So, what is it with Racehorses?

I have had alot of experince with them, worked i a racing yard when i was young, bought my first one straight out of racing abig 17hh chaser who reared ,got him out of this became a fantastic hacking horse, even did some show jumping unfortunately he would rush at fences always thought it was a race.my second one was a 16.2 ginger nutter,but had the sweetest nature which was his saving grace he used to jog everywhere head up in the clouds,never a dull moment on him and now i have downsized to a 15.1 flat horse who is very different,very bright and cheeky and has quite a bit of attitude and can nap when the mood takes him.
I love them but they can be quirky and sometimes quite irrational so they are not for everyone, i probably wouldn,t have had one if i hadn,t worked with them,had a cob before that but he was a real handful.
 
"As already said..they can be a pain to keep weight on in the winter, they have crappy feet so cost more with farriers, feed etc. They are so accident prone it is untrue! Thin skinned, non hardy, need more rugs as hardly get a winter coat, skinny legs & don't take much to go lame!"

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im sorry but have you actually read the rest of the thread?!
im sure there ARE some TB's that fit that description (as well as plenty of none TB's i should add) but THEY ARE NOT ALL LIKE THAT!
its people like you, spouting out such rubbish, that gives them a bad name.i know plenty of thin skinned self harming warmbloods, and my irish draught cross is much more of a wimp than my TB. oh and my TB is barefoot BTW-even hacks out absolutely fine.

please please please stop spreading such rot about them-they can be like that, be they arent all the same.
 
I must admit I hated the idea of a TB until I got Andy, but he is nothing like your stereotypical ex-racer (I know he only did pony racing but its the same thing) He has fantastic feet for a start and we're considering going barefoot and he has kept condition on, all he gets fed is a handful of chaff and a handful of pony nuts and he looks brill. His conformation is good aswell, he's very lacking in muscle due to being turned away but he's put together nicely.

Personality wise he is such a trier, my instructor said he would quite happily do anything for his rider. He really does try his heart out for you, but because of this it would be so easy to push him too far.

I wouldn't say he was a novice ride though as he's very sensitive, if you booted him he would take off with you, and if you socked him in the teeth you would know about it. Now I've had him though I woud quite happily have another TB as he is just such a trier.
 
Agree with you kokopelli, as mine isn,t much bigger than yours they sound alike, he is also a good doer and i have gone barefoot because he has navicular, but he is coming right and his feet look great. I have always had big horses as i am 5ft7 i thought i might be a bit under horsed but i have got used to him now and he actually rides bigger than he looks really strides out. I followed your story about Koko felt for you as i had to have my beloved Jack pts quite suddenly 15 mnts ago ,new little horse Romeo has helped as i am sure yours will so heres to our little pocket rockets xx
 
il definatly be getting another one thats for sure! i think there is something special about them.
 
When my old loan mare went back to her owners, I knew that I wanted something young and something to bring on and be a project for me, but I knew that I didnt want to sell it after I had bought her on etc. I bought my mare in August 2010 .. shes a 5year old 15.2 ex racer.

She is the most intelligiant, beautiful, most funnyest mare in the world. She loves her work and learning and is super quick at learning, she is brilliant to hack .. tractors the lot shes great. She can be a bit of a dope .. BUT .. she does cost a lot in feeding to try and get her weight up as she is skinny (but shes still young and still filling out).

Also when I bought her, the shoes that she had on were too big for her, and her front hooves had started to turn inwards .. so now my farrier is dressing them with correct shoeing etc to bring them back out normally.

Also - she can try to walk over people .. if you let her get away with it she will just walk straight through you like you wasnt there .. so were having to work on her ground manners. If she sences someone nervous around her, then she gets nervous and tries to defend herself by trying to nip/bite. But the faces that she pulls are very funny .. she will follow you around the field with her ears back even when she wants cuddles and a good scratch .. so some people can get a bit wary of her as she is known to pin her ears back but she does it when she wants attention from people aswell?

Its just things that you learn with them really, she is the best horse that I have ever owned and I enjoy having her around so much.

BUT when I first bought her, (I used to have a light weight cob) I did feel myself wanting to wrap her up in cottern wool because her skin is soooo fine, she would always come in with cuts and scraps on her leg or her hips where she had been rolling or something.

It has been a complete learning curve owning her, and everyday I learn something new from her!

Love them .. if im ever to buy another horse again I will deffinatly buy another ex racehorse.

Not sure where im trying to get at this post? Probably just a soppy one as I love herrrr!! :D
 
Snow Tiddely Pom said:
to echo others on this thread - you ask a TB not tell. They are usually fairly intelligent (although I did own one who was truely stupid) and like to please but they are strong minded and prefer to be asked nicely rather than being shouted at. As someone else has also said, they pick up on how you feel very quickly and respond accordingly so you have to be confident with them all the time. For example, if my current TB shies and I either get cross or start to shorten my reins and tense he will up the shying by 100% and in 2 minutes we are both nervous wrecks. If I just ignore him or laugh and give him a pat he stops and we walk on as if nothing has happened.
They are not difficult, just different!
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I think you have my TB's relative - he is exactly the same as you describe!! Try to battle with him and you have a full war - ignore him and pat him and one way or another we'll get past the hedge monsters!!
Fully agree with above - they take time, patience, quiet handling and sensitive riding - once you have a good one, you'll never want to let it go.
 
Ginger Bear said:
As already said..they can be a pain to keep weight on in the winter, they have crappy feet so cost more with farriers, feed etc. They are so accident prone it is untrue! Thin skinned, non hardy, need more rugs as hardly get a winter coat, skinny legs & don't take much to go lame!
My gelding can be very stressy if others are turned out before him in the morning or if some of the others in the field are brought in before him even though he's never left on his own. VERY sensitive ride, I have to be calm & patient as he can read me like a book. My mare on the other hand you ask & absolutley cannot tell her but maybe that's just a difference between mares & geldings? BUT..they are so bright & eager & I have such a bond with my gelding that he follows me round like a puppy & as for the speed of a gallop..it's amazing!!
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My TB grows a winter coat like a furry bear, is actually overweight at the age of 21 and is barefoot on his back feet....admittedly it takes extra care to look after him and make sure he gets the right feed and supplements, but it's worth it. My mare who has spent most of the summer in hospital (non-racing illnesses) came home like a hat rack - every rib was showing. I thought I would not be able to get weight onto her in winter - very wrong. She is now a podgy, furry, gorgeous very dark bay (looks black) mare. She is fussy over her hard feed, but loves high fibre cubes mixed with speedibeet, so she has that, and ad lib haylage. She looks fabulous!
The stressy issue at turnout/bring in isn't just TBs though - loads of horses are like that - it's not because their TBs that they're like that, it's often due to the fact that the horse, whatever breed has been kept on big yards where everything is done at the same time each day, so they are used to the routine and have never been left on their own before. Mine are the same - it's not difficult to deal with. As long as everyone on the yard knows not to leave mine on their own in the field, they bring them in. I don't find it a problem.
 
Holly Hocks said:
My TB grows a winter coat like a furry bear, is actually overweight at the age of 21 and is barefoot on his back feet....admittedly it takes extra care to look after him and make sure he gets the right feed and supplements, but it's worth it.
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My mare is very similar .. she is unclipped and is like a bear at the moment!! I would nik-name her Bear but I can't as its my dogs name :D .. she is on the slim jim side at the moment because she is only 5 .. still a baby still filling out etc but is on the correct feed etc and is getting there! and she is also barefoot on the back feet. (shes not expensive to shoe or anything either .. £20 for new shoes every 6-8weeks .. mainly 8weeks as my farrier comes up and says nope they dont need doing .. and trims on the hinds an extra £10 .. cant really complain there? lol

At the moment when its cold at night she has a heavyweight turnout and a fleece on .. BUT she is kept OUT 24/7 365days a year :) lol but she is doing brilliantly.

Like you say, making sure that there on the right feed etc, but its worth it.

Love them!!
 
I used to work at a flat yard and have had a few home to reschool ( I currently have a 3yo TB never raced and think TBs are the most beautiful horses in the world)
and my observation would be this;

There is nothing 'with' racehorses. What there is that makes many horses unsuitable for a novice is the fact that performance horses are likely to be fit and fed up to the eyeballs. If you take a racehorse straight from the track it will have been in full time work, stabled a lot of the time and fed rocket fuel. It is no different from a dressage horse or showjumper but it could well be quite different from bob the cob who is used to only being ridden twice a week.

Ex racers adjust very well to being pets but you do have to accept that the transition from racing yard to back garden is quite massive and whilst they are learning to mooch and be a pet they may still be a bit loopy at times. If you are novice I imagine this could be rather disconcerting to you.

FWIW I have found ex racers (ours at least) to be some of the nicest people on the ground as they have seen it all before. I also think TBs are very bright and will usually do their utmost to help you out. There are exceptions of course but I would say that they are much sharper than warmbloods if you need a hand jumping for example.

And they DO grow hair. Our TB broodmares (who were of course ex racers) lived out every winter with no rugs and just ad lib hay to keep them going. All of them were bare foot. They are think skinned but so are stupid WB horses so I see no reason to right them off on those grounds :)
 
I never thought I'd be a TB person, I think all horses have something about them and didn't really have a favourite type but aways felt they weren't for me.

I had no background in racing and being a novice owner and "mother of the rider" I spent a few years really not "getting" our horse and being a bit scared of her and wishing my daughter would sell her. However as we got a bit more experience and confidence I did begin to understand her and now I'm very fond of her.

TBs are just such athletes, they have such heart and will try anything for you and I never tire of watching ours. They're also a broad church-from the rangey big boned NH types to the wirey flat racers and everything in between. Some are better doers than some native types and some need a lot of fuss, rugs and feeding. Some require their own personal vet and some are never sick or sorry a day in their lives, some are quiet and some are firey but they all have that certain something that seems to set them apart.

So, waffle waffle waffle, I've become a convert :D
 
Prince33Sp4rkle said:
"As already said..they can be a pain to keep weight on in the winter, they have crappy feet so cost more with farriers, feed etc. They are so accident prone it is untrue! Thin skinned, non hardy, need more rugs as hardly get a winter coat, skinny legs & don't take much to go lame!"

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im sorry but have you actually read the rest of the thread?!
im sure there ARE some TB's that fit that description (as well as plenty of none TB's i should add) but THEY ARE NOT ALL LIKE THAT!
its people like you, spouting out such rubbish, that gives them a bad name.i know plenty of thin skinned self harming warmbloods, and my irish draught cross is much more of a wimp than my TB. oh and my TB is barefoot BTW-even hacks out absolutely fine.

please please please stop spreading such rot about them-they can be like that, be they arent all the same.
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Totally agree PrincessSparkle, my guy has coped fine barefoot doing hacking, jumping and dressage!
He is currently fed the same as my lami pony (Hi Fi Lite and High Fibre Cubes) and is a fatty!!! And hes no more accident prone than my welsh x.
 
Ginger Bear said:
As already said..they can be a pain to keep weight on in the winter, they have crappy feet so cost more with farriers, feed etc. They are so accident prone it is untrue! Thin skinned, non hardy, need more rugs as hardly get a winter coat, skinny legs & don't take much to go lame!
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Of all the ex racers I have ridden, and from my experience with OH's ginger one, I will completely disagree with you there, and rather believe the ex racehorse story has about as much depth as the chestnut mare and the scatty arabs.
I generally think you shouldn't have a horse at all unless you have a level of understanding, and some horses are more difficult than others, when discussing this the other day we all agreed we couldn't put a breed on which horses had caused us nightmares, some just do.
My coloured irish bog horse has a fair bit of cob in him, he is the most thin skinned horse I have ever had and pulled more than any ex racer, he isn't overbred, he is just like that- pick of the bag I guess.
 
Oberon said:
If I were a TB - I would rather have an open minded novice with good support and a willingness to learn, than a very experienced person who's head is up their bum.
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So very true. I share my TB with a lady for whom he is her first loan horse, and they are absolutely perfect for each other. He has a few TB moments when he is a twit and sometimes decides to just bounce around and nash his teeth- and the only reaction is to ignore him. Someone nervous / highly strung on him would be a disaster. He's 18 now and still acts like he's 4 at times, but only in a silly way rather than being horrid or dangerous.

Aside from that he is a real schoolmaster - does a lovely dressage test (he'll prat around in the warm up, spook etc but then goes in the ring and switches on the charm!) and a lovely jumping round, and is fab on the roads. I took him in a jumping derby at home in the summer (after wuthdrawing on my pony) and he really looked after me the whole way round - and jumped two lovely clears bless him.

He's easy to keep weight on, just needs lots of hay and until recently had been accident free for all the time I've had him. He does have locking stifles which is probably as a result of being started so young, but with regular work it doesn't bother him too much. He has lovely feet, and grows a nice little coat in the winter and happily copes in the coldest weather with just a mw rug on. He's also chestnut!

Not sure i'd I'd get another one (just because I know they are not all as easy as my boy) but if I wanted to event then would definately have a TB on my shopping list.

My other one is a welsh x arab - and he is hard work!
 
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Ah, the good ole TB/ ex racer debate!

Some very common misconceptions are held about them, and I find it very frustrating.
I've been working on a TB stud for 7 yrs now, and I hope that I can share a few things that I have noticed.

Firstly, their life is very different to 'hobby' horses, and I think people forget this.
They are not treated as pets in this business as a general rule. Yes, they have people who care for them, and bond with them, but they tend not to be mollicoddled in the way that a pet horse would be. They have a job to do, and that is the reason that they are bred.
I wouldn't say you have to 'ask' a TB, quite the opposite in fact! They have spent most of their life being told what to do, and that is the reason that they do better with confident owners. They will walk all over people whom are not confident with them, on the ground or in the saddle (again, this is in general!)
They have also spent most of their life being fed high protein feed, and usually a large amount of it. So when people take them on as pets when they are not really suitable, they put them on a diet that they are not used to, just in case it 'fizzes them up' and I personally believe that is the reason why so many people struggle to keep weight on them.
Our TB's live out most of the year, unrugged, and I am yet to have one struggle with weight (And I have literally looked after hundreds!)
They like routine, and they like company.
As youngsters they live in herds, they go to the sales where there are hundreds of others around them. They go into training, and ride out in strings. So when some people take them home and try hacking them out and plonking them in a school by themselves, I am not surprised that they have a reputation for freaking out!
Yes, their feet can have problems, but tbh, the majority of our broodies are barefoot, and have great feet.

So to sum up, an ex racer can make a great hobby horse, but only if the owner takes into consideration the sort of life the animal has had. And although there are exceptions, confidence is a must!!!!
 
Every horse is an individual, so you can have laid back TBs as well as scatty ones, but in general they are intelligent, spirited, brave and very, very fast. Born to gallop. Even a failed racehorse will move a lot faster than other horses. A TB will not put up with much it doesn't like, they express their opions very clearly and quickly. So they need a confident handler and rider who is prepared to be the leader. And one able to stick on if they do something unexpected.

They will also have been handled and kept in a certain way, if they are from a racing yard they might never have been mounted from the ground while standing still, but the rider is given a leg-up. They might have been confined to a stable a lot of the time which MAY lead to stable vices. Some of them will have been broken as 2 year olds which could lead to physical problems. They also have a knack of getting themselves into trouble in the field, which may be because they like exploring. Still there are plenty of TBs eventing, hunting and being Riding Club all rounders and for lots of people they are the only ones they would consider. Although lots of people could also say that they would never touch a TB again after a bad experience. They can need a lot of work and you feel you have to be 3 steps ahead of them all the time, both riding and handling and look out for EVERY potential hazard.

I got fed up with TB and TBxs, so I got a different breed for my old age. But if I wanted an eventer I would go for a TB every time.
 
nikkiportia thank god I'm not the only one who sees it this way. I can't believe that in a thread of this length so few people see it for what it really is. Very little to do with the breed of horse and a lot to do with the difference in lifestyle. I thought I was going mad :)
 
jesstickle said:
nikkiportia thank god I'm not the only one who sees it this way. I can't believe that in a thread of this length so few people see it for what it really is. Very little to do with the breed of horse and a lot to do with the difference in lifestyle. I thought I was going mad :)
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JT, your post was one of the only ones on the entire thread that made sense to me as well, lol!!!
 
TB's are just like any other breed or species - you get good ones and you get bad ones. The only difference really is that inexperienced people can buy an 'ex-racer' straight off the track for next to nothing thinking they have a bargain and then dont know how to manage the 'let down period' properly and have problems and then SHOUT about it as they can cover their incompetance with the 'it's their breeding' argument. And of course people only ever listen to 'horror' stories never the good ones.
 
The first horse I got as an adult after a 15 year gap since having a pony as a child was a TB. He was a lovely, sensible, confidence giving horse. He had been on a racing yard but about 5 years before I got him. The next horse I got was also a TB but he was a bit more lively and spooky and after 3 years I decided I wanted a quieter life. Since then I've had a mixture of horses, the most unpredictable being a cob and a cob x. After trying with the more 'sensible type' horses and seriously losing my confidence I have now gone back to a TB. He raced in 14 races and then was a hunt horse for two years. He is so sane and is restoring my confidence.
Some TB's are crackers but there are plenty who aren't. They've seen a lot of life and tend to be good in traffic and aren't phased by much. If you get a good one you can't beat them!
 
....also - mine has lived out during 6 weeks of snow, he is unclipped, very hairy and has put on weight! I got on him yesterday after 6 weeks of doing nothing and he was as good as gold.
 
So glad to see some sense on this thread, TBs are hugely maligned, agree with Prince55Sparkle and Rowenna and others, they end up in the wrong hands, and so many with riders who are thinking "EEEEK it's an ex-racehorse/TB/hotblood it's going to take off!" that they get messed up. Have never owned one, but worked with and ridden plenty, and by God much as I adore my boy, next time I am having something with a LOT of blood in it as I will want an easier life. The piffle people spout about TBs really gets up my nose, they look after the worst riders then get called allsorts by those same riders who believe they are "it" as they ride a beautiful, talented, willing and workmanlike animal who forgives them their errors and does it anyway. Gets my goat!
 
I agree with the poster who mentioned their diet. I did the classic everything low energy etc etc when I got mine and if anything this diet made him worse. Almost that he overcompensated for me not giving him the right amount/type by basically being miserable. When I rode he would kick out at my leg looking back on it now as ' I don't have enough energy to do this '. He is now fed recommended amount of an endurance mix plus 2 kg of barley a day and 2 heaped scoops of alfa a oil plus as much haylage as I can get down him as he is a much nicer person for it. I will be honest if I could mix my two I would have the perfect animal as my 9 year old over analyses everything and isn't the most relaxing horse to ride ( can't go for a hack on a long rein eg as a rabbit may jump out an bite his ankles :D) but he has done wonders for my riding as he won't accept anything less than 95%. He has the memory of an elephant and doesn't forgive easily - he hit his head in a horsebox - not hard but enough - and could I load him ?? That would be a no :D and we ended up in the hands of a Monty Roberts trainer - wouldn't have minded so much but this was a horse who had travelled many more miles than me in both planes and horseboxes. Also with regards to feet - get yourself an exceptional farrier not just the local one that you have used for x amount of years. I had used one for the past 10-12 years never had any issues but had in the main had cobby/id x with feet like stone. Got my lad and was having major issues with keeping shoes on/over reaching - spoke to my farrier and got the age old 'oh its a tb - lucky he keeps any on,he will always have crap feet etc etc' For many reasons changed farriers and my horse has amazing feet that don't crack,split etc, keeps his shoes 9 weeks plus where as before I was exceptionally lucky to make 5 weeks and he stays sound (no abcesses,footyness etc) It can take so much stress and worry out if this part of them is correct and working properly. :)
 
Re Orangehorse post. I got a TB for my old age. Must have had amis life crises. Had him, hes an ex racer, 3 years now and he is perfect for me. We have fantastic long hacks. hes perfect on the roads and i still love a good gallop.
 
I have a couple - One is a complete loony tune, talented but looped. After 2 months she still won't go into certain areas of the yard :eek: but quite a sweet person really. One is spooky but after not being ridden for 2 years spent 5 mins on the lunge and I got on top & he didn't dump me :p All have their own personalities - But Oh My they can shift ;)
 
To be honest i think its very sad,
The amount of people that are wary of throughbreds/ 'Ex Racers' they have been given such bad names.... ! :(
I really dont get it, Ive worked in a few racing yards and yes a few were sharp you dont really expect anything differant as they are racing fit and the copious amounts of high energy feed they get,well no wonder!
When i left the yard due to an illness i decided to start retraining them.
Iv had around about 30or so which my familyand i have re-trained most of which are loaned out then sold, doing all kinds of discplins from hunting/ xc/ dressage/ happy hacking ect.
My sisters tb's evented last year going up to novice by the end of the season which we are so pleased about.
Yes some have a quirk but you name me 1 horse whatever breed that dosent?!.
All the ones i have had get started again as if they were babys no matter what temprements they have when they arrive.
The ones that come straight of the track normally go out for a month to dewind which helps them, but also regular haderling is a must as just dumping them in a feild would confuse them.
The older companion Tb horses which i have 5 of ranging from 15- 28 are out all year, all they get is good quilty hay/ haylage in the winter with a mineral block and the genral horse care and they are all fat as houses with fantastic feet.
Starting from the begining means that you can mould them into your type of horse all of my tb's i have had are 100% in everyway all bombproof my farriers and vets are allways happy to see them and are amazed at how chilled they are and how good they are. One vets once thought i doped one when he had a vetting as he was so chilled evan took bloods haha.

My young eventers are on sugar beet and high energy/ carb feed ect and there mood never change i gave leave them for weeks/ months and get back on and there just the same.

Racehorses are very sensitive, loving animals with very big hearts and so intelligent, I find all of mine would allways try to please.
But i think its like training a dog of having kinds if you are relaxed and have rules and a routine then you wont go far wrong and if you do well eveyone make mistakes ;)
 
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Haven't read all the posts so forgive me if I repeat everyone.

I think the thing about ex-racers is you don't really know for sure which kind you're going to have until you get them home and they acclimate. They tend to have some issues you don't run into with other horses just from the lives they've led - often they've never been turned out for instance, so they need to be introduced to it gradually so they don't hurt themselves. Along with that, they quite often haven't experienced different types of fencing like electric fence. It's sensible to just assume they haven't experienced those things and work with it accordingly just to be on the safe side.

A lot of ex racers also have very poor ground manners because a lot of racing stables don't feel the need to bother with them. So they can be tough to handle at first. They're used to a strict routine so it sometimes takes a while for them to get used to a more relaxed schedule. Some of them were retired because of injury which can be expensive and frustrating to deal with.

And since every one of them is different and some of them will have a lot of those issues and some of them few or none, it's usually helpful to have a pretty good amount of experience because you have to feel your way through them. TB's for the most part tend to be very sensitive and you have to balance an understanding of that sensitivity with the confidence and sureness to be a strong leader for them.

I've had my ex racer for a year and a half now, have dealt with multiple injuries (they do tend to "break" easily), a lot of behavioral issues, foot problems and various other setbacks. At the end of the day, I wouldn't trade her for anything - I think she's going to be an awesome horse but she's a lot of work and even though I've had horses - and quite a few green or problem horses - all my life, she's been an interesting challenge for me. I would not have wanted to take her on without the experience I have.
 
I am a TB fan.

Over the years we had several "gift" TB's in the school to teach and train clients and they all did their job admirably.

I agree that a lot of the problems with TB's are generalised .

The only things I would consider as issues are - due to their conformation it can be difficult to find saddles that fit. We got round this with the use of good medium fit saddles which were used with prolite pads whilst the horse filled out.

Secondly, and this was an issue with ex chasers rather than flat horses, they often came to us with poll, neck or back injuries, (from falls) which took some sorting out. Once they were right though they were worth their weight in gold!!

I love the big chaser types!

I know of countless TB's that are highly suitable and totally adored by novice and leisure riders. Don't discount TB's as a suitable horse to own, but do let the professionals or the experienced take them from the track, and do be aware that they will pass a twig on the far side of the field which will cause their leg to blow up like a balloon! :D
 
As trainers of racehorses we obvioulsy continually rehome racehorses i will say its not always the horses fault that the purchaser does not get on with the horse. Some people selling/rehoming ex racehorses are far from honest about them in five years i have never had one complaint about a horse i have rehomed for my husband derek shaw as we are honest and if they have had injuries we tell people if they buck rear pull etc i tell people so everyone knows exactly what they are taking on and everyone is then happy but people are too quick to blame the horses. If someone is prepared to sell an exracehorse to a novice person when they know full well it can be strong buck etc then why is it the horses fault we should be blaming those selling the racehorses to the wrong people in the first place. Ex racehorses have seen more than most horses and if sold to the right person for the right discipline will make a wonderful cheap horse for life for people DONT BLAME THE HORSES!!!!
 
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As trainers of racehorses we obvioulsy continually rehome racehorses i will say its not always the horses fault that the purchaser does not get on with the horse. Some people selling/rehoming ex racehorses are far from honest about them in five years i have never had one complaint about a horse i have rehomed for my husband derek shaw as we are honest and if they have had injuries we tell people if they buck rear pull etc i tell people so everyone knows exactly what they are taking on and everyone is then happy but people are too quick to blame the horses. If someone is prepared to sell an exracehorse to a novice person when they know full well it can be strong buck etc then why is it the horses fault we should be blaming those selling the racehorses to the wrong people in the first place. Ex racehorses have seen more than most horses and if sold to the right person for the right discipline will make a wonderful cheap horse for life for people DONT BLAME THE HORSES!!!!
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Well said!
 
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