Race horses, on the whole, tend to be thoroughbreds and they compete at speed on the flat. There are no jumps or obstacles in their way.
The training of racehorses usually takes place in large thoroughbred farms. The farms quite often carry out numerous operations which will include breeding and training. Usually when the horse attains a certain age it will be relocated from the breeding side of the farm and training will commence.
Trainers usually wait until the racehorse is about 18 months old before commencing training as they are still developing. Their legs don't fuse properly until they are about 4 years old and as they are worth a small fortune it is considered dangerous to train them too early.
It is important to remember that horse racing is a business and the training programme is highly developed and fine tuned. These horses will not be trained on an ad hoc basis. One of the first parts of the process will be on the lunge line. This encourages the horse to respond to verbal commands and also get used to their trainer. It is only after success at this stage that they are moved on to training with the saddle.
Racehorses unlike other horses do not need to know how to delicately trot, canter or even stop. They are trained to run and one of the first things the trainer will be assessing is whether or not the horse is a sprinter or a distance runner.
The training of racehorses usually takes place in large thoroughbred farms. The farms quite often carry out numerous operations which will include breeding and training. Usually when the horse attains a certain age it will be relocated from the breeding side of the farm and training will commence.
Trainers usually wait until the racehorse is about 18 months old before commencing training as they are still developing. Their legs don't fuse properly until they are about 4 years old and as they are worth a small fortune it is considered dangerous to train them too early.
It is important to remember that horse racing is a business and the training programme is highly developed and fine tuned. These horses will not be trained on an ad hoc basis. One of the first parts of the process will be on the lunge line. This encourages the horse to respond to verbal commands and also get used to their trainer. It is only after success at this stage that they are moved on to training with the saddle.
Racehorses unlike other horses do not need to know how to delicately trot, canter or even stop. They are trained to run and one of the first things the trainer will be assessing is whether or not the horse is a sprinter or a distance runner.
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