Animal Welfare Racing

Why Joint Blocking Race Horses Creates a Huge Animal Welfare Risk

by : peterprofitracing
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The administration of nerve or joint blockers to both gallopers, pacers and trotters in the modern age has become almost commonplace, with trainers in each of the three codes getting their vets to shoot long acting drugs that don’t swab into their charges problem limbs and joints so that they will feel no pain when racing on them.

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