Horse Racing Persuasive Essay

The Race to the Death
A Race to Die For The smell of the crisp fresh air, the little whinny of the horses from the barn munching down their grain; another beautiful day at the barn. But then something unexpected; turning a corner six little heads turn to look at the stranger walking by. New foals, with their fuzzy little coats and spiky manes. Five were brown and one gray, their eyes glowing with curiosity. But something was wrong-- they had no mother. Curious, I was quick to find the answer; they had been abandoned, left to die. Quietly I slipped into the pen of theses foals. they were skittish at first, not quite sure if they could trust me. It was then I noticed the lack of fur and goopy eyes. These little babies were suffering with an assortment of issues, mental and physical. These small creatures were the byproduct of the racehorse breeding industry.
The race to the finish is fierce and the mistakes, deadly. This game is known by all people, whether or not they know a lick about horses. But many people don’t know what goes on behind the scenes of creating these majestic beasts. The racehorse breeding industry has been discarding the foals of non pedigree horses in order that the thoroughbred horses are able to have a foal again sooner. Thankfully many organizations, such as the, Last Chance Corral, have been saving these foals, spending day and night caring for them and giving them another chance at