Breeding soundness into thoroughbreds, rather than speed. "We've crept to a less durable horse," said Larry Bramlage, a prominent equine orthopedic surgeon from Lexington. "… Now a horse's value as a stallion is determined principally by how brilliant they were in a few events, not how many years they ground it out."
That would be the key. If thoroughbreds were built more like standardbreds they wouldn't have nearly as many injuries. Problem is, how do you monitor it? Also how do you convince other countries to follow suit? |