before race behavior

QuestionI have a 5 year old in harness racing thats getting hard to control. He just wants to take off during training, jogging as well as before a race. T

Unusual Horse Behavior

QuestionI have a 5 year old in harness racing thats getting hard to control lately. He just wants to take off during training, jogging as well as before a

book on exercise rider

Questionhello, can you please suggest me a good book for exercise riders especially for beginners? can you please give me some tips and suggestions on beco

training times

QuestionDear Mr Cristopher, can You please tell me what is score on stop-wacth  which can satisfy You as a trainer to Your horses? As example when You

horse performance

Questioni have looked at horse form alot over recent years and there are couple of things that just dont add up to me, for one i seen a horses running well

My racehorses keep loosing shoes in races

QuestionHi Ed can you help me please I train race horses and they keep loosing shoes in races, My brother says it doesnt matter if he looses his shoes in a

from exercise rider to thoroughbred jockey

Questionhello maam. my friend, an exercise rider in indian thoroughbred racecourse, would like to become a jockey in USA. he has been riding racehorses in

books for aspiring jockeys

Questionhello maam, can you please suggest a good book or a DVD for aspiring jockeys, regarding improving their seat, not riding the horse in a hurry as so

jockey career in USA

Questionhi. my name is munna. i am from india. i want to become a thoroughbred jockey in USA. i have passed 10th, 11th, 12th with 75%. i will be writing my

how to be a jockey

QuestionHi i want to be a jockey some time soon. But i dont now how to be one. So can you help me be one and tell me how to allso please.Thats my dream i l

Day before a race

QuestionDear Mr Crocker, do You give a rest to Your horses a day before a race? (like walking, grazing etc...), and how does look like a last training bef

thoroughbred breeding

QuestionIm a teaching assistant at Iowa State in the animal science department and Im putting together a horse lecture.  Can you tell me the history o

racing manager

Questionhello sir, a person told me that he is an ex-jockey as well as a racing manager for 2 owners. may i know what does racing manager mean in horse rac

grass is grown on the racetrack

Questionhello sir, what breed of grass is grown on the racetrack? AnswerHi Rohit,         Generally the grasses g

smacking the horse on its rump in the gates

Question smacking the horse on hello sir, today a mock or a trial race was conducted after all the races which was held at 1100m. there were 4 runners. wh

horse getting excited seeing the bend

Question horse getting excited hello sir, attached an image of a horse viewed from top working on sand track which is a exercising track in the morning wh

taking the horse in lead by 7 to 8 lengths

Question taking the horse in le hello sir, why few jockeys are instructed to take the horse 7 to 8 lengths in front during the mid part of the race especia

over weight carried by the horse than assigned weight

Question over weight carried by hello sir, till now i have seen jockeys riding horses with the assigned weight. lets suppose assigned weight is 55kgs, they

TURF grown on thoroughbred racetrack

Questionhello sir, i believe that TURF is a type of grass which is grown on the racetrack. may i know why TURF is specifically grown on the thoroughbred ra

variety of grass in US racetrack

Questionhello sir, since you are saying that type itself means grass, then what species of turf is grown on the racetrack in USA(as i believe there are man