RoR ex racehorses

[MummyEms]

Anyone own one?
Me and my horse have just been put on the RoR success stories page and also on their Facebook page. I'm so happy as she (my adorable mare) so deserves this recognition.
I'm so in love with ex racehorses. Give me all your success stories ???

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I don't own one but well done there are plenty of people on here that have them though.

 

[MummyEms]

Thank you ❤ so much.
Oh yay that's good news then ?

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I bring them home from work and now actively avoid RoR up here in Scotland as it is a complete joke with a nasty RoR rep up here who only wants to swoon over "names" and slag everyone else off loud and clear for all and sundry to hear.

Good Luck with your horse, I hope your area rep is better than ours! Couldn't be any worse anyway!

 

[Trouper]

I bring them home from work and now actively avoid RoR up here in Scotland as it is a complete joke with a nasty RoR rep up here who only wants to swoon over "names" and slag everyone else off loud and clear for all and sundry to hear.

Good Luck with your horse, I hope your area rep is better than ours! Couldn't be any worse anyway!

That's very sad when you have so much experience to share with people, Elf.

 

[humblepie]

Well done MummyEms. I will have a read of it. I do a lot of a RoR showing and dressage alongside normal comps. Our regional doesn’t do as much training or clinic wise as some of the others areas. Its nice out competing as you get to talk to so many different people with horses with different backgrounds from ran once retired from racing to those who raced til they were much older and had high profile wins.

 

[Squeak]

I bring them home from work and now actively avoid RoR up here in Scotland as it is a complete joke with a nasty RoR rep up here who only wants to swoon over "names" and slag everyone else off loud and clear for all and sundry to hear.

Good Luck with your horse, I hope your area rep is better than ours! Couldn't be any worse anyway!

That's a real shame. All the people I've met so far from ROR have been the opposite. Is it worth mentioning it to ROR head office? They may not know about it?

 

[brighteyes]

I've got an eligible one and he is adapting very well whilst managing to look stunning. Wish I had taken one on sooner.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

That's a real shame. All the people I've met so far from ROR have been the opposite. Is it worth mentioning it to ROR head office? They may not know about it?

They definitely know about it as numerous complaints have gone in over the years. They have sparodically removed the Borders from her and moved it into the North of England section then gave it back, it has been taken off of her again now for a while.

 

[brighteyes]

I bring them home from work and now actively avoid RoR up here in Scotland as it is a complete joke with a nasty RoR rep up here who only wants to swoon over "names" and slag everyone else off loud and clear for all and sundry to hear.

Good Luck with your horse, I hope your area rep is better than ours! Couldn't be any worse anyway!

That's a shame. I keep myself to myself anyway (being not very competitive). I'm proud to bits of him for allowing me to be his and adjusting so easily to life in civvy street. I certainly don't know much about his past life or claim to be any kind of expert, either. I have no expectations and hope he finds my idea of fun stuff, fun!

 

[Squeak]

Anyone own one?
Me and my horse have just been put on the RoR success stories page and also on their Facebook page. I'm so happy as she (my adorable mare) so deserves this recognition.
I'm so in love with ex racehorses. Give me all your success stories ???

I think I saw your story - Is your horse Indy? If so she sounds and looks lovely.

I have one - he's absolutely wonderful, just can't fault him. Easy, kind and talented.

 

[Squeak]

They definitely know about it as numerous complaints have gone in over the years. They have sparodically removed the Borders from her and moved it into the North of England section then gave it back, it has been taken off of her again now for a while.

I really hope they may managed to fix it properly at some point. ROR have done such a huge amount for ex-racers it's a shame to have a bad rep.

 

[millitiger]

I bought an ex-racer 2 weeks ago and will probably look into ROR for next year.
I haven’t actually met my new horse yet, he’s being delivered in about a fortnight!

 

[humblepie]

I bought an ex-racer 2 weeks ago and will probably look into ROR for next year.
I haven’t actually met my new horse yet, he’s being delivered in about a fortnight!

Exciting. Flat or NH horse? How old?

 

[MummyEms]

I bought an ex-racer 2 weeks ago and will probably look into ROR for next year.
I haven’t actually met my new horse yet, he’s being delivered in about a fortnight!

So exciting!! ?

 

[MummyEms]

I think I saw your story - Is your horse Indy? If so she sounds and looks lovely.

I have one - he's absolutely wonderful, just can't fault him. Easy, kind and talented.

Yes that's her. Thank you. She's such a lovely horse ?

 

[MummyEms]

Well done MummyEms. I will have a read of it. I do a lot of a RoR showing and dressage alongside normal comps. Our regional doesn’t do as much training or clinic wise as some of the others areas. Its nice out competing as you get to talk to so many different people with horses with different backgrounds from ran once retired from racing to those who raced til they were much older and had high profile wins.

Sounds lovely! Thank you xx

 

[brighteyes]

I bought an ex-racer 2 weeks ago and will probably look into ROR for next year.
I haven’t actually met my new horse yet, he’s being delivered in about a fortnight!

I'll be looking out for this with interest! That's brave, buying 'sight unseen' and so on. I got mine on trial with a view to loan, just paid the transport up here, and that was risky enough for me. I had no idea what I was doing but all has worked out well for us. Well, obviously I have experience with horses, just not with successfully raced ones.

 

[minesadouble]

I bought one unseen 11 years ago, he was bought as my daughter's first horse (she'd ridden ponies since before she could walk). He turned out to be the best buy ever. She had so much fun with him. At the time there was a real camaraderie in the RoR showing classes and they had masses of success.
We still have him, aged 20 now, and he's still the biggest character you could ever imagine. Of all of our horses I think he's the one I will miss most when he's gone.

 

[MummyEms]

I bought one unseen 11 years ago, he was bought as my daughter's first horse (she'd ridden ponies since before she could walk). He turned out to be the best buy ever. She had so much fun with him. At the time there was a real camaraderie in the RoR showing classes and they had masses of success.
We still have him, aged 20 now, and he's still the biggest character you could ever imagine. Of all of our horses I think he's the one I will miss most when he's gone.

 

[MummyEms]

That's so lovely. I too feel that way about my horse Indie ? something so so wise and kind about them isn't there?? Xx

 

[RachelFerd]

I've no interest in RoR as an organisation because it is sadly more about fat show horses than doing the main competition disciplines with ex-racehorses - who can, and do make top class event horses, even competing against the purpose bred.

I worked in racing for ten years give or take, so I now feel like i'm pretty clear on what I do/don't like in a thoroughbred - and which trainers I would or wouldn't consider getting a horse from. There are a lot of variables.

Fundamentally though, a horse is a horse is a horse. Nice TBs are just nice horses, and if they only lightly raced it starts to become pretty irrelevant that they have that in their history. Those that had long careers in racing sometimes have a few more ingrained issues. My older horse (now 19 - evented up to Novice, ran 50 times on the flat) definitely had sense of PTSD when he saw white rails and a racecourse environment.

My current event horse (10yo, ran 3 times) has very few racing-related issues. I bought him unseen for £800 - and whilst his conformation probably would have put me off if I'd actually seen him in the flesh, he is a total superstar and we are having a lot of fun eventing at Novice/2* - and still feeling like he has the potential to go further. Tonnes of videos of him (King Louis) in the link to my YouTube in my signature if you're interested.

 

[millitiger]

thanks all, perhaps I’ll start a new thread when he arrives- I used to post a lot here but have tended to lurk the last few years!

I was meant to be buying a decrepit pony as a companion for my 2 competition horses, as I have bought a house with land and will be moving them home soon.
However this boy came up and looked a nice prospect and only three figures price wise so decided to take the risk!

Exciting. Flat or NH horse? How old?

5yro, 16.2hh gelding, NH bred and run twice (badly).
He is clean limbed and has nice conformation, I have no expectations so whatever he wants to do is fine by me, I wouldn’t complain if he wanted to join my boys in the competition life though!

 

[humblepie]

Millitiger that sounds exciting the whole way round with house move as well.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I have a lovely ex NH / pointer. Plenty of bone. Came over from Ireland as a 4yo with a few lumps and bumps and a fear of stable doors. Previous owner had him and raced him until 9/10 thats when I bought him. Capable of doing everything. Doing great in stressage, jumps the moon . Hacks alone and in company. Go all over on my own competing. Only thing I would change is the fact he won't turn out in winter. But he really is a lovely horse.

 

[MummyEms]

I have a lovely ex NH / pointer. Plenty of bone. Came over from Ireland as a 4yo with a few lumps and bumps and a fear of stable doors. Previous owner had him and raced him until 9/10 thats when I bought him. Capable of doing everything. Doing great in stressage, jumps the moon . Hacks alone and in company. Go all over on my own competing. Only thing I would change is the fact he won't turn out in winter. But he really is a lovely horse.

That's so lovely. What does he do in winter when turned out? X

 

[Flowerofthefen]

That's so lovely. What does he do in winter when turned out? X

Unfortunately has a complete melt down. Have tried absolutely everything. He gallops round in a panic screaming. Everything us exactly the same as the rest of the year, same field, same companions. I kid you not he knows when the clocks change. He has to be in from end of October and won't go out longer than an hour or so til the end of march. Even if the weather is fabulous through March he just won't settle. Come end of March when clicks change he will then happily go out all day!

 

[ycbm]

thanks all, perhaps I’ll start a new thread when he arrives- I used to post a lot here but have tended to lurk the last few years!

I was meant to be buying a decrepit pony as a companion for my 2 competition horses, as I have bought a house with land and will be moving them home soon.
However this boy came up and looked a nice prospect and only three figures price wise so decided to take the risk!



5yro, 16.2hh gelding, NH bred and run twice (badly).
He is clean limbed and has nice conformation, I have no expectations so whatever he wants to do is fine by me, I wouldn’t complain if he wanted to join my boys in the competition life though!

He sounds like a total bargain at that price in this market.
.

 

[brighteyes]

I've no interest in RoR as an organisation because it is sadly more about fat show horses than doing the main competition disciplines with ex-racehorses - who can, and do make top class event horses, even competing against the purpose bred.

I worked in racing for ten years give or take, so I now feel like i'm pretty clear on what I do/don't like in a thoroughbred - and which trainers I would or wouldn't consider getting a horse from. There are a lot of variables.

Fundamentally though, a horse is a horse is a horse. Nice TBs are just nice horses, and if they only lightly raced it starts to become pretty irrelevant that they have that in their history. Those that had long careers in racing sometimes have a few more ingrained issues. My older horse (now 19 - evented up to Novice, ran 50 times on the flat) definitely had sense of PTSD when he saw white rails and a racecourse environment.

My current event horse (10yo, ran 3 times) has very few racing-related issues. I bought him unseen for £800 - and whilst his conformation probably would have put me off if I'd actually seen him in the flesh, he is a total superstar and we are having a lot of fun eventing at Novice/2* - and still feeling like he has the potential to go further. Tonnes of videos of him (King Louis) in the link to my YouTube in my signature if you're interested.

Brilliant post and absolutely what I believe and have found. Last night, as I cantered up a 'stream' on a deserted beach (with the tide so far out I couldn't see it) and feeling so safe and lucky this epitomises the potential versatility of these specialised and beautiful animals. He has his 'things', as do they all, but mostly the hard work is already done and most seem to redeploy well - even after extensive training to race. I'm no expert but we learned sort of together. Well, he learned, I've tried to guide and forgive his TBness! I feel very privileged indeed and wish I had gone ex racer years and years ago.

 

[MummyEms]

Brilliant post and absolutely what I believe and have found. Last night, as I cantered up a 'stream' on a deserted beach (with the tide so far out I couldn't see it) and feeling so safe and lucky this epitomises the potential versatility of these specialised and beautiful animals. He has his 'things', as do they all, but mostly the hard work is already done and most seem to redeploy well - even after extensive training to race. I'm no expert but we learned sort of together. Well, he learned, I've tried to guide and forgive his TBness! I feel very privileged indeed and wish I had gone ex racer years and years ago.

So lovely. Couldn't agree more xx