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In have recently been meeting with many people working across a range of areas within the Thoroughbred Horse Racing and Breeding industries. It seems that everyone I talk with has a story to tell about an incident involving a cast horse that has a disastrous outcome. The stallion unable to serve mares due to a cast related injury, the yearling withdrawn from a sale due to a cast related injury, the racehorse incapable of taking it's place in a race due to a cast related injury.

Such a waste, a tragic, irresponsible, expensive waste. The stories just go on and on. And yet these same people are waiting for the next disaster to occur so they can do as they have always done, react to the situation and then maybe do something about it. Makes me feel sad, angry and frustrated.

The saying,"Shut the gate, the horse has bolted" must have been coined by someone closely associated with one of the reactionary, health and safety bereft industries I mentioned at the top of this post.