100 Words: Life And Death Of A Japanese Racehorse

Photographer Hajime Kimura says he hopes to bring awareness “to the life and use of horses in Japan.”

via NPR.org: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/14/183600409/100-words-life-and-death-of-a-japanese-racehorse?ft=1&f=97635953

The intensity of competition at the horse races increased to the point that the new motto is “Losers must disappear.”