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Respect for the horse is at the heart of British Racing, with an industry promise and strategy to ensure all horses bred for racing enjoy their best life Horse welfare T hose involved in Racing – whether it be jockeys, trainers, owners, or wider employees – work tirelessly to deliver five-star care to enable racehorses to thrive as athletes,
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perform to the best of their abilities, and live a good life. Racing also has an independently chaired Horse Welfare Board, formed in 2019, to help focus collective efforts to drive forward innovation and progress across the sport. It goes without saying that equine welfare is of the upmost importance to The Jockey Club. Our vision is for every Thoroughbred racehorse in British horseracing to be treated with compassion, respect, and care. A vital part of our strategy is ensuring equine welfare is at the centre of everything we do and that we set the standard for industry facilities. Horseracing makes a valuable contribution to communities, generating £4.1 billion annually for the rural economy and providing jobs for over 18,000 full-time employees. It is also the biggest single investor in equine veterinary research, science and education, having provided more than £40m over the last 20 years via the Horserace Betting Levy Board and, more recently, the Racing Foundation. Investment that ultimately benefits the whole equestrian community, not just racing. Racing also works with top-tier universities and collaborates with organisations across the world to access cutting-edge research and thinking to improve welfare and safety in the sport. In 2022, research carried out by Exeter University on equine vision resulted in all markers on hurdles and obstacles across all 40 of Britain’s Jump courses being changed from orange to white to aid better visibility. Horseracing in Britain is among the world’s best regulated animal activities. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is the Government-recognised body responsible for the regulation of horseracing. With an equine population of around 1 million, racehorses in Britain are among the healthiest and best looked after 2% of horses in the country. The 14,000 horses in training at any one time enjoy a quality of life virtually unsurpassed by any other domesticated animal. We continue to strive to ensure that facilities offered are industry-leading with significant equine welfare
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related investment each year into improvements across both Cheltenham and wider Jockey Club Racecourses. This work is managed by a panel of experts including vets, racehorse owners and Jockey Club employees. Specifically qualified equine vets are present on each raceday at Cheltenham. They care for the horses from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave. During each race, vets follow the runners by car and can respond to and attend a horse. There are equine ambulances on the course at all times, as well as ambulances for any incidents involving injuries to jockeys. In recent years, Cheltenham Racecourse has: l Installed a horse weighing machine. l Jointly funded a research project by Liverpool University studying Risk Factors and Mitigation Measures in Jump Racing. l Installed an equine solarium. l Installed a rubberised horse walk in the pre-parade ring and around the pre-parade and parade rings themselves. l Provided a portable X-ray machine at every meeting. l Installed cooling fans in the unsaddling enclosure. l Enlarged and refurbished the veterinary treatment box.
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