This, from a friend who was there - the filly was not being beaten... she
was actually slowing down when one ankle fractured, and the other fractured as
she was trying to right herself. This situation is already bad enough without
bringing abuse into it. She was slowing when the injury occurred. What they know
so far was that a concussive-related stress fracture in one ankle brought her
down and the other front could not sustain the body. That speaks of bone
substance/density issues. This needs to be addressed just as much as the age of
racing - the breeding of fast horses at the expense of appropriate physical
attributes.
