Filed Under (Recreation Sport) by Admin on 08-11-2011
Question by desiree_jade410: how do i look up a race horse’s back ground?
my friend is renting a house, her landlord has 5 horses on the property. (2 mares, and 3 fillies) one of the mares has a numbered tattoo on the inside of her upper lip, and was once registered to the maine standard bred breeders and owners association. the only thing we know about her is she has never had a saddle on her, and she was a racer. how can i look her up to find out her name, and past history?
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Answer by Jeffrey J
Start here: www.ustrotting.com/usta/transfer.cfm. about 3/4 the way down the page there is a place where you can look up horses by tattoo numbers, you can take it from there
Hope this helps . . . . .
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Filed Under (Recreation Sport) by Admin on 08-11-2011
Question by Rickys_Jellybean: How to train an unbroken horse with good ground manners?
I recently acquired a six year old mare who is not broke to ride however has good, steady, and sturdy ground manners. I have a trainer however I would like the opportunity to train the horse myself, due to the bonding process which occurs. I know where to start, however I wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions towards the schooling of this beautiful mare. I really would like to eventually use her for barrel racing, so any suggestions/tips/hints as to the techniques to use/incorporate into her training would be highly appreciated. Any suggestions for literature?
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Answer by Jenna
Start by putting the saddle on and walking the horse around. Be careful because when you tighten the cinch she might buck. Next you just have to get on and maybe have someone try to lead you around while you are sitting on her. Then attempt to steer her with the reins. For barrel racing I would practice walking in tight circles and around objects so that she steers well. Take you time and don’t start running her too soon, it might take awile before she is ready for anything fast, or anything other than walking:) Good Luck!
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