I ask you to avoid killing the messenger:
Human nature prevents people from stopping the abuse of thoroughbreds.
There is too much financial pressure to horsemen with purses being so low that many owners are subsidizing their hobby to the tune of 10k/horse/year.
Thoroughbreds race an average of 6 times per year. And it appears that is too often. Standardbreds don't have this issue.
Stating the problem doesn't solve the problem. It does help to define what the f*k is going on here? I'm not sure it is solvable.
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