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No dont think feet are soft, he is in from 5pm to 7am on yard and matted shelter, sand pit drains well and yard never has standing...

I have never had a problem before but pretty sure it's the sand concrete combo which I've only had a couple of years, his feet are great...

I'm glad you've come to a decision you're happy with. Best wishes finding something suitable and more straightforward!

But do old farmers need such special treatment compared to other business owners or even other, more recently established farmers just...

The vendor really needs to answer all of these questions. I'd at least get the basics off them (via the agent) before paying out for...

I think you must be thinking of an agricultural tie, this isn’t the same thing. The patch of land as a separate entity is being used by...

Ignore them. They enjoy a row.

Goodness. I seem to have hit a nerve with you but I don’t think I deserve such an attack. My gundogd are highly trained thanks, and were...

If a jockey eases up on or pulls up a horse that is not travelling well in a race they are often themselves hauled up before the...

It was stated that the horse became wobbly and collapsed behind the screens. I would think once stationery the horse could not stand...

Just to add to this - Zack is also on record from historical tweets as condemning use of horses in sport, and at the Olympics. As a...

Yes - it's systems not people that are the problem. People live within systems. If systems reward animal abuse and punish welfare then...

I agree it's quite plausible that the jockey did not know how badly injured the horse was. But I do think that after a horse made such a...

He was probably going to be pts regardless but id have rather seen him be pulled up after sprawling, than whipped 3 times during a drive...

I don't know but it might make a huge difference to the way racing is viewed and the way that other horses would be treated...