Pre-training is a vital step in any thoroughbred racehorse’s life. Done correctly, pre-training will make your thoroughbred the champion it is destined to be. Breaking, mouthing, and backing are vital to your thoroughbred’s future performance as the next champion. These difficult tasks are essential for not only your thoroughbred’s future as a racer but off the track as well. Once properly broken, your champion must then be conditioned mentally and physically for the demanding and rigorous life of a champion racehorse.
But what is pre-training, and why is it so vital?
Step 1: Breaking
Your thoroughbred needs to understand what it means to be a champion. It needs to know how to be ridden. Breaking, if not done by experienced professionals, can be psychologically traumatic for your thoroughbred and will affect its performance on the track. Different horses respond to different kinds of breaking techniques, and knowing which technique fits your thoroughbred best is part of the pre-training regimen. Once properly broken, your thoroughbred is mouthed to the bit and taught the basics to build up back strength and stamina.
Step 2: Conditioning
The life of a racehorse is demanding, both mentally and physically. This is why it’s vital that the correct conditioning be applied as early in your future champion’s life as possible. In addition to a strict diet and exercise regime that strengthens both joints and muscles, your thoroughbred is taught how to stand in the starting stalls, which can be a traumatic experience for some horses due to the enclosed nature of the stall.
While these two steps are key to any pre-training regimen, your thoroughbred will also be exposed to and taught barrier skills, jumping, proper balance techniques, and responsiveness to the rider. And all of this must be done before being handed over to the trainers.
This is why pre-training your thoroughbred is so important. It gives your future champion the best start it can have. Experienced pre-trainers will have your thoroughbred broken and ready to race in about six weeks, saving you valuable time, which can be used to train and polish your thoroughbred’s skills and get it used to the vigorous lifestyle that will turn your horse into a champion.
Each pre-training course is specially adapted to the needs of each thoroughbred. This is why it is so important to choose the correct pre-training facility for your thoroughbred.
To give your thoroughbred the best pre-training possible, contact Glenrae Thoroughbreds. We can be reached at 02 6574 7236 or contacted through our site.
Step 1: Breaking
Your thoroughbred needs to understand what it means to be a champion. It needs to know how to be ridden. Breaking, if not done by experienced professionals, can be psychologically traumatic for your thoroughbred and will affect its performance on the track. Different horses respond to different kinds of breaking techniques, and knowing which technique fits your thoroughbred best is part of the pre-training regimen. Once properly broken, your thoroughbred is mouthed to the bit and taught the basics to build up back strength and stamina.
Step 2: Conditioning
The life of a racehorse is demanding, both mentally and physically. This is why it’s vital that the correct conditioning be applied as early in your future champion’s life as possible. In addition to a strict diet and exercise regime that strengthens both joints and muscles, your thoroughbred is taught how to stand in the starting stalls, which can be a traumatic experience for some horses due to the enclosed nature of the stall.
While these two steps are key to any pre-training regimen, your thoroughbred will also be exposed to and taught barrier skills, jumping, proper balance techniques, and responsiveness to the rider. And all of this must be done before being handed over to the trainers.
This is why pre-training your thoroughbred is so important. It gives your future champion the best start it can have. Experienced pre-trainers will have your thoroughbred broken and ready to race in about six weeks, saving you valuable time, which can be used to train and polish your thoroughbred’s skills and get it used to the vigorous lifestyle that will turn your horse into a champion.
Each pre-training course is specially adapted to the needs of each thoroughbred. This is why it is so important to choose the correct pre-training facility for your thoroughbred.
To give your thoroughbred the best pre-training possible, contact Glenrae Thoroughbreds. We can be reached at 02 6574 7236 or contacted through our site.
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