Letters to the Editor: Horse racing is still a respectable sport


To the editor: The Might 10 article indicts a whole business and fails to credit score California’s considerably improved security report, which demonstrates how stringent regulatory reforms can successfully safeguard the well-being of horses.

Since these reforms went into impact in 2019, incidents of deadly damage in California have been decreased by measures resembling enhanced monitoring practices, testing insurance policies and important funding in racing surfaces and diagnostic tools. Taken collectively, California has laid out a transparent blueprint for the way we as an business can forestall these mindless deaths.

Producing many roles, horse racing is a beloved sport across the nation; it’s inclusive and accessible to communities of all ages, genders, and financial backgrounds.

Given California’s demonstrated success, it’s excessive time that your complete business come collectively to assist the implementation of uniform nationwide laws which can guarantee the protection of horses on and off the monitor.

Amy Zimmerman, Sierra Madre

The creator is with the California Horse Energy Coalition.