This is what they do with these horses: “[Multiple] complete, displaced, open [through the skin] fractures; Multiple torn ligaments; [multiple] torn tendons; Full tear of joint capsule. “

Via a Foia request for the California Horse Racing Board I obtained the following details about some of the murders of that state last year (earlier episodes here).

Acclider, October 11, Fresno R
‘[Multiple] complete, displaced, open [through the skin] fractures; Multiple torn ligaments; [multiple] torn tendons; Full tear of joint capsule. Also: “Osteochondral disease [in both limbs that were examined]. “They added:” Osteochondral disease in a thoroughbred run is a very common (67-80%) disease and occurs in response to the biomechanics of high speed exercises, cyclical loads and overflow of the fetlock joint during training and racing. ” Acclider was six years old.

Half throttle, November 6, Pleasanton S
“Acute trauma to head: [multiple] Skull fractures, multiple head wounds, regionally extensive bleeding. ” Half throttle was three years old.

Give me the Luit, December 7, Los Alamitos R
“Catastrophic error error: [multiple] complete, displaced, praised fractures; Complete cracking of different ligaments [at least four]; Full tear of joint capsule. Also: osteochondral disease [in both limbs that were examined]. ” Give Me was eight years old.

Dolly May, December 15, Santa Anita S
“Epiploic foramen intake and large large intestine strangulation due to small intestinal loop.” And this: “The cause of the imprisonment of epifloic foramen is not known. Risk factors for the condition include a thoroughbred or thoroughbred-cross, larger height, cradle biting or wrapping behavior … and long-term periods of stall rest within 28 days before the entrance.” Or in other words, just being a racing horse. Dolly was five years old.

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