FINDING A TRAINER WHO WILL ALSO BE PART OWNER

Question
HOW CAN I FIND A TRAINER WHO WILL ALSO BE 1/2
OWNER?  TO ME IT SEEMS IF THE TRAINER IS PART OWNER HE HAS A GREATER STAKE/GAIN IN THE HORSE'S
RACING AND WELFARE.  IS THIS TRUE?  ALSO, WOULD YOU SUGGEST CLAIMING A HORSE (25K TO 50K) OR BUYING A YEARLING. I'M LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CAL.

THANKS,

Answer
hi eric-----  well i have trained horses for over 30 years and i find that owning the horse on your own is much better for all involved in the horse. as a trainer i much prefer to train for the owners, and not to get involved in a percentage in the horse. you always, no matter what, get into disagreements about what to do for the horse. in the long run  the horse will suffer from the problems. i train and charge a fee fo the month. i expect the owner to pay for the shoeing---vet---transportation. i pay for all of the training on my end. the galloping----feeding---barn care---- groming etc.  i always encourage the owner to invest in a good young horse, that way you can get a fresh horse and make him or her into a good race horse.  thanks ED HESS