You are the owner of a thoroughbred racehorse that has performed well over the years and won you billions of dollars in prize money. The horse gets a sore foot and you have a number of options :
1. Talk to the vet who advises rest, ointment, massage, gentle return to training with a guarantee of a full recovery.
2. Talk to the vet, ignore his advice and cut the horses leg off to save medical bills.
3. Shoot the horse because you are fed up of horse racing.
Which option do you think we face ?
Answers on a postcard to ..............
PS Option 4 was put him out to stud.