Optimal Nutrition for Racehorse Training: Feeding Mature Horses

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I have a qustion on what is the best foal food during the frist few weeks of training in racein

Best US States for Starting a Business: A Comprehensive Guide

QuestionIs there a best state to get into the business or general area better then the other, an area to avoid? Also do you know of any books that give goo

Preparing Your 3-Month-Old Horse for Return Home: A Comprehensive Guide

QuestionI never owned a race horse before.Shes in kentucky and shes 3 months old? Ive spent alot of $ on her.And shes got great pedigree on mom and dads si

Understanding Life-Threatening Leg Fractures in Racehorses: The Barbaro Case

QuestionI dont understand why the leg fractures to Barbaro, the lead contender for the Triple Crown, MUST be life-threatening.  I understand why his r

Starting in Horse Racing: A Beginner's Guide to Training & Costs

QuestionI am very new to the sport in general and I really want to get start in it.  How do I go about getting a trainer and a horse and eventually ge

Horse Racing Drug Test Violations: What Happens Next?

QuestionHi -- Im a longtime racing fan and a writer currently working on a racing story. If a winners urine test comes up positive for a drug, what happen

Becoming a Horse Jockey: Education & Training Paths

QuestionWhat would be a good college I could go to, to learn on how to become a good horse jockey? I would like to find some place close if not in the st

Troubleshooting Lead Changes & Straightness in Young Racehorses

QuestionI have trained jumpers and am new to the racing world. I am conditioning a 2yr old filly and have taugh her lead changes and am almost ready for he

Improving Thoroughbred Mare's Closing Speed: Expert Advice

Question I own a thoroughbred mare who has had two starts for two last placings.The horse is well bred and healthy.She jumps well and usually stays with th

Horse Stumbling in Racing: Jockey Influence & Weight Limits

QuestionI instances that horses stumble during a race what percent of the time is that due to the jockey not maintaining his position for the horse to main

Weanling to Racehorse: A Step-by-Step Plan & Breaking In Guide

QuestionHi Stephanie My partner and I have just purchased a TB weanling but are very new to the racing game and are trying to get as much advice as possib

Thoroughbred Bone Density: Fact vs. Fiction in Modern Breeding

QuestionThere is a popular belief out there that today抯 thoroughbred is more brittle than the thoroughbreds of the recent past from say 30-50 years ago. I

Career Change: From Equestrian Expertise to Jockey Training?

QuestionI have a small stable in North Carolina and have been a Dressage instructor, breeder, competitor for ten years and a horse owner for 25 years. I ha

Thoroughbred Horse Nutrition: Addressing Weight Loss & Potential Health Concerns

Questioni just got a thoroughbred horse a couple days ago and i am not sure what kind of feed it needs..the people who had it before was not taking care of

Understanding Delayed Testicle Descent (Cryptorchidism) in Colts

QuestionHi Stephanie Thanks for your answer to my previous question re. my TB weanling.  You were very helpful, so heres one more question. My 11 mon

Identify the Previous Owner/Trainer of Your Quarter Horse

QuestionHi!    I was given through the Santa Anita Racetrack TB Rescue (So. Calif.) an 8 Year-Old Full Quarter Horse (Not Appendix) that w

Understanding Horse Pedigree Codes: A Guide to Breeding Terminology

QuestionHi Stephanie!  I looked up my horses pedigree online, and I was just wondering if you could help me out with what some of this stuff means. L

New York Thoroughbred Trainer License: Requirements & Exam

QuestionHow do you get a thorobred training license in New York State? AnswerDiane The rules on getting a trainers license vary from state to state, but

Barbaro & Ruffian: Could DNA Salvage Offer Hope in Equine Medicine?

QuestionI watched,in horror on the day the Great Ruffian broke down.  Barbaros injury created the same heartbreaking response.  I am so thankful

The Ethics of Horse Racing: Breeding, Performance, and Retirement

QuestionI know that horse racing and breeding is BIG business.  As I watch from the sidelines,hearing stories,...knowing about horrible accidents (Bar