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Re: [RC] FW: [RC] [RC] horses at the track/OTTB - Jackie CausgroveI'm coming into this discussion late, so I apologize if my thoughts on this subject have already been expressed. Given that, I repsectfully disagree with the classifications of Of The Track horses. For me, I am only concerning Thoroughbreds. I am an ex exercise girl from a large midwest track that had Grade 1 stake races. Also worked as an exercise girl on a reconditioning farm. Further, my family owned race horses. I've literally been around Tb for the entire time I've been in horses. To suggest that a OTTB can not be reschooled to make a nice horse and/or a show horse is ludicrious. I've personally reschooled many, many Tb's that were simply too slow or talentless for the track. Just because it's a Tb doesn't mean the horse is hot. Even if a horse is displaying "hot" behavior on the track, you have to realize how much of that is due to diet and lack of socialization/training and everything else that is being pumped into the horse. However, I do not suggest for anyone going to the track and buying a horse. It's sort of like going to an auction. At least with the track, you can find out who is reputabe and get to know that trainer. Also, a lot of behaviors that is seen at the track by Tb are there for a multitude of reasons. Some of it enviromental;some of it boredom; some of it stress; some of it from bad handling; some of it temperment; some of it diet/drugs. When you get a OTTB, it takes about 30 days for the horse to decompress from the track and to see what you have to work with. OTTB can and DO make very nice horses off the track. Okay, that's my 2 cents worth. Back to being a lurker. :) Jackie --- Sherri Lyngar <slyngar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I've chimed in on this subject before and will throw my two cents in again. A good trainer, track, pleasure, show, endurance, will train their horses with good foundation skills that will make them good all around horses. The problem is the number of good trainers in the world seems to be hard to come by. I would not tolerate biting from any horse at people at any time, this is aggressive behavior and should be remedied *immediately. * It always puzzles me when someone buys a horse that has been trained to race and is surprised that this horse likes to run. Horses on the track are bred and handled to be HOT! Anyone buying one off the track should know that they are getting a horse that is for an experienced rider. So there is my track two cents. Must reiterate, biting at people is not good and is more prone to happen with studs or geldings that are cut late. I agree with D'Arcy, I wouldn't maintain a horse that was that aggressive if I couldn't break the habit. I have little kids and I won't chance them walking up to a stall only to get bitten for their trouble. I kind of like John Lyon's philosophy about a biting horse which goes something like, if a horse bites me I have three seconds to make that horse believe that I will kill it, with exception of their head. They would be reprimanded in a herd and need to know that I'm the LEAD horse around here. Sherri
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