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LuckyNGG'sGirl
Reg. Jun 2012
Posted 2015-01-14 11:36 AM
Subject: RE: OTT Thoroughbred...


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The lady before I owned my OTTB trained her after she came off the track. She was 7 and had 21 starts, so not quite as many as your guy. I picked her up about a year and a half after she'd been off the track and she was the quietest horse I ever owned. Flat foot into the arena, flat foot out and fall asleep again at the gate. All depends on the horse, but if he truly is sound and not horribly expensive, I'd take a chance on him.
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Katielovestbs
Reg. Dec 2014
Posted 2015-01-14 10:13 PM
Subject: RE: OTT Thoroughbred...



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Honestly, for the average racehorse 56 starts at age 7 is fairly average =] that's not extremely heavily raced...but you will definitely need to check him over being older and most likely never off the track. Make sure to check the feet! Most of them have weak heels and soles. A lot of them will benefit from just having a little break, or being away from the track. Have fun and keep us updated!! =]
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WrapSnap
Reg. Dec 2010
Posted 2015-01-14 11:02 PM
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Location: MD		See, I'm totally the opposite. Maybe it's just because I've been around a bunch of hard knocking old claimers in my day, but 50 plus starts don't scare me if one is truly sound. I expect one to have some soreness and things that might need a little bit less demanding of a routine to allow everything to become less stiff, store aggravated. If it has clean legs and appears sound and costs nothing, I wouldn't be concerned. Actually, in the 3 Day Eventing world and when we still used TB's on the big stages of the H?J world, we prized stallions and mares who had a large number of starts and retired sound. Then again, that's when we sought to breed hardy horses who would hold up over time.
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