What do horses do once they’re off track?

1. What do horses do once they’re off track? You must be here because you enjoy not only the betting element of horse racing, but the goings on before and after a race. If you’ve asked yourself before “Where those horses are going now?”, “What do they do when they aren’t racing?”, “What’s life off the track like for horses?”, hopefully we can go some way to enlightening you. Top draw horses race around once a month or less, while lower-level horses run once every couple of weeks. So what do they do in their “down time”. Let’s start at the beginning, before the horse even starts riding. Racehorses are broken-in at around 18 months of age and at this point will be well used to the equipment that accompanies racing (a bit, wearing rugs, reigns) as well as being generally examined by a various people. They will be ‘ridden away’ and taught to go out with other horses usually led by an older experienced horse. Things they learn include: 1. To canter in groups 2. Trot in figures of eight 3. Ride away from the other horses 4. How to quicken and gallop 5. Trot and canter in different directions (to help develop their muscles) 6. To settle and listen to the jockey 7. To jump and run 8. To enter and jump out from the stalls For More Details Visit Here http://theracing.co.uk/

2. Life at a racing yard The video below from the British Horseracing Authority shows how great life can be for a race horse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtLfSxOxA2o&feature=youtu.be Riding out Horses will generally be exercised for 1 to 1½ hours daily. The trainer will oversee three or four strings of horses a day, sometimes more. The exercise will consist of fast gallop work, steady trotting and cantering. What do the horses eat? Horses eat grass or hay but racehorses require extra energy in addition to this. This can come in the form of grain added to their diet. Grains are the most important source of carbohydrates in the diet and therefore the major energy source. It’s also nice to give them a treat like carrots and apple slices for example. So hopefully that has given a little insight into the life of a racehorse when they aren’t racing. For More Details Visit Here http://theracing.co.uk/