There was a thread here asking about arabs. I have questions about the suitability of an ex-racehorse as an all round school and trailriding horse. I am still a novice rider and very conservative in the pace at which I am learning. A friend just told me he has a close friend who owns and runs racehorses. This person is not always in the winner's circle and occassionally has horses that are not good enough to run but that he cannot afford to keep. He would gladly sell these horses for only a few hundred dollars. Providing the horses was healthy after being vetted, and was fairly sweet tempered for a race horse, would he/she be reasonably easy to train for my purposes? What else should I be aware of?
I am not ready to buy yet, but the dream is on the horizon and this is an interesting source to pursue. Especially since I overheard someone at the school I go to saying a well trained horse can cost as much as a car!
I am not ready to buy yet, but the dream is on the horizon and this is an interesting source to pursue. Especially since I overheard someone at the school I go to saying a well trained horse can cost as much as a car!