Re: Marathons

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The experience with Australian horses going to the UAE appears to be less
than
encouraging.

Please note this information is hearsay - but it is only 2nd hand from a
friend
who was just over there working in a vet hospital.

Several top Australian horses have gone over to the UAE, and have since
died.
The vetting procedures are very lax, because the vets are paid by the
Sheiks,
so they a more lenient than normal. After one ride recently, all but one
horse
from a race ended up in the hospital ( the one exception was ridden by an
Australian).
It appears that the horses are over-ridden, and if they break down, they
are
shot.

Food for thought.

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Hi Paul,

I've heard similar accounts of horses form the US which were sold and
shipped to UAE. The things I heard were all totally rumors. But, I have
no reason not to believe them.

You bet it's food for thought. Makes me think of where we're headed with
money driving our sport.

Linda Van Ceylon
lvanceylon@vines.colostate.edu

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