more-inIt was 4 p.m. on Thursday and race horses in the Race Park adjoining the Madras Race Club campus in Guindy were being taken for ‘rolling’ (a term equestrians use to mean taking horses for a walk) under the warm evening sun. As the horses walked briskly under the watchful eyes of the caretaker boys, the office-bearers of the Madras Race Club (MRC) appeared anxious. The MRC has to feed over 652 race horses. Defreezing requestedRepresentatives of the Tamil Nadu Race Horse Owners Association and the Tamil Nadu Race Horse Trainers Welfare Association too are concerned. “If we don’t maintain the race horses properly, officials from the Animal Welfare Board will come and question us.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2017 19:18 UTC