EX RACE HORSES HAVE YOU TAKEN ONE ON? WHAT DOES YOURS DO NOW? THANKS!!

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As i work on a thoroughbred stud and have also worked in a rehab centre am interested to know how many people have taken them on ,how you have got on with them and what they have achieved with retraining.Many thanks,
 
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Ronnie...
 
Mine was becoming a good little hack (that's her lot since she has an old tendon injury), spent a year on spook busting and basic groundwork until she collapsed underneath me one day and was diagnosed with narcolepsy.

I think they are so versatile though and in the right hands have the potential for pretty much anything.
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I use to team chase and x-country my old boy he was a fab horse. My mare i have now events. I love my TB's I would not have any other breed (that's not to say i don't like other breeds, just before i get my head chewed off for saying that)
 
I wouldnt bite your head off for saying that some miight! i work with thoroughbreds day in day out but adore and have always had arabs not everyones cup of tea i know!!!! i am being pursuaded to take on an ex race and although i dont doubt my capabilities in being able to take one on just nice to know how everyone else has got on , probs if any they have encountered ,and its nice to know that when they have finished their racing careers not all of them end up on the scap heap if you know what i mean. Thanks to everyone who is responding! x
 
Mine is the chestnut in the signature below...He came from Ian Baldings as a 3 and a half year old, and he is now 8 so have had him nearly 5 years.Have not done all that much with him as he was ill with Herpes when he was 5/6, then He had a kissing spine operation in April last year.
He has won and placed Novice dressage with high scores, has won showjumping and will be doing affiliated stuff this winter. Nearly won two one day events this year as well after leading the dressage and SJ, but he is too much of a chicken as he wouldnt go through the water on the XC!
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Had another Exracer that came from Mark Johnston, he was placed in a dressage test, but was PTS a year after I got him, he had wobblers, and severe colic trouble- this is him below, another chestnut!
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What fantastic looking horses and what fantastic things you have achieved with them its amazing i bet you are really chuffed i know i would be! sorry for the loss i know what that is like . Ahhh Im jealous now!!!!!!!!!.
 
Have had many, the most recent being-
Gravitate, a pretty useless racehose but a very sucessful eventer, he went 3*
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Jazz, pretty useless racehorse, went novice level BE but developed navicular and was PTS aged 6
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Flossy, failed hurdler. Would have made a nice allounder but she was lost to a twisted gut
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Joey, very well bred and expensive baby but absolutely useless on the track. Sold this year as a 5 yr old to a dressage home-
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Easy, not too bad a racehorse. Sold this year as a 6 yr old to an eventing home showing a lot of potential-
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And the most recent, Mustard. Totally useless 4 yr old racehorse. Now re-training with eventing in mind-
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Nice one thankyou ,appreciate,just out of curiousity,is it hard to train a hurdler to then show jump being that it is asked to jump in a more confined area and that its normally not so flat out?thanks
 
Nope- never had a problem with them quickening/flattening. So long as you're trained the canter correctly they seem very happy popping out of that canter
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We've had a few ex racers, and I really can't rate them highly enough.
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The current one is Snowy (Broughtons Mill) whos diary is in the link in my siggie. Because of the circumstances behind us having him, we haven't done an awful lot with him this year apart from hacking, but he is a dream to handle and ride, and my two teenage daughters tack him up and take him out without any assistance (they are not experienced riders) and I know they are absolutely in safe hands with him.
He's a real family horse, anybodys ride, and is priceless to us.
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I have got one now, he was a pretty sucessful racehorse, but has come out of racing at 10. It has been pretty hard work and we have had on off lameness which has not helped much but he is getting better. Canter needs lots of work and he is quite flat over fences but he has chased and hurdled so much.

But his temperment is brilliant and he tries hard, I really enjoy him and he has been good fun, I would get another
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Also have any of you who have taken on an ex race horse encountered behavioural problems when they are stabled i.e tend to box walk ,weave and show any signs of aggressive behaviour towards you .i came across it a couple of times in the rehab centre where a few could only be handled by one person and would try to savage anyone else who dare approach them!!!!!
 
I had a racehorse on loan a few years ago whilst my horse was having a foal. He was the course record holder at the time at the local racecourse but had an injury due to an accident in his stable. He used to crib bite and windsuck but was a good hunter. He was quite sharp but a nice little horse. He went back racing once my horse was back in work. My own horse raced when we first had her. When she first came back after hurdling I did have trouble with her going off a long stride when show jumping but she did get better.
 
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Also have any of you who have taken on an ex race horse encountered behavioural problems when they are stabled i.e tend to box walk ,weave and show any signs of aggressive behaviour towards you .i came across it a couple of times in the rehab centre where a few could only be handled by one person and would try to savage anyone else who dare approach them!!!!!

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Nope, they're often ticklish to groom and tend to wave legs around but havent met an unfriendly one. Joey was a bit coltish as cut v late but he was a sweetie really
 
Had mine 4 years, pretty useless racehorse, started competing Novice BE with DC's though having to step back down a level due to problems with his feet (long story), won Novice unaff dressage and PC open SJ.
One of the most kind natured horses i've ever known and loves attention, as Boss said, they can be a bit ticklish but he's very rarely nasty
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what seems to be the most popular way of getting one.I know you can occasionally from studs,rehab centres ,sales,and through classifieds etc ,would you shy away from getting one from say example the doni sales and such and be more inclined to go to a rehab centre.I know people who have gone to these sales and have found so wonderful horses that have either gone into showing,polo etc. whats the best way?
 
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Lovely work Ronnie, well done for all your patience and hard work. He is a credit to you.

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Thank you
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The other two in my sig are also ex-racers. Well Jack never raced... he was just in training.
 
Hi, my girl isn't as impressive as the others but I think shes done well. She never made it to a race as she wasn't very fast in training. When I got her she hadn't really done much and had a jump phobia! its taken two years and completely re-breaking her and she is now happy to jump 2'9 ( jump in picture only about 2')

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She looks lovely its so nice to see them enjoying a life outside of racing when you think of all the thoroughbreds that are bred loads dont even see a race track,loads dont make the grade on the track and many are retired because of injury .well done you!!!!!
 
I've had quite a few. I had one that weaved but the rest were super in the box. Never had a problem reschooling the hurdlers to show jump, in fact the two most talented jumpers out of my lot had both had an outing over hurdles previously.

If you have the right skills and temperament, retraining an ex-racehorse is a fantastic expereince
 
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