Here at Mission Ridge Elementary in El Paso Texas, we believe that racehorses who are injured should not be killed. It can change the way that we feel about racing horses. We want to be their VOICE!
WE SPEAK TO SAVE THE HORSES!
In 2015, Battuello confirmed 953 horses killed at the track.
“Every day we’re killing horses for $2 bets. Why do we still abide this in the 21st century?” activist Patrick Battuello said. “We’re so outraged about the Ringling Elephants and the Sea World Orcas, and rightfully so, but why not racehorses?”
"On average, 24 horses die each week at racetracks across America." -New York Times Magazine
Barbaro wins the 2006 Kentucky Derby. Two weeks later, the Preakness Stakes proved to be his final race. A broken leg would be the end of his career and eventually his life.
" Pictures are worth 1000 words"-Ryan-El Paso Humaine Society
Q:WHERE ARE RACEHORSES MORE LIKELY TO INJURE THEMSELVES?
A:HORSES USUALLY INJURE THEMSELVES IN THE LEGS AND ANKLES.
Q:ARE THERE PREVENTITIVE WAYS WE CAN KEEP HORSES FROM BEING INJURED?
A:The key to injury prevention is achieving a minimum number of miles of training at the necessary speed. There is a balance, though: adaptation will not occur if the horses do not train at speed, but if they train too much at high speed, then tissues will fatigue
Q:WHAT IS SO SERIOUS ABOUT THESE HORSE LEG INJURIES?
A:HORSES BODIES ARE HEAVY IN COMPARISON TO THEIR LEG BONES.ONCE A BREAK HAPPENS IT OFTEN SHATTERS INSTEAD OF FRACTURE.THE LACK OF MUSCLE AND OTHER TISSUE MEANS EVEN WITH A CAST THE BROKEN BONE HAS LITTLE TO SUPPORT IT.
Q: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO REHAB AND TREAT A HORSE AFTER INJURY?
•Without health insurance, non-surgical treatment for a broken leg typically costs up to $2,500 or more for a fracture that requires a cast. A leg X-ray costs an average of $210, according to NewChoiceHealth.com[1] , but can cost as much as $1,000 or more at some radiology centers. And application of a short or long leg cast costs about $221 to $238, not including the doctor fee, according to Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center[2] in Lincoln, Nebraska. A typical doctor fee for non-surgical treatment of a fracture would include $90 to $200 for the office visit and from $250 to $950 for treatment, according to Carolina Orthopaedic Surgery Associates[3] .
•Without health insurance, surgical treatment of a broken leg typically costs $17,000 to $35,000 or more. For example, at the Kapiolani Medical Center in Hawaii, repair of an uncomplicated leg fracture[4] costs about $16,082, while repair of a complicated leg fracture[5] costs about $33,565, not including the surgeon's fee. A typical surgeon's fee could reach $2,000 or more, according to Carolina Orthopaedic Surgery Associates[6] .
•A broken leg generally would be covered by health insurance. With health insurance, typical expenses for treatment for a broken leg could include doctor visit copays and treatment coinsurance that could reach thousands of dollars or the yearly out-of-pocket maximum
Watch these video and help us save the horses!
HORSE LEG DIAGRAM
There are 9.2 million horses in the United States, an interviewee Ryan-El Paso Humaine Society said "They have plenty of horses so they don't care about prevention as much as they maybe should"
BRACE
What SQIRTLE SQUAD is trying to do is prevent race horses from breaking their legs. Therefore, SQIRTLE SQUAD is creating a post injury horse brace.
PROTOTYPE
Here are some links of some post injury braces.
GAMESHOW
TEAM INFO
SQURTLE SQUAD!!!
TEAM'S SCHOOL: MISSION RIDGE ELEMENTRY
TEAM'S ADRESS: 150 N Nonap Dr, El Paso, TX 79928
TEAM MEMBERS :KATIA LOPEZ ,ALEXA MARTINEZ ,MIA DOMINQUEZ ,BRIANNA MORENO ,TALINA MENDEZ ,MATHEW CHAVEZ, LANI GUERRERO, CELESTE AGULIAR, AXEL CORDOVA ,AYDAN IBARRA, LUIS FIERRO::
TEAM COACH: JUSTINE FARMER
TEAM'S EMAIL:JENNIS@SISD.NET
Credits:
Created with images by Billowbee - "Percy the ex racehorse" • Billowbee - "Ebony Boom ex racehorse" • anvisuals - "Linaria" • paruchev - "horse racehorse gallop"