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alp341 Reg. Jan 2010	Posted 2015-05-27 10:35 AM Subject: RE: How do you get a horse on the track??
Veteran Posts: 212	I think there was a post on this within the last two weeks where several people talked about the cost! http://forums.barrelhorseworld.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid... Good luck! Im sure it would be exciting
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iheartrodeo Reg. Jun 2009	Posted 2015-05-27 1:18 PM Subject: RE: How do you get a horse on the track??
Veteran Posts: 269	Herbie - 2015-05-27 9:17 AM If you're going to run as a 2 YO then they need to be at the trainer no later than October - November of their yearling year. It takes several months to prepare a horse to run down the race track. What's all involved in their training/preparation?
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Herbie Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-05-27 3:54 PM Subject: RE: How do you get a horse on the track??
Whack and Roll Posts: 6342 Location: NE Texas	iheartrodeo - 2015-05-27 1:18 PM Herbie - 2015-05-27 9:17 AM If you're going to run as a 2 YO then they need to be at the trainer no later than October - November of their yearling year. It takes several months to prepare a horse to run down the race track. What's all involved in their training/preparation? Depending on if the horse is broke or not, that is the first step and getting them safe enough for a exercise rider to stand up on is the second. That isn't as easy as it sounds, as when an exercise rider stands up, it's an entirely new feel for the colt. They have to learn to pony, to go on the walker, get legs wrapped, etc. Once the colt is broke enough to start galloping, he has to learn to gallop alone, with company, horses passing him, him passing other horses, etc. He must learn to travel balanced and efficiently and there has to be enough steering to manuever down the race track at top speed. It takes months of galloping to build and gradually increasing the colts work load for them to be fit enough to even begin speed work. The the speed work has to be built and gradually increased as well as the distance with which the speed is held. Then a horse has to have official works in company, get a tattoo, and get it's gate card at an official track. Then hopefully get into a race. There's a whole lot that goes into training a race horse and I know i'm leaving alot out here still probably, as i'm not a trainer. Edited by Herbie 2015-05-27 4:01 PM
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total performance Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2015-05-27 4:56 PM Subject: RE: How do you get a horse on the track??
Namesless in BHW Posts: 10368 Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs	Herbie - 2015-05-27 3:54 PM iheartrodeo - 2015-05-27 1:18 PM Herbie - 2015-05-27 9:17 AM If you're going to run as a 2 YO then they need to be at the trainer no later than October - November of their yearling year. It takes several months to prepare a horse to run down the race track. What's all involved in their training/preparation? Depending on if the horse is broke or not, that is the first step and getting them safe enough for a exercise rider to stand up on is the second. That isn't as easy as it sounds, as when an exercise rider stands up, it's an entirely new feel for the colt. They have to learn to pony, to go on the walker, get legs wrapped, etc. Once the colt is broke enough to start galloping, he has to learn to gallop alone, with company, horses passing him, him passing other horses, etc. He must learn to travel balanced and efficiently and there has to be enough steering to manuever down the race track at top speed. It takes months of galloping to build and gradually increasing the colts work load for them to be fit enough to even begin speed work. The the speed work has to be built and gradually increased as well as the distance with which the speed is held. Then a horse has to have official works in company, get a tattoo, and get it's gate card at an official track. Then hopefully get into a race. There's a whole lot that goes into training a race horse and I know i'm leaving alot out here still probably, as i'm not a trainer. Let's back up a bit. You have to get them gate broke and leaving before you get a gate card. You put them in the gates with company, without company. Ours generally walk through the gates every time they go to the track to gallop. Then you start shutting them up and hand open a couple times and see where your at. If they try to break the second or third time we will pop the gates next time. Some catch on quickly others take a few more times. We are at a training center so we can do this alot. We want them thinking the gates are their friend. They have to be broke to the pony horse and be able to pony with and without a rider on their back. Edited by total performance 2015-05-27 8:05 PM
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hammer_time Reg. Jul 2007	Posted 2015-05-27 7:59 PM Subject: RE: How do you get a horse on the track??
Money Eating Baggage Owner Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix	This is all very interesting!!
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astreakinchic Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2015-05-28 7:25 AM Subject: RE: How do you get a horse on the track??
Expert Posts: 1611	total performance - 2015-05-27 5:56 PM Herbie - 2015-05-27 3:54 PM iheartrodeo - 2015-05-27 1:18 PM Herbie - 2015-05-27 9:17 AM If you're going to run as a 2 YO then they need to be at the trainer no later than October - November of their yearling year. It takes several months to prepare a horse to run down the race track. What's all involved in their training/preparation? Depending on if the horse is broke or not, that is the first step and getting them safe enough for a exercise rider to stand up on is the second. That isn't as easy as it sounds, as when an exercise rider stands up, it's an entirely new feel for the colt. They have to learn to pony, to go on the walker, get legs wrapped, etc. Once the colt is broke enough to start galloping, he has to learn to gallop alone, with company, horses passing him, him passing other horses, etc. He must learn to travel balanced and efficiently and there has to be enough steering to manuever down the race track at top speed. It takes months of galloping to build and gradually increasing the colts work load for them to be fit enough to even begin speed work. The the speed work has to be built and gradually increased as well as the distance with which the speed is held. Then a horse has to have official works in company, get a tattoo, and get it's gate card at an official track. Then hopefully get into a race. There's a whole lot that goes into training a race horse and I know i'm leaving alot out here still probably, as i'm not a trainer. Let's back up a bit. You have to get them gate broke and leaving before you get a gate card. You put them in the gates with company, without company. Ours generally walk through the gates every time they go to the track to gallop. Then you start shutting them up and hand open a couple times and see where your at. If they try to break the second or third time we will pop the gates next time. Some catch on quickly others take a few more times. We are at a training center so we can do this alot. We want them thinking the gates are their friend. They have to be broke to the pony horse and be able to pony with and without a rider on their back. Another thing ppl need to understand is that sometimes its hard to get a horse into a race. The purses in IN right now are good and they have an over abundance of 2yr olds and 3yr olds trying to get into those IN bred races. You might pay a training bill for a year and only be able to get 2 outs on a horse because they can't get drawn into a race. Edited by astreakinchic 2015-05-28 7:26 AM
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total performance Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2015-05-28 8:01 AM Subject: RE: How do you get a horse on the track??
Namesless in BHW Posts: 10368 Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs	astreakinchic - 2015-05-28 7:25 AM total performance - 2015-05-27 5:56 PM Herbie - 2015-05-27 3:54 PM iheartrodeo - 2015-05-27 1:18 PM Herbie - 2015-05-27 9:17 AM If you're going to run as a 2 YO then they need to be at the trainer no later than October - November of their yearling year. It takes several months to prepare a horse to run down the race track. What's all involved in their training/preparation? Depending on if the horse is broke or not, that is the first step and getting them safe enough for a exercise rider to stand up on is the second. That isn't as easy as it sounds, as when an exercise rider stands up, it's an entirely new feel for the colt. They have to learn to pony, to go on the walker, get legs wrapped, etc. Once the colt is broke enough to start galloping, he has to learn to gallop alone, with company, horses passing him, him passing other horses, etc. He must learn to travel balanced and efficiently and there has to be enough steering to manuever down the race track at top speed. It takes months of galloping to build and gradually increasing the colts work load for them to be fit enough to even begin speed work. The the speed work has to be built and gradually increased as well as the distance with which the speed is held. Then a horse has to have official works in company, get a tattoo, and get it's gate card at an official track. Then hopefully get into a race. There's a whole lot that goes into training a race horse and I know i'm leaving alot out here still probably, as i'm not a trainer. Let's back up a bit. You have to get them gate broke and leaving before you get a gate card. You put them in the gates with company, without company. Ours generally walk through the gates every time they go to the track to gallop. Then you start shutting them up and hand open a couple times and see where your at. If they try to break the second or third time we will pop the gates next time. Some catch on quickly others take a few more times. We are at a training center so we can do this alot. We want them thinking the gates are their friend. They have to be broke to the pony horse and be able to pony with and without a rider on their back. Another thing ppl need to understand is that sometimes its hard to get a horse into a race. The purses in IN right now are good and they have an over abundance of 2yr olds and 3yr olds trying to get into those IN bred races. You might pay a training bill for a year and only be able to get 2 outs on a horse because they can't get drawn into a race. We only have that problem with 2 yr olds in Oklahoma. Once they break their maiden or turn 3 it's not quite that hard.
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