Support the TCA - By Erin Crady

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Pazzu Pupo — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:14:57 GMT

My comment, posted yesterday (12/7/2010), to the previous Final Turn editorial, is even more appropriate to this one on the TCA--& I ask the editors/monitors allow me to post it (with minor edits/modifications)again:

The thoroughbred racing industry must do more on behalf of all the horses that are bred to race--whether they ever win a single dollar at the race-track.

In my humble opinion, the basic moral principle guiding the industry ought to be that every thoroughbred life brought into being through breeding ought to be associated with a life-long commitment from that individual or group to ensure that horse's well-being no matter the performance of the horse on or off the race-track.

Should such an enlightened moral commitment ever be made & enacted by the industry & the humans integral to it than I believe we would truly see the dawn of a new & better day for everyone--human & non-human alike, involved in this unique--& even the larger, world.

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Liz H. — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:57:46 GMT

Saturday, Jan. 8th TCA party is a not-to-be-missed affair where entire industry comes together.

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MRO — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:04:02 GMT

Keep supporting TCA!

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Mel G. — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:49:38 GMT

Thank you Erin and the hardworking folks that make up the TCA.

As a first time horse owner of a former racehorse it is dismaying to me to think that there are thousands of these regal animals that get slaughtered every year because they are not successful on the track. With time and patience they can be retrained to be just about anything.

The problem is thoroughbreds are being bred in unmanageable quantities. There are not enough people in this country who have the know how, patience or the $$ to invest in retraining ex-racehorses. Owners and breeders need to step up in investing in the future of thoroughbreds beyond the racetrack. Kudos to the ones who already do.