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weko1234

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Hey everyone,

My name is willy and I'm from Saudi Arabia, recently I have been trying to search for how to train a racehorse I couldn't find any training routine that I can follow I tried to search about training techniques and methods but couldn't find anything that I can depend on! or the diet to follow for a racehorse, I'm sure someone might ask me why don't you find a professional training in Saudi whos experienced, well to be honest after the Saudi cup and not seeing any Saudi trainer giving the results that can reach to satisfaction levels I thought I could use the global experience. so I have a few questions I would appreciate it if someone can answer me as well provide some tips and tricks.

1. When to start training a 2 years horse on track and when I can register it in an official race?
2. What are the stages of training and the terminology used?
3. What is the daily training routine in detail? ( training program) and what is the daily distance, time, speed in each stage or level for each forlong?
4. What is the workout for the horse? how many times a week? and should the horse move on a slow or fast pace? and should we use the whip?
5. How/ when to use the whip? how to teach him not to be scared of it?
6. When I can use horse accessories such as blankers, noseband, etc.
7. If the horse is always on slow pace how to change that into making him fast and energetic??
8. When the horse will be ready to learn on the gate entrance and fast lunching?
9. How to avoid track injuries?
10. In case the horse was training in the morning what is the best routine for evening exercise?
11. Do all racehorses eat the same or it can change from a horse to another?
12. What are the diet, supplements, and joint support supplement that can be used and recommended?

Regards,

Willy
 
Have you any previous experience of racehorses or horses in general? I don’t want to assume anything but from your post you sound very new to horses in general. There is no way you can gain enough experience to train a racehorse from the internet. Any professional trainer will have heaps more knowledge, even if you’re not currently impressed by them. If you want to get involved in racing you could see if you could get a share in a horse owned by a syndicate?
I expect that you won’t get your questions answered on here, although there are members who are involved in the industry, because I don’t think anyone would want to encourage you to feel that you have the necessary knowledge to take on a young racehorse. If you need to ask those questions, you absolutely don’t. If you really want to own a racehorse then I suggest you keep looking for a trainer.
 
I think you need to spend some time at a trainer's yard, even if only in your spare time if you have a job and couldn't go and work for a trainer full time. Finding one willing to take you might be a problem unless you know lots of people in the racing world. Trainers have lots of experience and have spent years learning the job.

It is harder to train a really young horse, a 2 year old, than an older horse as you are dealing with a baby that knows nothing and is also growing at the same time.

There aren't as far as I know, any books on "how to train a racehorse" as everyone is trying to keep their own secrets so they can do better than the other trainers.

The thing about horses in general, is that any and every horse that you ever have will teach you something, (good or bad) that is why every horse owner keeps on learning right to the end of their lives.
 
Lillian_paddington said:
Have you any previous experience of racehorses or horses in general? I don’t want to assume anything but from your post you sound very new to horses in general. There is no way you can gain enough experience to train a racehorse from the internet. Any professional trainer will have heaps more knowledge, even if you’re not currently impressed by them. If you want to get involved in racing you could see if you could get a share in a horse owned by a syndicate?
I expect that you won’t get your questions answered on here, although there are members who are involved in the industry, because I don’t think anyone would want to encourage you to feel that you have the necessary knowledge to take on a young racehorse. If you need to ask those questions, you absolutely don’t. If you really want to own a racehorse then I suggest you keep looking for a trainer.
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you are right I'm new to this business and I'm a businessman, I want to learn the fundamentals not to train just to gain knowledge !
 
Orangehorse said:
I think you need to spend some time at a trainer's yard, even if only in your spare time if you have a job and couldn't go and work for a trainer full time. Finding one willing to take you might be a problem unless you know lots of people in the racing world. Trainers have lots of experience and have spent years learning the job.

It is harder to train a really young horse, a 2 year old, than an older horse as you are dealing with a baby that knows nothing and is also growing at the same time.

There aren't as far as I know, any books on "how to train a racehorse" as everyone is trying to keep their own secrets so they can do better than the other trainers.

The thing about horses in general, is that any and every horse that you ever have will teach you something, (good or bad) that is why every horse owner keeps on learning right to the end of their lives.
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thanks a lot for replying, the thing is not everyone will allow you or expose their training program nor diet, everyone is keeping it as a secret!
 
weko1234 said:
thanks a lot for replying, the thing is not everyone will allow you or expose their training program nor diet, everyone is keeping it as a secret!
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It's not a secret if you work in a yard. You put the feeds in the buckets and either see or actually ride the exercise!


The answer to all your questions, both figuratively and practically is

'It's horses for courses'.

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ycbm said:
It's not a secret if you work in a yard. You put the feeds in the buckets and either see or actually ride the exercise!


The answer to all your questions, both figuratively and practically is

'It's horses for courses'.

.
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I cant work in a barn, I just want to learn fundamentals
 
Well, there are books available on general horse care, but I expect most of them are aimed at the general rider and where the horse is aimed as a riding or competition horse.

So as a foal it would learn to be led and be groomed and have its feet picked up and seen by the farrier and to learn to have good manners in the stable and being handled generally. Then it wouldn't do much as a yearling except more of the same. As a 2 year old it might have tack on, have a rug put on. Normally wouldn't do any more until spring/summer as a 3 year old when it would have a saddle and girth and breaking-in equipment put on and MIGHT learn to have someone lean over and get on and be led about and maybe hack out for a bit.

So this is different to a young racehorse and I'm not sure if there are any "how to produce a 2 year old racehorse." Still, if you just want some background information about horses in general then there are lots of books around on horse care, breaking-in and schooling.
 
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