Ray Paulick and Caroline Betts were tweeting about horse retirement, and Ray wondered if horseplayers would support something to help. The poll question is simple: If Breeders, Owners and the industry had a plan they were funding to help horses when they retire, are players willing to contribute to it?
It is estimated that 15k to 18k horses are slaughtered each year in the US, which represents half the foal crop. Is this something that irks you? Or is it just another in a long list of problems that lies low on the totem pole for you as a customer/horseplayer?
Note: Interview with Caroline here on some of her retirement stuff as background for the conversation.
http://blog.horseplayersassociation....ts-phd-on.html
