And what of the thousands of horses that fail to ‘make the grade’?
On the Market
The ‘yearling’ sales of thoroughbred colts and fillies draw the
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2. Jumps Horse injures Warrnambool punters | Animals Australia
Hines:
Horse Races
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 at 12:37pm
I am appalled with all the injuries suffered by Horses & jockeys in a so called safe sport, & what about trotting races, there
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3. Whips the new stimulus package // Animals Australia
use of a whip on any horse, including the whipping of horses unable to improve their position in a race field, is not condoned."
Then the AVA adds some background information. "Whips are used during horse racing to control or guide
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4. Blinkered Victorian racing community pulls wool over your eyes // Animals Au...
-- safe for no one Jumps Horse injures Warrnambool punters Jumps racing -- deadly, now dangerous to all Opinion: Frock up and have a tipple at our very own killing fields Whips the new stimulus package Behind the glamour of Horse racing lies
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5. Rodeos // Animals Australia
attempts to stay on a horse for eight seconds, holding on with one hand. A flank straps and spurs are used to make the horse buck. The American term of "saddle bronc" riding is commonly used.
What you can do
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6. Frock up and have a tipple at our very own killing fields // Animals Australia
-- safe for no one Jumps Horse injures Warrnambool punters Jumps racing -- deadly, now dangerous to all Opinion: Blinkered Victorian racing community pulls wool over your eyes Whips the new stimulus package Behind the glamour of Horse racing
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7. Animal Exploitation Fact Sheet // Animals Australia
their survival.
+ Horse Racing
Commercial Horse racing, by its nature, often places financial considerations ahead of the welfare of the animals involved.
During racing and training Horses endure high physical and psychological
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8. Pledge to Never Bet on Cruelty | Sign the Pledge | Animals Australia
The horse racing industry would have you believe it's the most glamorous of sports, but for the animals involved nothing could be further from the truth.
horse racing is a profit driven industry where horses are
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9. Past Features // Animals Australia
2011 jumps racing season saw horses killed on track at a rate of one every week. Now also people are getting injured. Time is of the essence to get jumps racing banned.
Jumps horse injures Warrnambool punters
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10. Getting away with murder // Animals Australia
flogged a north Queensland horse so badly it had to be euthanased. Why? Because the four-year-old mare was stubborn about being loaded into a trailer. Fully aware of his wrongdoings, the man admitted to the horse’s owner: "Don't go look at her
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