Enfys
Well-Known Member
I am reading, time after time, 'ex-racer' as if they are some sort of super species, what, exactly is the big deal about them, they are still just horses right?
Immy they don't race as yearlings at all! As of October of their yearling year, and bearing in mind that they are usually born in Jan, Feb or March, they are broken in. By this I mean that they do all the basics and learn how to canter in a string - canter only mind - and have people doing daft things on their back to bombproof them slightly. Most are then left off as of November and brought back into work in Feb-March time to race from May onwards.
They aren't bred to be crazy.They are bred to go fast. Whats the point of having a crazy horse? You can't train or race a crazy horse - what you deem as crazy we deem as normal lol
I would say racing at 2 or 3 years old still counts as a yearling.
I would say racing at 2 or 3 years old still counts as a yearling
I would still consider 2 to be yearling age as all animals at 2years of age are considered to be 'yearlings'
I am reading, time after time, 'ex-racer' as if they are some sort of super species, what, exactly is the big deal about them, they are still just horses right?
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