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Eventually, lackluster performance or an injury ends these horses' careers. At least 3, such racehorses are retired each year, usually by age 6 if not younger, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation estimates. Given that most horses live well into their 20s, the question of what to do with them for the next 15 or more years looms. Unfortunately and frequently, the answer is one most horse lovers would rather not think about: Approximately two out of every three thoroughbreds that come off the track, even those that are sound and healthy, are euthanized, abandoned on public land or in empty fields, or slaughtered and their meat is exported to Europe and Japan for human consumption.

The Livestock Marketing Association, which advocates the resumption of horse slaughter in this country, puts the number at more than , By contrast, in , horse slaughter in the United States and the export of horses for slaughter tallied about ,, according to the USDA.

Efforts to stop horse slaughter have gained momentum in recent years as public awareness has grown. Last year in the House and Senate, bills were introduced that would prohibit trafficking in horses for human consumption of their meat.

In December, the New York Racing Association announced that it would ban any trainer or breeder who sells a horse to slaughter. The successful racing career of a colt or stallion who has won some notable races will most likely be shorter, where owners prefer to put him to stud before they must geld him or he suffers injury.

A horse of this caliber must race and win only a few races to confirm his talents before he is put to stud. Most often a colt must be gelded at around 3 or 4 years of age depending on maturity in order to continue his racing career.

Most successful geldings can race until 7 or 8 years old, sometimes even older. Mares can continue racing till that age too. However, mares can be much moodier than geldings and some become broody and lose interest in racing before they reach 5 or 6. You may experience issues registering or using other parts of the website. Please enable JavaScript if possible.

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