Unless I'm mixing up stuff, this was addressed explicitly by an Antrophoc Dev on HN (I am not a developer, don't use the product, have zero equine animals in the game :)
And in turn, that discussion was addressed explicitly by this blog post, which is essentially a summary of the conversation that has been taking place across multiple venues.
saghm|13 days ago
lacoolj|13 days ago
Although, this post surely isn't "news" as much as it is, as you said, a summary of a conversation being held on other platform(s).
So maybe it is just a blog post?