Thoroughbred Retirement

This is produced by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association in Arcadia, CA. It is funded by The Oak Tree Charitable Foundation. This is the first in an educational series of web features. This first story is an overview on the subject of Thoroughbred race horses and their usefulness and success after their racing careers are over.

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What are good flatwork excercises for my green 6 year old thoroughbred?

I just recently bought a 6 year old Thoroughbred. She is kind of green from not being worked and sitting in a pasture for the past 2 months! She needs to learn how to relax, when i ask her for the trot she is very speedy but then she will relax. She also doesnt bend around her corners. I wil eventually want to start jumping her I just want to get her prepared for that. Do you have any “tricks” or exercises that may help? Thanks!!

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Thoroughbred – Precious love – Olivia Newton John

**Song Lyrics** (Olivia Newton-John / Annie Roboff) In this world- where life keeps changing- There and ever seemed – be enough- I kept gone, my soul was searching- Looking for something that would fill me up- I have always – felt a yearning- Something inside me was unsatisfied *** Precious love You woke my heart up It’s been sleeping- for such a long time- This crazy feeling- I can believe it Your love has found its way into my life ***- Take our time- slow and easy- I’m so comfortable when- I’m with you Catch my breath- when you come near me- can’t control this if I wanted to Thought I’d never- trust another- and here in your arms I feel safe again- Precious love- You woke my heart up- It’s been sleeping- for such a long time- This crazy feeling- I must be dreaming- Your love has found its way into my life You touched a part of me And set my spirit free- *** Precious love **** This crazy feeling- I must be dreaming- Your love has found its way into my life- You know, your precious love- has changed- my life ******************oo********************* Love is on. No matter whoever or whatever it is. “Love is precious” Song by Olivia Newton John

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Thoroughbred Horses

Summary

The Thoroughbred horse is a breed of horse. The Thoroughbred horse is a member of the “hot blooded” group of horses.

Thorough bred horses are outstanding competition horses. Thoroughbred horses are excellent jumpers and are intelligent trainable horses. Thoroughbred horses can often be seen in the show ring and compete at the highest levels of show jumping and dressage. Visit the Horsewizard website for these sort of Horses for Sale. Smaller Thoroughbred horses are in demand as polo ponies due to their agility and great speed. Thoroughbred horses dominate the top levels of eventing as they posses speed, stamina and the ability to jump large obstacles.

The Thoroughbred horse is most famous for being a race horse, and was originally bred to race, but they excel in many equestrian disciplines. They are supreme equine athletes; they are extremely fast, strong and have superb stamina. There is no correlation between the size of the horse and its athletic capabilities, many champion race horses have been under 16 hands.

Characteristics

Thoroughbred horses usually stand from 15.2 to 17 hands, they can be any solid colour, although they are normally bay, black, grey or chestnut. If you are looking for a Horse for sale with these characteristics then visit the Horsewizard website. Thoroughbred horses have muscular, lean bodies, they have a defined head, a longer than usual neck, high withers, deep chest, a short back and fine lengthy legs.

History

The Thoroughbred horse was developed in the 17th century in England; three imported Arabian stallions were bred with English mares. All of today’s modern Thoroughbred horses are descendants of the imported Arabian stallions, Darley Arabian, Godolphin Arabian and Byerly Turk.

Thoroughbred horses have artificial birthdays. Horses born in the northern hemisphere all share the 1st of January as their birth date, Thoroughbreds born in the southern hemisphere share the 1st of august , this is to regulate the races for thoroughbreds in age categories.

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How can you tell if a thoroughbred has raced before?

I’m thinking of getting a thoroughbred, a 9yo gelding, and i want to know if it has raced before. How can you tell? The owner doesn’t know.

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Thoroughbred foal numbers continue to fall

Thoroughbred foal numbers continue to fall
T HE 2010 crop of thoroughbred foals will be the smallest in 33 years, according to the Jockey Club. Based on official reports of mares bred, which are filed by stallion owners, the number of foals expected for 2010 is about 30,000. Matt Iuliano, Jockey Club vice president of registration services, said the number of mares bred has declined annually since 2006, when the subsequent year’s foal …

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Horse Care & Buying Tips : How to Choose a Thoroughbred Horse

When choosing a thoroughbred horse, remember that these horses are hot and quick, so watch the owner ride the horse to determine what level of rider is required. Pick a thoroughbred horse with tips on riding and general confirmation from anequestrian coach in this free video on horse care. Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities. Filmmaker: David Pakman

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The great thoroughbred horses

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The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word “thoroughbred” is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered a “hot-blooded” horse, known for their agility, speed and spirit.
The Thoroughbred as it is known today was first developed in 17th and 18th century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported Arabian stallions. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 1600s and 1700s, and to 74 foundation mares of English and Oriental (Arabian or Barb) blood. During the 1700s and 1800s, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 1800s. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist worldwide today, with over 118,000 foals registered each year worldwide.
Thoroughbreds are used mainly for racing, but are also bred for other riding disciplines, such as show jumping, combined training, dressage, polo, and fox hunting. They are also commonly cross-bred with other breeds to create new breeds or to improve existing ones, and have been influential in the creation of many important breeds, such as the Quarter Horse, the Standardbred, the Anglo-Arabian, and various Warmblood breeds.
Thoroughbred racehorses perform with maximum exertion, which has resulted in high rates of accidents and other health problems. Racing has been proven to have a higher fatality rate than all other legal human and animal sports. Also, Thoroughbreds are prone to other health complications, including bleeding from the lungs, low fertility, abnormally small hearts and a small hoof to body mass ratio. There are several theories for the reasons behind the prevalence of accidents and health problems in the Thoroughbred breed, and research continues into how to reduce the accident rate and treat those animals that are injured.
All modern Thoroughbreds trace back to three stallions imported into England from the Middle East in the late 17th and early 18th centuries: the Byerley Turk (1680s), the Darley Arabian (1704), and the Godolphin Arabian (1729). Other stallions of oriental breeding were less influential, but still made noteworthy contributions to the breed. These included the Alcock Arabian,[19] D’Arcy’s White Turk, Leedes Arabian, and Curwen’s Bay Barb.[20][21][notes 1] Another was the Brownlow Turk, who, among other attributes, is thought to be largely responsible for the gray coat color in Thoroughbreds.The addition of Arabian bloodlines to the native English mares ultimately led to the creation of the General Stud Book (GSB) in 1791 and the practice of official registration of horses.
Each of the three major foundation sires was, coincidentally, the ancestor of a grandson or great-great-grandson who was the only male descendant to perpetuate each respective horse’s male line: Matchem was the only descendant of his grandsire, the Godolphin Arabian, to maintain a male line to the present; the Byerly Turk’s male line was preserved by Herod (or King Herod), a great-great-grandson; and the male line of the Darley Arabian owes its existence to great-great-grandson Eclipse, who was the dominant racehorse of his day and never defeated.
Matchem, a grandson of the Godolphin Arabian, from a painting by George Stubbs
One genetic study indicates that 95% of all male Thoroughbreds trace their direct male line (via the Y chromosome) to the Darley Arabian. However, in modern Thoroughbred pedigrees, most horses have more crosses to the Godolphin Arabian (13.8%) than to the Darley Arabian (6.5%) when all lines of descent (maternal and paternal) are considered. Further, as a percentage of contributions to current Thoroughbred bloodlines, Curwen’s Bay Barb (4.2%) appears more often than the Byerly Turk (3.3%). The majority of modern Thoroughbreds alive today trace to a total of only 27 or 28 stallions from the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Chad Johnson BEATS horse in a race!!!

Chad Johnson agreed to do a race against a professional horse, for charity purposes…and with a slight start ahead of the horse, he easily dominated the race and won.

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Thoroughbred Cross Horse / Flat work

This is my horse Darren at 4 years old. The video shows him in flat work. www.thewelcomefarm.com

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