Tips On Choosing Racing Horse Trainers

By Joyce Hughes


It is amazing the amount of uses a horse can be trained for and how much they learn to accept. However, always be reminded that horses can be destructive in the human world when left untamed and untrained. That is why it is very important that horses undergo training, being taught the basic skills and tricks to perform many different helpful tasks. This is where you may need the help of professional racing horse trainers.

Be open-minded. Tip #1 being said, if your event racehorse has holes in his basic education or you just purchased an untrained but incredibly talented three-day prospect from Europe, Jane Cowgirl might be a great fit IF she is well known for phenomenal foundation training she gives every racehorse.

So, now that you've made your decision to become a racehorse trainer, where do you start? Well, you may already have a lot of the basic skills to become a good trainer. The most important is your willingness to learn. I don't think there is an honest horseman out there who will tell you they have learned all there is to know about racehorses.

If you are a racehorse owner and you intend to hire a good racehorse trainer, the first thing you can do is to seek for recommendations from peers and other racehorse owner. Peer advice would be helpful in looking for a good trainer. If peers can't give such recommendations, the local veterinarian will be of great help. He would be about to recommend the best racehorse trainers in the community. The vet knows if the racehorse trainer is doing good and on the right track.

There are many racehorse owners today who are new to racehorse ownership and horsemanship. That means there's a niche for you as a racehorse trainer to provide a much-needed service. I, for one, always have questions about training my racehorse. If there was a good racehorse trainer close by, believe me, I would have them over to my barn as often as possible to teach me how to better communicate with my racehorse

Regardless of how you locate potential trainers, you must do an interview and examine the facilities and clientele of the racehorse trainer to ensure your racehorse will receive the kind of care and training you feel comfortable with. You should also make sure the trainer is open to you watching training lessons as well as receiving lessons on how to communicate with your racehorse when it is ready to come home.

After the training session, ask yourself three questions. Is the horse calmer and more confident than when he began? Has he learned something new or progressed further along the path? Did the trainer stay calm and levelheaded through any dicey situations? If the answer to any of these is no, ask the trainer to explain or interview another trainer.

When it comes to choosing the best racehorse trainer for you, it is obviously a personal choice. What is good enough for one racehorse owner may not be good enough for another. Preferences and standards of care and training vary greatly between racehorse owners. That is why you can't rely solely on the experiences of other horse owners and need to interview and watch your prospective trainer in action. In doing so, take heed from your impressions and experiences.




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