Damage To Ponies
Sir, —The statement by Mr Mahon this morning is welcome indeed. In addition to the damage to ponies’ backs,
those ridden too young are subject to injuries to the legs, particularly splints, and the over-all damage of being burnt out and sour by the age of four or five. In arguing this case, I usually find the owner rationalising with, “But racehorses are ridden at two.” There is a major difference. First, thoroughbreds are heavier in bone and fas-ter-growing than other horses and ponies. Second, the racehorse carries a light jockey, much lighter in proportion to its weight than a sturdy child on a pony, and for only a few minutes at a time. Third, few racehorse owners will subject their two-year-olds to heavy racing if they expect them to perform as three-year-olds and upwards.— Yours, etc., DANA GREEN. September 10, 1968.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31781, 11 September 1968, Page 16
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