World Horse Welfare Appalled At Barbaric Treatment Of Horse In Race Against Oscar Pistorius In Qatar

In response to the treatment of the horse during Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius’ race against a horse yesterday in Qatar: Tony Tyler Deputy Chief Executive of World Horse Welfare said: “World Horse Welfare are appalled at the way the jockey used the whip which was not only completely unnecessary but utterly barbaric. Excessive whip use like this is a disgrace to racing as a sport. We applaud the achievements of Oscar Pictorius and his race could have been a great spectacle, but instead it was marred by the flagrant abuse of this horse. “We commented on the race beforehand to say we didn’t see any immediate welfare concerns providing the horse was treated well. Clearly it wasn’t,” Tony Tyler Deputy Chief Executive of World Horse Welfare.

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