Riding school Bukit Timah Saddle Club had just moved from its historic home in Bukit Timah to its new home at the Singapore Turf Club three months ago.
SINGAPORE: The fate of some 80 horses at one riding school is hanging in the balance, just months after they moved to the Singapore Turf Club in Kranji.
Spectatorship for local horse racing has declined over the years and the space in Kranji can be redeveloped to better meet Singapore’s future land use needs, the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of National Development said on Monday .TENANTS SHOCKED AT CLOSUREThe riding school had recently moved from its historic grounds at Bukit Timah to its new home at the Singapore Turf Club, just three months ago at the end of February.
“We had to build a new walker, so they can exercise with the other riders,” said Bukit Timah Saddle Club general manager Stephanie Poupard. “We a shelter, then we had to build a new arena.” She added: “Everything is imported. The food is imported. The hay is imported. The wood chip is imported.'This is the only thing I know': Horse trainers, jockeys express shock, disbelief at Turf Club closureBukit Timah Saddle Club has 80 horses, while more than 30 others are privately owned in its liveries.
But the company, which runs two stables in Bukit Timah and Pasir Ris, said it takes several months to rehabilitate a horse.
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