Ask your MS to insist on transparency from the BHA

The racing industry’s National Racehorse Week takes place 9-17 September. The event is promoted as “a nationwide annual celebration of the racehorse and a chance to see first-hand the love, care and attention that goes into looking after them.“

The reality facing horses in racing is very different.

•    Around 200 horses are killed as a result of on-course racing injuries every year.
•    In 2022, the British and Irish racing industries sent 1,161 horses who held passports from the racing industry to slaughterhouses. 
•    Horses are the only animals who are hit, in public, during a ‘sporting’ event. Shockingly, jockeys still frequently breach the whip rules (they are allowed to hit their horses six times in a Flat race and seven times in a Jump race). During the first six months of 2023, there were 370 incidents of rule breaking by jockeys relating to their use of the whip – mostly for excessive beatings.

Please take action by writing to your Members of the Senedd.

This action is for people who live in Wales. If you live elsewhere in the UK, please Click here to write to your MP.

It’s always more effective to write your own personalised letter, but we’ve put together a template to help you. If you need any help with this, please email [email protected]