In the makings of a champion race horse there is not anyone thing that a person can put their finger on and say, this is how my stable comes out with top runners. There are hundreds of things a trainer has up his sleeve, that’s why he’s the horse racing trainer. Spending over twenty years in the horse racing industry we can touch on the most obvious. Regardless of what you read in the press, most race horses are treated as you would your pet dog or cat. Their diet is carefully measured and chosen by the vet and trainer. This would be like you having your own personal nutritionist. Each race horse has his own personality that the trainer and grooms know what each horse likes.

A log book is kept on each horse. One might like carrots or one might like alfalfa. One horse might have a bad habit of scratching his ear so he might have to wear a plastic hood. In cold weather they will get a fitted blanket that each is his own personal one. The race horses have a blacksmith that comes out to the track. They get special aluminum racing shoes. They’ll get their feet checked to let the trainer know if anything comes up that the vet needs to know about. The trainer makes sure the horses are exercised properly everyday. They’ll be walked, tracked or might just be a rest day. Now their stalls are nothing short of first class bedding with the finest straw, wood chips or peanuts. In each stall the horse racing trainer makes sure the grooms are seeing that each horse is checked many times throughout the day. Some may need there legs wrapped or their teeth checked or their tails brushed out. The list is endless! Any spot on a horse bigger than your little finger will get seen too. Caring for race horses is a seven days a week job, but that’s o.k. Each horse racing trainer believes each one is a champion.