Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. ~W.C. Fields
The barn where I am going to ride (at least on Wednesday) is owned by (seeming) responsible owners! They breed and train racehorses. Then when their racing career is over they retrain them for other disciplines!
The owner tells me a story about how they had a horse they bred claimed as a 7yo and sound. (A horse they didn't race until he was 3 and gave monthly Adequan joint injections...) When he showed back up 3 owners later as a 9yo with giant ballooned ankle they claimed him back for 1/7 of the original price and retired him. Now he just a has a bump on the ankle and is completely sound.
None of the horses have been ridden in while. I'm curious as to what the owners want done with them but I think the first thing will be conditioning! Hopefully we'll get another burst of warm days here and everyone can get baths--the owner mentioned that she's been injured and unable to groom (and being TB they love mud!).
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That's fantastic! TBsa are one of my favorite breeds, they have the biggest hearts.
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