Videos tagged with "welfare"

World Horse Welfare Christmas Message 2011 [09:12]
Chief Executive Roly Owers talks about some of the key horse welfare points that have happened through 2011 including the story of Basil, a neglected youngst...

Horse Abattoir Film Reveals Animals Being Beaten in Cheshire, UK [03:38]
19 January 2013 Sky News has uncovered shocking animal welfare conditions at a UK horse abattoir. They include animals being beaten, neglected and illegal pr...

Grand National Fences To Be Made Safer. [02:11]
Fences at this year's Grand National are being made safer in the biggest change in the history of the race. They are among a number of measures aimed at dealing with accusations of animal cruelty after eight horses died in the last decade. Last year the joint favourite and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised had to be put down after falling at fence six of the Grand National - the infamous Becher's Brook - and continuing riderless until suffering leg fractures. The death, along with that of outsider According to Pete, who was brought down at the same fence on the second circuit, led to calls from animal welfare groups for the Grand National to be banned. The new fences are still covered in spruce but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch". Aintree racecourse manager Andrew Tulloch described the birch as "horse friendly", telling Sky News "safety at Aintree is always our top priority for riders and horses and it's something we do not stand still on". He said the changes should make the Grand National safer but not any easier, insisting the fences will remain the same height. "The outward appearance of these fences will remain the same. "The big change here is that traditionally where they had a timber frame to them that timber frame has been replaced by a plastic, more forgiving, birch and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen, maybe even sixteen inches of spruce and the spruce is what the horses can knock off," he ...

Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy, Chapter 3, P16-17 [04:46]
Narration of Barbaro's Laurel Futurity
Tags: Barbaro, horse, horse racing, Derby, gift, book, coffee table book, Triple Crown, horseracing, horse welfare, horse slaughter, horse story

Welcome to a 'New Era' in Australian Horse Racing - Exclusively at New Breed Racing [01:01]
New Breed Racing is about to usher in a new era in Australian horse racing with its innovative training methods, its dedication to horse welfare and its fresh and dynamic emphasis on the client experience. You can now follow you race horse like never before! You and your thoroughbred investment will be protected with full product disclosure whilst our team of leading Australian racing specialists monitor your horse in every second of every gallop.
Tags: New Breed Racing, Michael Costa, horse racing, Sydney racing, thoroughbred racing, Australian horse racing