Eventing Radio Episode 40 – Retraining Ex-Racers & the Burghley Report
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Eventer Steuart Pittman joins us to speak about the Retired Racehorse Training Symposium in October. Retired racing Thoroughbreds have been an integral part of American eventing for many years and Steuart explains why they make such good prospects. Listen in…
Eventing Radio Episode 40 – Show Notes and Links:
- Thank you to our guest Steuart Pittman for speaking with us about retraining the retired racehorse. Visit his web site for more info about his symposium from 1-4pm on October 4th in Maryland.
- Congratulations to Oliver Townend for his win at Burghley. Read the full results of the Burghley Horse Trials.
- The Organizers of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event have been able to avoid a clash of dates in the future. Badminton announced earlier this year that it would be running over the weekend of the May Day bank holiday from 2010, with cross country day on the Sunday and show jumping on the holiday Monday. Read more…
- USEA announces 2009 Honorees to the Hall of Fame. Read more…
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Being an amateur OTTB rider / trainer, I was more then a little disappointed with the show… Given the prominence of the show title (Retraining Ex-Racers & the Burghley Report)… I though the majority of the show would be themed on ex-racers that are currently or had done well and or training them….
Instead, you used it as a tease, with just a small percentage of the show even talking about the subject… I’m sorry but I live in Georgia, flying off to Maryland for a 1/2 day demo is just not possible…
Some follow on questions would have been nice… What are the common problems ex-racers have in going to a non-race schedule? (1 hour work outs and 23 hour stall life)… What are the common issue in de-tuning / bringing down a race horse (Using higher fat / lower carb feed rations to reduce the reactive nature of their minds on a high energy race diet… Waiting out the drugs…. Introducing the racer to life with other horses in the pasture….) What riding / handling skills should potential owners develop before thinking about getting an ex-racer? What are the skills ex-racers bring from the track? (Left shoulder fore – for a quicker turn in and faster tack times, being around traffic at the race track, eta…)
I currently have 3 ex-racers, we don’t have the money for the Big shows, but they go out to the farm / schooling shows, are working their way up the dressage training scale and even tail ride in the local state parks….
This is a versatile bred… With competent training, OTTBs give the rest of us a chance at blood line quality we could not afford… Instead, your show left any one thinking about OTTBs as dangerous animals that should be left to only the experienced Event Riders least we damage another horse that was on the way to the meat market….