'There are kids aged from 14 up who are getting access to these beautiful Off the Track thoroughbreds, getting them retrained and absolutely loving them'
Fiona McIntyre does not necessarily claim the label "horse whisperer", but she confesses to a knack of being able to help high-strung racehorses "learn how just to be a horse again".
"My parents were incredible horsepeople [her father a stud-master and her mother also a re-trainer of racehorses] and loving compassionate people."They showed me the way you treat the horse is the way it will react to you. It's about being patient with them." "There are kids aged from 14 up who are getting access to these beautiful Off the Track thoroughbreds, getting them retrained and absolutely loving them," he said.
Ms McIntyre and her horse Sirmione, a former racehorse trained by Bart Cummings, at the Melbourne Show competing in Garryowen. 22 September 2015. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim.The RSPCA is advocating for the establishment of a national, public horse traceability register which "will help provide community assurance that information is available to review the fate of horses after they leave the industry" and allow horse welfare to be tracked throughout their lives.
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