Whats the best breed of horses for a first horse for a 14 year  old?
831206
an older arabian or a tennessee walker
898575
Can't you call a racetrack and ask them about the jockey club. I know the letter tells you which year the horse is born. My friend did this before. We have a racetrack close by.
929321
one option might be to give her a series of riding lessons. due to insurance the old style riding stable is getting scarce and not all of the ones left are safe. find a tack shop [saddle and other horse equip] or a feed store and ask them if they know any good lesson stables nearby. you might also check uspc.org for the nearest pony club to you and ask the contact person listed for suggestions. i've known too many first time riders that were scared away because of a bad experence at a trail ride stable. besides she will learn almost nothing about either horses or riding at one. its just get on, hang on and follow the leader. at a training stable she will learn the how and why. be warned however- CONTACT BETWEEN HORSES AND 10 YEAR OLD GIRLS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR WALLET!!! its often love at first sight and before you know it you may become a horse owner. however there are much worse things for your girl to be involved in. been there, done that, got the empty checkbook to prove it. take your camera, you will not believe the smiles.
512043
The Triple Crown horses are very young...a Thoroughbred is a year old January 1st, even if he was born December 31, at 11:59.  So when they rae called "3 year olds"  the horses can be anywhere from 25 months to 36 months old.  Add to that, they are very high strung, there bones ar very delicate, considering the average weight and the average speed.  A race horse can run at 40 mph and they can weigh 1200 to 1500 pounds or more, that kind of weight at that kind of speed usually demolishes a leg, beyond the point of repair.  Then, there are the problems of poor circulation.  When a race horse breaks a leg during a race, it usually causes a compound fracture, or in other words, a bone protrudes from the skin adding infection to all the other factors.  The healing time a horse takes to mend a broken bone, the level or pain, the usefullness, the value of the animal, the severity of altered gait after the injury has healed are all taken into consideration.  If the animal has to walk with an extremely abnormal gait, the other 3 legs will be unduly stressed, causing the animal more and more pain.  Would you want to live if you couldn't run like the wind?  If just walking to get a drink hurt you so bad, all you wanted to do was lie down?  The filly, Ruffian had undergone surgery to repair her shattered leg, but she was too uncontrollable, too excitable and she was unable to be calmed down to control her pain, so they had to put her down.  Let's just hope the vet staff can control Barbaro better.  (At this time, I have no idea of the success of the surgery)
571926
January 1st is the date for all horses to become a year older.\n\nThat is also why breeders want to have their foals born early in the year(an early foal as opposed to a late foal)\n\nAt 2 years a horse is still growing and too much training and racing can be hard on their not fully developed bones and tendons etc.\n\nThat is why you will often see 2 and 3 year olds breaking down and some having their racing career's end prematurely.\n\nA smart trainer will not race his 2 year olds that much for those reasons.
1102935
Make sure that it is what you really want to do first. No you do not have to have horse experience. Contact some trainers at the local track and be up front with them. A lot of times, you can get a job that is mucking stalls and a learning position. Sometimes it can be hard. The thing to remember with Thoroughbreds, in general, they are more flighty than most other breeds. Meaning that it does take time and experience to learn to handle them properly. There are always quieter TB's that anyone can handle and most trainers do have quiet hroses in their string. But you do need to know a little bit about the horse. \n\nHorses have two mechanisms built into them. They are "flight or fight". You are probably rolling your eyes like I did the first time I heard this expression. To be honest, I truly hate it. But unfortunately, it is 100% true. I have seen it many times and I will continue to see it. Basically what it means is that a horse will try to escape first (flight) and if he cannot, he will turn and fight. This is true in every horse, no matter what. While the timing may be different on every horse, because some are quieter and some are just more experienced, it remains the same. As a rule of thumb, the younger the horse, the more flighty he is going to be. I know that I am generalizing here, but it needs to be put into practice every time until you know that horse very well.\n\nLeading horses- always lead a horse from the left side. If you turn him, turn him away from you. This will protect you from broken toes and ER trips. \n\nSome practices, at the track especially, can seem cruel, but in fact are safety measures. All horses are lead with a chain over their nose. What this does is it gives you more control and if you have to give a tug on it, it hits the pressure point in his nose and averts his attention away from the distraciton. Make sure you ask about a training procedure before you write it off as abusive.\n\nSometimes a horse is just plain mean spirited. A fair number of TBs are. They may require two handlers each with a lead shank with a both chains running over his nose to keep his head in the middle to keep him from doing stuff. And they can be mean oujt on the track too. I think ( I am not sure on this) that the Triple Crown winner Affirmed was like this. And then his sons were mean too. Insanity breeds genius, right. \n\nYou will not be handling horses like this your first few years, so I hope I didnt scare you. You just have to be prepared. \n\nTraining, of any discipline, is a cut throat business, especially in racing. It is very hard to actually become a trainer because there is a lot you have to learn and then to be accepted is another thing. Make sure you do stay away from dirty practices once you do have your lisence because the Jockey Club will suspend it quicker than snot if they think that you are up to something. They also deal out life-time bans too.  Once you have your training lisence, you will most likely be working for a claiming barn and then move into low grade barns. If you manage to make it past this stage, then you are set.  You may manage to find a decent horse that will start winning stakes or you may make a good enough name for yourself that you will be noticed. It is goign to take years to accomplish this. You will probably not spend less than 10 years as a groom or hot walker. Make sure that you are willing to put the time and the energy in to this kind of career goal.\n\nContact the local trainers and explain everything and that you want to work with horses and that you want to spend time around the track. Explain that you have to horse experience and that you are willing to learn.  I wish you luck in this field as well as all the determination that you are going to need. Keep in mind tha tyou are dealing with 1,000+ pound animals at all times. The horse business period is one of the most rewarding jobs out there. If you decide that you dont like the track, try going and vo
1153764
Try that link pal,,,u well find some good stuff about the Grade 1 horse..
1187319
pick three horses u like, and run an exacta box,   1 or 2 dollar box.  dont have to spend much and u can make big money if the right odds come in
831789
I own 4 horses.  1 purebred Arab, 1 Anglo Arab, 1 Arab x quarter horse and 1 that is 7/8 Arab.  i like them because they all have a very good temperament and are very friendly.  They are all show horses and have long stud names but their paddock names are Rai, Prince, Legend and Fury.
156111
I hope it's not too late.  This is very informative.  Maybe it will help.http://www.equineonline.net/uk/equestrian_articles/seabiscuit.htm
241704
My favorite would have to be a horse.
1095709
the strength of what one horse can pull?
551761
Its a unique cross!  Im sure he is special.  But, a stallion is a big risk.  Think about his size and controlability.  How many people would really want to breed with him?  Money and safety wise he should be probably be gelded.  Would his stud fee be worth the extra time and attention?  I raise Quarter Horses and have been watching sale prices for a few months lately and I was shocked when sound healthy stallions were selling for less than sound healthy geldings.  You just cant beat the peace of mind you get with a gelding.  Nothing is else is on their mind!
571939
www.learnhorseriding.com
916103
Not real sure. You need to go hang around the Horse Track and get talking. You will meet Trainers just keep an eye open and talk to them. You could get you a $5,000 claiming horse and it already know some. Work with it and try to win a few races and people start knowing you. Then look around and buy a reasonable 1-2 year old to start from scratch. You hang around the track you will figure it out.
115660
Try equine.com or horsetopia.com thats where i found mine.\n\ni like equine.com better.
1096066
I would try local farmers, ask them as they all usually ride very well. My daughter never had any professional lessons but rode at the farm and we also rode horse several times in Egypt. Finally she had one professional lesson and the teacher was amazed and said she learned more in half an hour than some of her students had in a year.