>>That really doesn’t work on horses that have already been
trained to race. They may calm down on conditioning rides and trail
rides, but come competition day, you’ll be right back on your fire breathing
dragon.
I am not an endurance rider, so cannot
comment about endurance competitions, but I currently have five TBs standing in
my yard, with the following race and competition history:
Just Harry – 7yo TB, raced twice.
Currently competing at showjumping
Four Gated City
– 17yo TB. Raced six times. Retired from competition but did dressage and
showjumping. Currently teaching a novice rider how to jump.
Diceman – 7yo TB. Ten starts, eight wins,
broke down with knee chips. Currently competing at eventing and showjumping.
Blistering Barnacles – 8yo TB. Forty
starts, 1 win, 19 places. Currently competing at dressage, eventing and
showjumping.
Good Shot – 3yo filly, unraced.
The horses that *I* find easiest to control in company (and
that includes the warm-up arena at a big show and the start of a XC event) are
the successful ex-racehorses. Diceman is a real dobbin, despite his race
record, and I often put nervous riders on him when we go out in company,
because you can gallop off without him and he doesn’t turn a hair.
ALL of these horses are ridden in snaffle
bridles, including on the XC course.
It is not whether they raced – it is how
they were trained to race, and how they were retrained afterwards, which
determines whether they will be “stoppable” in company.
Tracey
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