solid round pens

Question solid round pen   hello sir, what are the uses of solid round pens, how good they are in schooling a young racehorse when compared to a fence

jockey getting paid per ride in workouts

Questionhello sir, do licensed jockeys get paid per ride in the morning workouts like how exercise riders get paid? AnswerHI WELL MOST JOCKEYS WILL COME T

workouts in morning

QuestionQUESTION: hello sir, may i know why workouts are conducted early in the morning starting from 5:30am to 10am? why cant they be in the afternoons an

jockeys short in height

Questionhello sir, why most of the jockeys are short in height? cant a taller rider ride well in the race? AnswerYes. The smaller guys tend to be healthie

small feet horses - fast runners

Questionhello sir, should a racehorse have small feet or large feet? my uncle told me that small feet horses can run faster in the race whereas large feet

jockey vigorously urging - worse pair of hands

Questionhello sir, do you believe that a jockey who vigorously urges the horse in the final straight approaching the finish line (putting his best efforts)

jockeys riding posture

Question jockey   hello sir, may i know why flat jockeys virtually stand up from their seat and crouch on the horse neck while riding at fast pace eit

leather and rubber pads

Question leather and rubber pad   hello sir, may i know when to use leather pads and rubber pads on horse hooves in thoroughbred horse racing? Answe

jockeys near maximum heart rate

Questionhello sir, what does JOCKEYS MUST HAVE NEAR MAXIMUM HEART RATE mean? AnswerHI I GUESS YOU MEAN THAT THE JOCKEY HAS A DR. CHECK HIM OR HER OUT AND

changing lead - mild or hard crack

QuestionQUESTION: hello sir, if the jockey wants his mount to change the lead, should he give a mild tap with the whip on the rump or a terrible crack? AN

snorting while exercised in the morning

Questionhello sir, while exercising horses early in the morning, few of them make snorting sound when they are galloped at fast pace. may i know why? are t

horses with shadow roll jumping over shadows

Questionhello sir, i have observed few horses jumping over their shadows even though they have a shadow roll unseating the rider during the race. may i kno

Behaviour of ex racehorse

QuestionHi, I bought my 16.1 TB mare last May (2011), she turned 7 this May. I have been taking things very slowly with her as she obviously needs re-schoo

visor for racehorses

Question visor   hello sir, visor is a small slit at the back of blinker cup which encourages the horse to have an idea of compitition coming from beh

jockey - no owning racehorse

QuestionQUESTION: hello sir, may i know why a jockey is not supposed to own a racehorse when he/she is active in the profession? ANSWER: If a jockey owns

colts bumping onto fillies and mares

QuestionQUESTION: hello sir, should the colts which jump or bump onto fillies and mares during the race be gelded? ANSWER: You will not find too many fill

steel shoes for horses

Questionhello sir, may i know why few horses require steel shoes during the race? even though these shoes are heavy, most of the horses won races at our lo

Trainers colors

QuestionMr Hess I take photographs of horses at the race tracks early in the morning and is their a site that lists what each trainer logo or colors for th

horses exercised with how much weight

Questionhello sir, with how much weight do you train all your stable horses in the morning workouts regardless of age, gender, body weight of the horse, ty

should be raced consistently

QuestionQUESTION: hello sir, may i know what does this mean THIS HORSE SHOULD BE RACED CONSISTENTLY FROM ITS NEXT RUN ? ANSWER: HI -- i think it means th