Horse Racing Persuasive Essay
The Race to the Death
A Race to Die For The smell of the crisp fresh air, the little whinny of the horses from the barn munching down their grain; another beautiful day at the barn. But then something unexpected; turning a corner six little heads turn to look at the stranger walking by. New foals, with their fuzzy little coats and spiky manes. Five were brown and one gray, their eyes glowing with curiosity. But something was wrong-- they had no mother. Curious, I was quick to find the answer; they had been abandoned, left to die. Quietly I slipped into the pen of theses foals. they were skittish at first, not quite sure if they could trust me. It was then I noticed the lack of fur and goopy eyes. These little babies were suffering with an assortment of issues, mental and physical. These small creatures were the byproduct of the racehorse breeding industry. …show more content…
Horse racing is the game of man and beast in sync with each other, each trying to maintain their balance as they fly by as a blur of color.
The race to the finish is fierce and the mistakes, deadly. This game is known by all people, whether or not they know a lick about horses. But many people don’t know what goes on behind the scenes of creating these majestic beasts. The racehorse breeding industry has been discarding the foals of non pedigree horses in order that the thoroughbred horses are able to have a foal again sooner. Thankfully many organizations, such as the, Last Chance Corral, have been saving these foals, spending day and night caring for them and giving them another chance at
life.
Background, overview
When it comes time for a thoroughbred mare to foal, give birth, the breeders hire a nurse mare, female horses that are used to care for another mare’s foal. These nurse mares are used to care for a foal while the thoroughbred mare prepares to have another foal. The Pregnant Mare Rescue says, “The mare must travel to the stallion for breeding and may be shipped as soon as 7-10 days after giving birth to a foal, but a period of 3-4 weeks is generally allowed.” These broodmares, mares that are only used to breed and have very little other purpose most commonly are thoroughbreds, cannot be impregnated artificially. The more often the thoroughbred mare can have a foal the more likely it is that one of the foals will succeed (“The Pregnant Mare Rescue”).
The Problem
Amy Edwards, my coach and a horse owner, gives an overview of what happens at these breeding farms, “To use a good breeding mare as quick as possible, they take a mare's foal from her at a live birth and give the foal to another mare to raise. Then the thoroughbred mare can be rebred right away for another foal in the following season. If they didn't do this, they probably wouldn't be able to breed the mare back right away and would lose a breeding season.” These breeders want to have more money so they have to create their product as efficiently as possible.
According to the article The Long Haul, “Magnier and his partner Michael Tabor [horse buyers] bought an unraced horse at public auction in Miami last year for $16 million, smashing all previous records.” This shows the value of the pedigree animals and also shows that the non pedigree horses have no value to these breeders. If you are willing to spend $16 million dollars on a horse that could potentially be a dud, it shouldn't be too hard to help care for the nurse marse foals.
Solution
Originally these unwanted foals were left to die. According to the Pregnant Mare Rescue, the foal’s hides can be used as “pony skin” which can be used in the the textile industry, Their meat is also considered to be a delicacy in foreign markets. The Last Chance Corral also says, “Unless rescued, the vast majority end up starving to death or they "bump their heads" with a hammer.” But instead The Last Chance Corral rescues these unwanted foals by purchasing them. These foals are rescued at costs between $200 and $400.
When adoption a foal there are many expenses, especially when the foals come to the barn with health issues and the recent loss of their mother. The Last Chance Corral with daily expenses that can exceed $100, based on the milk and veterinary expenses. Amy participated by adopting six of these foals, “Several of the foals we took were less than a week old. One, Ollie, was an induced labor, as they needed his mom before he was born. His bones were soft because of his early birth and he had problems walking.” Amy was at the barn for feeding these foals every four hours, the dedication she had to these foals was amazing. “Even though these foals had a rough start they all made it through the worst and are living as happy horses.”
In conclusion, the race horse breeding farms are discarding baby horses so that their mother can be hired out to care for a thoroughbred foal. But thankfully organization like the Last Chance Corral, partnered with their selfless volunteers have been rescuing, caring for and rehoming these foals. It is wonderful to know that there is something being done to help these animals that cannot help themselves.
“The main problem was just a product of them being on powdered milk so early and not their mom. The powdered milk is not an entire cross over from mother milk. That's why the racehorse industry doesn't do it this way. Many die. It leads to diarrhea which can become chronic. They can also go the other way and get constipated. These are both products of not being on mom milk and being early born and other issues, like stress and depression.”
The mare that takes the foal to raise is called a nurse mare. For her to have milk, she must be bred and foal within months of the transfer onto a new foal.
These foals (nurse mare foals) are the product of that breeding. They take the nurse mare foals, breed them, they birth a foal and raise it until the mare is needed for a thoroughbred foal. They the nurse mare foal is taken away from the mom and the nurse mare gets a thoroughbred foal. The nurse mare foal is hoped to survive, but some of them are very very young.”
They also cannot be accompanied by their foal because the insurance costs are prohibited and the young foal wouldn't be able to manage the trailer ride.
A Race to Die For The smell of the crisp fresh air, the little whinny of the horses from the barn munching down their grain; another beautiful day at the barn. But then something unexpected; turning a corner six little heads turn to look at the stranger walking by. New foals, with their fuzzy little coats and spiky manes. Five were brown and one gray, their eyes glowing with curiosity. But something was wrong-- they had no mother. Curious, I was quick to find the answer; they had been abandoned, left to die. Quietly I slipped into the pen of theses foals. they were skittish at first, not quite sure if they could trust me. It was then I noticed the lack of fur and goopy eyes. These little babies were suffering with an assortment of issues, mental and physical. These small creatures were the byproduct of the racehorse breeding industry. …show more content…
Horse racing is the game of man and beast in sync with each other, each trying to maintain their balance as they fly by as a blur of color.
The race to the finish is fierce and the mistakes, deadly. This game is known by all people, whether or not they know a lick about horses. But many people don’t know what goes on behind the scenes of creating these majestic beasts. The racehorse breeding industry has been discarding the foals of non pedigree horses in order that the thoroughbred horses are able to have a foal again sooner. Thankfully many organizations, such as the, Last Chance Corral, have been saving these foals, spending day and night caring for them and giving them another chance at
life.
Background, overview
When it comes time for a thoroughbred mare to foal, give birth, the breeders hire a nurse mare, female horses that are used to care for another mare’s foal. These nurse mares are used to care for a foal while the thoroughbred mare prepares to have another foal. The Pregnant Mare Rescue says, “The mare must travel to the stallion for breeding and may be shipped as soon as 7-10 days after giving birth to a foal, but a period of 3-4 weeks is generally allowed.” These broodmares, mares that are only used to breed and have very little other purpose most commonly are thoroughbreds, cannot be impregnated artificially. The more often the thoroughbred mare can have a foal the more likely it is that one of the foals will succeed (“The Pregnant Mare Rescue”).
The Problem
Amy Edwards, my coach and a horse owner, gives an overview of what happens at these breeding farms, “To use a good breeding mare as quick as possible, they take a mare's foal from her at a live birth and give the foal to another mare to raise. Then the thoroughbred mare can be rebred right away for another foal in the following season. If they didn't do this, they probably wouldn't be able to breed the mare back right away and would lose a breeding season.” These breeders want to have more money so they have to create their product as efficiently as possible.
According to the article The Long Haul, “Magnier and his partner Michael Tabor [horse buyers] bought an unraced horse at public auction in Miami last year for $16 million, smashing all previous records.” This shows the value of the pedigree animals and also shows that the non pedigree horses have no value to these breeders. If you are willing to spend $16 million dollars on a horse that could potentially be a dud, it shouldn't be too hard to help care for the nurse marse foals.
Solution
Originally these unwanted foals were left to die. According to the Pregnant Mare Rescue, the foal’s hides can be used as “pony skin” which can be used in the the textile industry, Their meat is also considered to be a delicacy in foreign markets. The Last Chance Corral also says, “Unless rescued, the vast majority end up starving to death or they "bump their heads" with a hammer.” But instead The Last Chance Corral rescues these unwanted foals by purchasing them. These foals are rescued at costs between $200 and $400.
When adoption a foal there are many expenses, especially when the foals come to the barn with health issues and the recent loss of their mother. The Last Chance Corral with daily expenses that can exceed $100, based on the milk and veterinary expenses. Amy participated by adopting six of these foals, “Several of the foals we took were less than a week old. One, Ollie, was an induced labor, as they needed his mom before he was born. His bones were soft because of his early birth and he had problems walking.” Amy was at the barn for feeding these foals every four hours, the dedication she had to these foals was amazing. “Even though these foals had a rough start they all made it through the worst and are living as happy horses.”
In conclusion, the race horse breeding farms are discarding baby horses so that their mother can be hired out to care for a thoroughbred foal. But thankfully organization like the Last Chance Corral, partnered with their selfless volunteers have been rescuing, caring for and rehoming these foals. It is wonderful to know that there is something being done to help these animals that cannot help themselves.
“The main problem was just a product of them being on powdered milk so early and not their mom. The powdered milk is not an entire cross over from mother milk. That's why the racehorse industry doesn't do it this way. Many die. It leads to diarrhea which can become chronic. They can also go the other way and get constipated. These are both products of not being on mom milk and being early born and other issues, like stress and depression.”
The mare that takes the foal to raise is called a nurse mare. For her to have milk, she must be bred and foal within months of the transfer onto a new foal.
These foals (nurse mare foals) are the product of that breeding. They take the nurse mare foals, breed them, they birth a foal and raise it until the mare is needed for a thoroughbred foal. They the nurse mare foal is taken away from the mom and the nurse mare gets a thoroughbred foal. The nurse mare foal is hoped to survive, but some of them are very very young.”
They also cannot be accompanied by their foal because the insurance costs are prohibited and the young foal wouldn't be able to manage the trailer ride.