Eventer Pippa Funnell on Transport of Horses to Slaughter in Europe: “It Has Got to Stop”

At the 2011 international conference of World Horse Welfare, British Olympic event team rider Pippa Funnel was on stage when the audience took its turn asking questions of the speakers. One question was headed Pippa's way--how does one compare the circumstances of transporting elite sport horses to competitions with the plight of slaughter-bound horses?