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Friday, June 19, 2015

Tips On How To Own A Racehorse

By Freida Michael


If one has quite a bit of money on his hands and would want to elevate himself to the rather uppity class of society, then one way to do so would be to buy a racehorse. Horse racing is actually a sport that many rich men participate in because horses have been known to be very classy and majestic animals. Now if one is new at this and does not know how to go about, here are some things to know about how to own a racehorse.

Now before one would actually try to even buy a horse, he has to make sure he does his homework on breeds. Now some breeds are natural racers while the others would need to go through extra training in order to perform well. It will help if he has a contact or friend in this industry wherein he can seek some help.

Now once one has already decided which breeds he should then take into consideration the costs that he will be incurring when he pushes through. Now as stated above, there are horses that can perform better than others which would make these horses actually more expensive. So aside from the breed of the horses, he also has to take note as to how much the different breeds would cost.

Of course there are two things that one would have to think of after he thinks about the cost. First up, he has to know what type of arrangement he would want to pursue like whether he would want to be the sole owner of the horse or co own it with a partner and split the profits and losses. Of course this will all depend on his financial capability and preference.

Once the arrangement has already been agreed upon, then the next step would be to look for a seller to get the horse. The first place to look for would be in a racing stable wherein they sell horses like products. The second place to look would be in auctions. Of course if he has a friend selling horses, then he may just buy from his friend.

Once one has already gotten his horse, he would then have to factor in the costs that would be used for the maintenance of the animal. This would include food, shelter, and all its basic necessities. Other than that, there would also be the vitamins and supplements that the horse would need to be strong.

Lastly, one would need to hire a good trainer to be able to train to horse to perform well. Now there are a lot of experienced horse trainers that can be found in this industry who are just waiting to train horses. One has to just factor in this to the costs that will be incurred when maintaining a horse.

Now when all of those things are already done, then he is now ready to put his horse on the race track. He will now be able to let his horse enter competitions to win the gold. Alongside a good horse also has a be a good horse racer that can tame him.




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