A beginner’s guide to buying race horses

Owning a racehorse can be satisfying and thrilling. Satisfying, because for long, horseracing has always been colligated with the elite and the imperial and thrilling since there’s no greater joy than watching your horse edge out the leading horse towards the climax! Also, the entire process related to training and preparing a horse for the races is daunting and challenging. You have to make your horse/s undergo rigorous training under the watchful eyes of a trainer and get them medically examined time and again to check whether they’re fit for the races. All this can enhance your managerial skills by leaps and bounds.
There are a lot of unethical horse traders out there who will sense it immediately if you’re a first timer. They might mislead you and trade a horse that’s not the type you are looking out for competing in Australian horse racing contests. Though the case is not exactly the same with reputed horse traders, it just might happen that they won’t give out all the details pertaining to the horse. Being a first time buyer, even you wouldn’t know the right kind of questions to ask. Here’s what all you may ask:
• Has the horse’s teeth been floated? – Floating is the process of filing teeth in order to keep them smooth and definite. Since horse’s teeth grow in size unlike humans, they have to be filed to prevent a situation where in the teeth are so big that they have difficulty in chewing.
• Who’s the trainer? – It is important to know under whom the horse has been training. You might additionally ask them to call the trainer if possible and ask him questions such as where has the horse grown up, how does he behave with the doctors, is he too aggressive towards new faces? Such questions can help you to know more about the horse.
Owning racehorses might act as a financial burden for first time horse owners. There’s a way to maneuver the expenses too. By becoming the part of horse syndications, you can own a horse in partnership. Even other costs such as training, feeding, paying the rent for equipment and stables, hiring a veterinarian etc. are split up among the members of the syndicate.
A good way to assess the quality while looking for thoroughbreds for sale is to take along a trainer and a veterinarian. Vet doctors can test the horse on the spot and take a few blood samples. After a day or two, he will let you know if the horse has been diagnosed with any infections. As for the trainer, an experienced horse trainer will know all the questions to be asked to the respected seller.