“… HIS TONGUE BECOMING NECROTIC AND REQUIRING PARTIAL AMPUTATION”
A rising percentage of horses are racing in tongue ties with 62.5% of trainers reporting using them and 38% reporting complications.
A tongue tie is a piece of nylon or rubber wrapped around the tongue and tied down under the bottom jaw.
As well as impacting on the welfare of the horse, a major problem with tongue ties is that they address a symptom, rather than the cause.
Many people find this practice barbaric and untenable because it is akin to a tourniquet and can cause lasting damage to the tongue.
In one case, a tongue tie was left on My Cousin James by trainer Steve Phelps, resulting in his tongue becoming necrotic and requiring partial amputation.
https://www.racingnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/PHELPS-S-Stewards-Report.pdf
Tongue ties appear to be accepted by those in the racing industry because it reduces airway blockage. However, research has shown that tongue ties can cause far-reaching damage to the tongue and hyoid apparatus, and researchers believe they should be banned.
https://horsesandpeople.com.au/the-hype-about-the-hyoid/
https://onlinepethealth.com/2019/07/11/the-role-of-the-tongue-and-hyoid-in-movement/
Animal welfare scientists find they cannot support the use of tongue ties because of ischaemia and trauma to the tongue.
In NSW, MP Mark Pearson is presenting a Racehorse Welfare Bill to parliament which, if passed will see a ban on the use of whips, spurs and tongue ties.
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