What to expect from your new ex-racehorse

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7 жыл бұрын

In this clip on Yogi Breisner, former British Eventing manager, and international event rider Tina Cook explain what to expect when taking on a former racehorse straight out of training and how to get started with his training.

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@shermoore1693 9 ай бұрын

Taking a horse from the racing world to a more domestic, more personal world is a bit like taking someone from England to China and expecting them to know exactly how they should behave. The change is enormous and multi-facetted so they need lots of time, lots of patience, lots of observation and lots of understanding. One step at a time is my advice. He has to get used to the saddle, to trotting in different ways, to turning in a school/arena, all things that are totally new to him. One more thing: spend lots of time together, even when not riding him, create trust.

@equine2020 8 ай бұрын

Got 1. Took educating him to all phases of life. Moving over uneven ground. Going up a hill, crossing water. Like a baby learning to walk. Patience, conditioning. understanding. I gradually trained him to cross country. Then jumping g. He learned fast, , and willing. Finally took him out to the meet ( hunt). He was a resl gentleman. Gave my qualified hunter time off. Kept him till he passed. As with my qualified bunter. But years apart. Both on our property. Then I brought a 3yr old thoroughbreds. Home bred. Beautiful iron grey. Now he is strong willed. But his lineage contain such. But a joy. ❤

@jessicaalice4868 3 жыл бұрын

I have just brought a 6 year old ex racer from RoR it is going to be our first ride at home tomorrow

@jessicamegan6570 3 жыл бұрын

hows it going with him/her !

@jessicaalice4868 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicamegan6570he was lovely to be ridden and never put a foot wrong however, we sadly had to send him back as he was sold to us different from what they told us as he had vices and possibly sarcoids. However I have now got a little Irish cob pony who is going to be a project for me. It was a bit of a change.

@jessicamegan6570 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicaalice4868 awh im so sorry it didnt work out i have an irish cob and she is awesome they have plenty of quirks and stuff to keep you entertained and are really good jumpers,dressage horses and so on. mine is brilliant and its so funny when they start bucking and playing around because most of the time they are too fat to do much ( mine is on a diet) lol . Best wishes with your new pony!

@martinatscherner6861 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@justinneill5003 Жыл бұрын

This is very interesting. I owned a TBX 20 years ago, he had mainly been hunted but was sadly rather skinny & neglected when I got him. It was a bit of a journey but I fattened him up on good grazing and with some patience he became a lovely fun riding horse. He had some wear and tear from his previous life with what seemed like early symptoms of navicular but we dealt with it through medication and corrective shoeing. By the end of the process he was unrecognisable from his previous self, and it was immensely satisfying and rewarding. I’m not competitively ambitious, I ride for pleasure but we had some success at local level and he was going strong to the age of 27. So now I’m in a position to get back in the saddle and I’m interested in doing something similar with an ex racehorse. As I enjoy hacking out, the only thing I’m slightly apprehensive about is how an ex racer might react to traffic etc on the roads. As an ex hunter, this wasn’t an issue for my previous horse, he was more scared of plastic bags than lorries and tractors, but I imagine for an ex racehorse this may be an area for caution.

@justinneill5003 Жыл бұрын

Sound advice. I can remember watching Goran Breisner (Yogi) competing at Badminton in the mid-eighties!

@dtulip1 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant advise from knowledgeable people

@hernangutierrez819 4 жыл бұрын

Great advice

@eidsydney 2 жыл бұрын

what is the success rate to convert racing horse to jumping?

@horseandcountryuk 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to comment. There's no real concrete answer to your question - as each horse is an individual and there's plenty to consider before a career change from racing. If you want to find out more about retraining racehorses, the Retraining of Racehorses organisation has plenty of resources that might help. You can find their website here: www.ror.org.uk/ Hope this helps!