He was a gelding. With a broken leg and no race career he was economically useless to his owners, despite what he had earnt them in winnings, approx £500k.
Talk about misleading info. Firstly, the examples you give all seem to relate to horses in training and therefore they are being kept for an economic reason. Can you quote some figures that relate to all types of horses whether they are racing horses, hunters or purely used for hacking. Of...
Perhaps you could divulge your knowledge and experience of horse as you seem to be making assumptions about everyone elses. Do you own a horse and if so, what do you use it for, drag hunting, racing or just for general riding. I don't claim to be an expert but I bow to my wife's knowledge as...