“My industry, for
at that time, swiftly brought the un-
concerned.
instance, Western stock
past to an event
equivocal certainty of that issue to
Over the last
that actually fa-
the forefront of our discussions. The
15-20 years, horse competition,
cilitates horses
question presented to me then was
the Ameri-
moving in natu-
not whether racing was abusive, but
can Quarter
had had its own issues ral, cadenced
whether I could take ethical issue
Horse As-
where horse welfare
ways. Until re-
with the racing world in particular
s o c i a t i o n
cent rule chang-
when one could find abusive prac-
(AQHA), the was concerned. ”
es took effect,
tices in most equine competitions?
American
however, Plea-
Paint Horse Association (APHA)
sure competi-
My industry, for instance, Western
and other stock breed organizations
tors were often winning by exhib-
stock horse competition, had its
have worked to change Western
iting zombie-like horses moving at
own issues where horse welfare was
Pleasure from its “peanut roller”
turtle-like speeds.
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