2023-08-18 18:10:00
On the sporting level, it will be sprints where the horses will tow small carts in which the jockeys will be installed. All that remains is to find… the Saint-Josse racecourse. “Really Emir Kir? ! wondered Bernard Clerfayt (Défi), Brussels Minister for Animal Welfare. The safety and well-being of horses must be a priority! The 1986 law expressly prohibits running a horse race on public roads where the surface consists of asphalt, concrete, cobblestones, bricks or other hard material. We do not have all the useful information and in particular the conditions under which the horses would be brought to participate in this race. An investigation is therefore underway as to the organization of this event.
The alderman “very shocked”
Alderwoman for Animal Welfare, Nezahat Namli (PS), said she was unaware of the organization and said she was “very shocked by this initiative”, and “absolutely once morest” it.
The Tennoodois mayor assured that animal welfare was also one of his priorities. “We are talking here regarding harnessed trot races, on a regulation sand track, horses checked by approved veterinarians, under the aegis of the Belgian Federation of Horse Racing. The organizers have given us all the guarantees for the organization of this event. We don’t want to take any risks while offering a unique moment.”
Contacted, the ASBL Time For Others ensures that “a series of measures guarantee the well-being of the horses. (…) A sand track is installed so that the horses do not have to trot on a surface that is too hard, paving stones or other The starting area (35m long and 6.5m wide) is composed of a layer 5cm thick The running track (220m long and 6.5m wide) is composed of two strips of sand 80cm wide and 4cm thick The finish area (75m long and 6.5m wide) with a layer rising from 5cm to 10cm thick The trotters taking part in the events have been prepared for the specificities of the ground, like athletes for the specificities of the ground of athletics tracks.
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