Promoting
Racehorse Retraining
Oberon Equestrian www.oberon-equestrian.co.uk is pleased to be supporting
the 'Promoting Racehorse Retraining' scheme in association with Equine
Management and Training www.equine-training.co.uk and Niagara Equissage
www.equissage.co.uk
For the thousands of racehorses, some only three or four years old,
that come out of training each year the future is uncertain and often
bleak. There is much prejudice against ex-racehorses which is caused
I believe because of a few horses that give the rest a bad name. Racehorses
are individuals the same as any other living animal. Many of them
will be very trainable for other jobs and go on to excel in eventing
or become quiet ladies hacks or dressage horses etc. There are a few,
of course, who because of injury or temperament will not be suitable
to retrain but this should not spoil it for the rest who deserve a
second chance at leading a useful happy life.
There is already the very well known "Racehorse to Riding Horse"
scheme established by SEIB (South Essex Insurance Brokers) which covers
a wide variety of disciplines, both affiliated and unaffiliated and
runs for several months before the winners are ascertained by way
of a points sytem, culminating in an awards dinner in London. "Promoting
Racehorse Retraining" is not intended as a rival sponsorship
or competition to those already in existence - we are all working
towards a common achievement.
Addington Manor Equestrian Centre have kindly agreed to let us once
again utilise their winter series of unffiliated dressage 2004/2005.
1st - 4th placed horses that have been in training will receive special
rosettes with prizes to the overall winners at the end of the winter
series. Schedules can be obtained from Addington Manor and entry forms
are available online from www.addingtonmanor.com
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So come on, if you have an ex-racehorse please help by entering these
competitions to publicise his or her origins and show what these horses
can do.
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