Sir, - The RTÉ Investigates documentary highlighted the fate that can await all types of horses and ponies but the racing industry cannot hide from the fact that of the 2,406 horses slaughtered between January 1st 2023 and February 28th 2024, 72% (1,721) were registered thoroughbreds. Some 842 were named thoroughbreds and, of that number, 424 had a racing record.

The documentary was lazy in its handling of that data in that they didn’t show how many of those horses were still within the umbrella of the racing/bloodstock industry when they were sent for slaughter.