Sb racehorse rehoming

Most of them are injured and lame. Only Sharon doesn't accept any comments about lameness.
They won't be schooled and most won't even have had a normal saddle on.
If you want to go for it , have at least a basic lameness check with a vet. And be prepared to have to pay in cash. She's a dealer despite the name "rehoming ".
 
Personally if after a TB get a decent one and spend money on a decent one.

Firstly look for breeding lines which are seen in a lot of sporthorses.
Secondly, look for one who has raced but not been over raced and was mediocre to poor. I love a flat horse who was then a disaster over hurdles.
Finally look for one who has a decent wither, is uphill and moves well. They do exist.
There was a very good FB group and I could have bought a few!
 
LEC said:
Personally if after a TB get a decent one and spend money on a decent one.

Firstly look for breeding lines which are seen in a lot of sporthorses.
Secondly, look for one who has raced but not been over raced and was mediocre to poor. I love a flat horse who was then a disaster over hurdles.
Finally look for one who has a decent wither, is uphill and moves well. They do exist.
There was a very good FB group and I could have bought a few!
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Out of interest why would you prefer one that was mediocre to poor as a racehorse?
 
Pinkvboots said:
I would think that they are easier to train for normal riding, horses that enjoy racing and are good at it will find normal stuff a bit boring that's my take on it anyway 😊
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Mine was successful and raced til he was 8 and seems to have liked learning dressage stuff for want of a better phrase. I think having raced in some major races including at Royal Ascot he has pretty much seen it all. I think as with everything down to the individual horse and how has been handled. It is nice having one that has a good racing career when the commentator is talking about them. 😂. I did tell him not to brag about his racing though when in a class last year with a horse that won £1.5 million 😂
 
humblepie said:
😂. Mine was successful and raced til he was 8 and seems to have liked learning dressage stuff for want of a better phrase. I think having faced in some major races including at Royal Ascot he has pretty much seen it all
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Isnt it amazing though how talented they are! I always fancied taking jim back to ayr to see if he would win again lol, every time he raced there he won 😂
 
humblepie said:
Mine was successful and raced til he was 8 and seems to have liked learning dressage stuff for want of a better phrase. I think having raced in some major races including at Royal Ascot he has pretty much seen it all. I think as with everything down to the individual horse and how has been handled. It is nice having one that has a good racing career when the commentator is talking about them. 😂. I did tell him not to brag about his racing though when in a class last year with a horse that won £1.5 million 😂
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Oh yeah I'm sure there are many ex racers that happily do normal stuff, I had one on loan after he retired at 11 he was brilliant I did everything with him only trouble was he literally would jump anything, he often sized up the arena fence if you went towards it a bit fast😂

Your horse sounds great a proper all rounder.
 
Pinkvboots said:
I would think that they are easier to train for normal riding, horses that enjoy racing and are good at it will find normal stuff a bit boring that's my take on it anyway 😊
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Mine showed no interest in going fast his 2 races and has no interest now. If a horse comes alongside him, he slows down to let it past. Other didn't even run as he was "too slow and lazy"

Suits me as it's still faster than I'll ever need to go.
 
Pinkvboots said:
Oh yeah I'm sure there are many ex racers that happily do normal stuff, I had one on loan after he retired at 11 he was brilliant I did everything with him only trouble was he literally would jump anything, he often sized up the arena fence if you went towards it a bit fast😂

Your horse sounds great a proper all rounder.
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Fortunately mine was a flat horse as my jumping days as long gone.😂. Y
 
Someone I know bought from them. Stupidly used the vet they recommended for vetting. Horse is not sound, hasn’t been since she got it (but she thinks it is) and was so so sore when it arrived.
 
criso said:
Mine showed no interest in going fast his 2 races and has no interest now. If a horse comes alongside him, he slows down to let it past. Other didn't even run as he was "too slow and lazy"

Suits me as it's still faster than I'll ever need to go.
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my Ex racer was soooo fast. It was amazing but I only had one place I could really let her go. She raced for several years. I didn’t realise how quick she was until I rode someone else’s similar sized horse and how slow they felt.
 
TheChestnutThing said:
Someone I know bought from them. Stupidly used the vet they recommended for vetting. Horse is not sound, hasn’t been since she got it (but she thinks it is) and was so so sore when it arrived.
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There aren't any dodgy vets in the area ,.some less good for lameness than others of course, but I'd be surprised if any of the local ones said a lame horse is sound.
 
Aren’t they the ones that plastered all over several fb groups looking for horses that they sold, but named an innocent equestrian centre (who from my understanding was either the livery yard or the sales livery yard) for not passing on the new owners info… I understand wanting to find a horse but I just couldn’t understand why they were naming the equestrian centre (who weren’t even the people who bought the horse from them). Besides while I personally would always love to keep in touch with old owners, in reality the current owners are under no obligation to. It was just a totally bizarre post but would have put me right off them as they seem like they’d be hassle.
 
humblepie said:
Out of interest why would you prefer one that was mediocre to poor as a racehorse?
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More likely to get them as a 4/5yo without too many physical issues. Also tend not to have been over raced. But I like them to have raced as means they are tough enough to stick training and have a bit of ability. It’s a fine balance of not doing too much but having done something.

If I wanted a team chaser/hunter then an older chaser would be perfect but I want an eventer so prefer not to have to undo bad habits.
 
TheChestnutThing said:
I didn’t say the vet was dodgy. I just said she didn’t use a vet that was independent.
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You insinuated that the vet didn't give an honest opinion because they were recommended . That means dodgy.
The horse may have been sound at the time of the vetting, and went lame after. Or might have been buted up although I doubt it since Sharon can't see lameness if it hit her in the face so she'd see no reason to bute.
 
Sossigpoker said:
You insinuated that the vet didn't give an honest opinion because they were recommended . That means dodgy.
The horse may have been sound at the time of the vetting, and went lame after. Or might have been buted up although I doubt it since Sharon can't see lameness if it hit her in the face so she'd see no reason to bute.
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Maybe the vet was dodgy, who knows. Only telling the OP what happened...
 
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