fore hooves round, hind hooves oval

Questionhello madam, in thoroughbred confirmation, you said that fore hooves should be round for flexing and the hind hooves should be oval, especially p

horse racing gates

QuestionJust went to see Secritariat and remember seeing a special somewhere that someone who we would not expect to be involved in horse racing made somet

laminitis horses fed less

Questionhello sir, may i know why should a horse suffering from laminitis be fed less? what all feed to feed a laminitis horse, and what all not to feed a

bar horse shoes

Questionhello sir, may i know the uses of bar horse shoes? can they be used in races?? AnswerHI YES YOU CAN USE A BAR SHOE TO RACE IN. THEY ARE KEPT ON T

basic check after buying racehorse

QuestionDear Ed, I am getting into stables two racehorses, one is a health problem G2 race runner(than 2yo, now 4yo) from England, and other filly is non-r

handicapping a horse race

QuestionHello sir.what does Handicapping a horse race mean? does this mean placing a bet? AnswerHI --HANDICAPING A HORSE RACE MEANS LOOKING UP ALL OF THE

whipping the horse near the gates

QuestionHello sir, yesterday was a gate practice session.the groom led the horse upto gates riderless. While the horse was being walked near the gates, the

tips on become assistant trainer

Questionhello sir, can you give me some tips on becoming an assistant trainer? what all responsibilities does he has? should he/she have basic riding skill

riding marwari horses

Question marwari horse hello sir, if i learn riding on marwari horses, will i be able to handle thoroughbred well? within how many rides, i will become a p

your training experience

Questionhello sir, you are training racehorses since 30 odd years. how was your first season of training racehorses? was it good? did you earn good wins in

fillies relaxation more than colts

Questionhello sir, you told me that fillies relax more well when they are pastured when compared to colts? may i know why and how? AnswerHI WELL USUALLY

Trifecta Costs

QuestionCan you tell me how the costs are calculated for a trifecta bet such as (A,H/B,C,D,E/D,E,F,G)? I know how to calculate boxed trifectas such as (A,B

Horse Racing Sprinters/Stayers

QuestionCan you tell me what is it in a horses composition to make a horse suited to short sprinting races compared to long staying/endurance races? Answe

full cheek snaffle

Questionfull cheek snaffle   QUESTION: hello sir, may i know the purpose of using a full cheek snaffle bit? on which type of horse should i use a full

colts weight more than fillies

Questionhello sir, may i know why colts weigh more than fillies?? Answerhi usually the male in any animal will weigh more then the female. in race horses

warm up to the starting gates

Questionhello sir, lets suppose im a racehorse trainer. should i instruct my jockey to give a warm up by slowly cantering up to the starting gates for a ra

no shoe for hind legs

Questionhello sir, may i know why few trainers dont shoe the hind legs whereas the fore legs are shod Answerhi-- i always would shoe the horse all around

cooling a horse

Questionhello sir, how come horse legs are cooled out when we hand walk them Answerhi-- a horse has no sweat glands from the knees down to the feet. when

swimming for horses

Questionhello sir, is swimming good for racehorses, how many times a day, should i make my horse swim? also tell me at what time to make them swim, i mean,

no exercise for a horse

Questionhello sir, may i know what happens to the horse if we dont exercise them for ages?? Answerhi all the mussels will go away from being toned and fi