Horses helped shape the world as we know it. Now we run them to death | Elizabeth Banicki

For centuries the horse was our most noble ally – in war, migration and myth. Today we repay that bond not with reverence, but with suffering at the racetrackHumanity owes the horse an immeasurable debt. For centuries the horse has been our partner, has shaped our history and sacrificed itself for our defense, our causes, and our conquests. The Native American Comanches, master horsemen, created an empire on the power they conjured from their deep and unique connection with the horse. The