my horse inside race track

QuestionDear Crocker, My horse always slow down in last 400 m when the horses come and dont concentrate in the race?! please help me AnswerThe horse needs

two types of mouthpiece bits

Question oval and plain mouth   hello sir, i attached an image consisting of two types of mouthpieces. a curved mouthpiece and a straight mouthpiece,

rubber dexter ring bit on baby thoroughbreds

Question rubber dexter ring bit   hello sir, would you like to use a rubber dexter ring bit with spoons on two year old racing thoroughbreds? isnt the

full cheek snaffles - straight course

QuestionQUESTION: hello sir, do full cheek snaffles help a horse maintain a straight course during the race? ANSWER: hi -- i do not think that this bit wo

thick substance on horse tendons

Question thick substance on hor   hello sir, why i found a white thick substance on a racehorse tendons after the groom removed the polo wraps wrapped

Loss of topline in resting racehorse

QuestionWhat makes a race horse on 3 weeks rest in pasture begin to lose its topline. Is is lack of carbohydrates in the diet?  Lack of excercise? S

feeding all horses at same time

Questionhello sir, at what time you feed all your stable horses? lets suppose you have given a fast work to a horse around 6:30am and a pair of horses arou

race mare and vaginal wind

QuestionHello Don, Bought a Miaden TB mare OTT to be covered this year. When the vet went to perform the clitoral swab - he found she had been internally c

trotting yearlings and horses in recovery period

QuestionDear Mr Hess, do You trot your young horses, and horses at recovery period while they are starting to training, and for how long?-in a day for how

which leg in lead

Questionhello sir, i red your answers about lead changes in horse racing. they are great. i have one doubt, can you please guess which leg is in lead for t

horse not responding in race

QuestionQUESTION: hi sir. i have a doubt: what does horse is not responding to the jockeys urgings in the race mean? does it mean, the horse not changing

rubber paddings and leather paddings

Questionhello sir. when should a trainer use RUBBER PADDED and LEATHER PADDED shoes on racehorses? Answerhi  well leather has been used as a pad for

A big curiousity

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Christopher, I have two questions that I cannot find a very detailed answer with anyone I have asked so far, so I will try here. 1) if

A couple curious questions

QuestionHi Ed, I have two questions that I cannot find a very detailed answer with anyone I have asked so far, so I will try here. 1) if optional claiming

turning out racehorses per week

Questionhello sir. lets suppose you have 50 racehorses in your stables. 15 are 2 year old youngsters. how many times a week would you turn out your horses?

good horse - good jockey

Questionhello sir. lets suppose you are preparing a horse for KENTUCKY DERBY. you would obviously hire a good jockey for that horse. so, how many days befo

horse behaviour correction - good racehorse trainer

Questionsir, does horse behavior correction helps me to become a good racehorse trainer? would you really feel learning horses from scratch would make a ve

horse growing older - bad habits

Questionhello sir. do horses start learning bad habits as they are growing older. i mean, lugging in and lugging out in races, bumping onto other runners.

reason for horse to lug in or out

Questionhello sir. why do horses feel like lugging in or out during the race? last week, at our local racetrack, a jockey reported that a horse was lugging

behaviour correction - good racehorse trainer

Questionhi. does horse behavior correction helps me to become a good racehorse trainer? would you really feel studying horses from scratch would make a ver