Retired Ex- racehorse

eatsleepride101 · 07-09-2005, 09:03 AM

Yea. I have a lot of experiance

fillegirl4 · 07-09-2005, 02:06 PM

Go for it. I love my ex-racehorse. I adopted her through LOPE of texas. Other states call it CANTER. I have had her for a year and we have had our ups and downs, but she is great. She has good/bad days just like me. Like I said before--Go for it.

eatsleepride101 · 07-10-2005, 10:07 AM

Thanks so mcuh

Asfaloth · 07-11-2005, 05:48 AM

How about an OTT standardbred? They are great and are much more forgiving than thorougbreds. I have had 2 now and love them so much.

eatsleepride101 · 07-11-2005, 01:45 PM

What is OTT? I love Standerbreds too!

3WishesDun · 07-11-2005, 01:47 PM

Off the track...

eatsleepride101 · 07-12-2005, 07:32 AM

O sry. How are they more forgiving. I don't know too much about Standerbreds.

CowGirlUp1833 · 07-12-2005, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eatsleepride101

Thanks so much! I really think I am going to get a ex-race horse. It just feels right.

how much riding experience do you have? do you have any experience with training? I used to ride off the track race horses and it takes a LONG time before you ahve a horse thats really going nicely....not just a few weeks...but a year or more....are you willing to wait that long?

Asfaloth · 07-12-2005, 08:12 AM

Standardbreds don't tend to overreact or be dramatic about things so if you do something sudden or if they are scared they have a tendancy to freeze and refuse to move rather than run away.
Standardberd race tracks are very bussy places and the horse become very accustomed to traffic and noisees so they really are not very spookey horses. They are taught to trot behinde a moving starting gate attached to a vehicle so they don't mind traffc comming close to them.
Often they are family owned and are accustomed to children running around. My mare loves children that is how she got her barn name Baby. My old gelding loved children as well and would be so careful when they were around his legs.

lvmypnt · 07-12-2005, 09:04 AM

I believe that most racehorses are stallions. Except for mares of course. Just be carefull because you have that issue as well. Especially if you are planning on boarding. Around here most of boarding facilities will not board a stallion.

Also, you should make sure the horse is vetted. Because racehorses start training so young their bones are not fully strengthened and they strengthen themselves based on the amount of training. If the streghthening process falls behind the training that causes damage to the carpal bone and if not rested could cause osteoarthritis. So depending what you want to do with the horse (jumping etc. ) that could play a part in the horses performance.

07-09-2005, 02:06 PM	#22
fillegirl4 Full Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 135 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 1	Go for it. I love my ex-racehorse. I adopted her through LOPE of texas. Other states call it CANTER. I have had her for a year and we have had our ups and downs, but she is great. She has good/bad days just like me. Like I said before--Go for it. __________________ The wind in your face and hair, its just like flying.

07-11-2005, 05:48 AM	#24
Asfaloth Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh Posts: 1,025 Images: 36	How about an OTT standardbred? They are great and are much more forgiving than thorougbreds. I have had 2 now and love them so much. __________________ Happiness is Owning and Riding Somthing Extraordinary

07-11-2005, 01:47 PM	#26
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 16,881 Images: 655 Blog Entries: 27	Off the track... __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

07-12-2005, 08:12 AM	#29
Asfaloth Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh Posts: 1,025 Images: 36	Standardbreds don't tend to overreact or be dramatic about things so if you do something sudden or if they are scared they have a tendancy to freeze and refuse to move rather than run away. Standardberd race tracks are very bussy places and the horse become very accustomed to traffic and noisees so they really are not very spookey horses. They are taught to trot behinde a moving starting gate attached to a vehicle so they don't mind traffc comming close to them. Often they are family owned and are accustomed to children running around. My mare loves children that is how she got her barn name Baby. My old gelding loved children as well and would be so careful when they were around his legs. __________________ Happiness is Owning and Riding Somthing Extraordinary

07-12-2005, 09:04 AM	#30
lvmypnt Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,847 Images: 70	I believe that most racehorses are stallions. Except for mares of course. Just be carefull because you have that issue as well. Especially if you are planning on boarding. Around here most of boarding facilities will not board a stallion. Also, you should make sure the horse is vetted. Because racehorses start training so young their bones are not fully strengthened and they strengthen themselves based on the amount of training. If the streghthening process falls behind the training that causes damage to the carpal bone and if not rested could cause osteoarthritis. So depending what you want to do with the horse (jumping etc. ) that could play a part in the horses performance. __________________ The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look them in the face and know them for what they are. I've been snowballed.

07-09-2005, 09:03 AM	#21
eatsleepride101 Full Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Someplace where horses roam. Posts: 189	Yea. I have a lot of experiance

07-10-2005, 10:07 AM	#23
eatsleepride101 Full Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Someplace where horses roam. Posts: 189	Thanks so mcuh

07-11-2005, 01:45 PM	#25
eatsleepride101 Full Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Someplace where horses roam. Posts: 189	What is OTT? I love Standerbreds too!

07-12-2005, 07:32 AM	#27
eatsleepride101 Full Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Someplace where horses roam. Posts: 189	O sry. How are they more forgiving. I don't know too much about Standerbreds.

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