Whickr: “Five Common Queries from New Ex-Racehorse Owners”

Retraining of Racehorses figures state that around 7,000 thoroughbreds leave the racing industry every year, and other former racehorses change hands further down the chain. Therefore, there is a massive diversity of ex-racehorses, and no two horses will have had the same experiences.

A three-year-old filly from a big Flat yard will be a different animal to a 12-year-old gelding who has spent several years as a teenager’s point-to-point schoolmaster, living on a farm with an old hunter and a younger sibling’s racing pony. However, a skim of horsey forums and ex-racehorse owner groups show the same issues constantly flagged.

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