Exercise rider?
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Robin
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Good luck! We are a little far from the tracks here. Most of the TB farms around here are breeders and ship the TBs as Yearlings to the Keenland sale. or Timonium I would visit the track websites and make contacts through there if you are truely serious about this. Good Health ins too.
mingiz
Horse Poor
There is also a TB track in Bowie....
http://yellowpages.aol.com/arts-and-entertainment/race-tracks/md/bowie/
http://yellowpages.aol.com/arts-and-entertainment/race-tracks/md/bowie/
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Robin
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flarenuphope
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got just what you need! she used to bored at the barn i worked at and i notticed she had sighns for exercise ridersflyhigh said:
www.myownracehorse.com
her name is kim. hope this helps!
Kim is a super nice person... she has a farm in Croom and was looking for someone not to long ago... Bowie is a good start, go see Linda Gaudet... you wont get a job riding, but will have to start out walking or grooming to start... Be wary of anyone offering you a riding job right off the bat.
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saddlesore
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covekat said:
Why is that, Covekat?
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saddlesore
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flyhigh, let us know how it goes - keep us informed!
saddlesore said:
A good reputable trainer will first make sure a rider has credentials.. like having galloped a racehorse before... the ones that dont ask, usually dont care about someone getting hurt, have horses they dont care about... have bad horses that no one else wants to get on, or they dont pay...etc... and the list goes on!
Just thought I'd add that to get on the track you have to be licensed... and a licensed excersise rider has to be okay'd by the outrider before being licensed... it's not as easy as walking on the grounds wearing a helmet and vest... start out with a good trainer who is willing to teach you, or at a good farm.
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mingiz
Horse Poor
covekat said:
Years ago I worked Pacers & trotters at Rosecroft. Seen alot of people hurt from not having the pre training. It's a hard life but also rewarding. Just remember to take care of number one. If you get a good trainer to work under life is eaier in the long run. But if ya get one that thinks thier a good trainer... hope you have good ins. You have to go through quailfying just as the horse does to race. If you get a good trainer to work under pay attention, you'll learn alot by listenng and watching...Good Luck....
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saddlesore
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Pasofever said:Yeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Ah, I see your point.
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saddlesore
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covekat said:
Sounds like you have some experience at this, eh?
Robin
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Thats neat Mingiz I helped a few up there and believe me I know what you mean. I was asked repeatedly to get into the program to drive. NNNNoooo WWWAAAAYYYY! I had seen a horse tear the driver and the bike up and wound up with the horse after the injury.. major attitude.... Had the horse for 14 yrs and was the best trail riding horse I had.
Robin
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I was back up a few times and late night, the pace car was fun. rode in that a few times at head gate line up. I think everyone gets a go at that. I held 1 time in the spit box. nerve racking thought the horse was gonna kill me and it was forever getting tests back. Helped hobble and harness. A friend was trying to get me to go back and draw blood in the spit box and I told her no way. You need your own life insurance and a big policy at that. She still does it and bugs me every so often.
mingiz
Horse Poor
Yea it was fun but never had any time off. Work the farm 6 days a week then if ya had qualifiers and races...So the one day we did get off we had to rest if we didn't have a race that night....I miss it but again I'm glad I decided to get a real job...or I'd still be driving a 87 chevy pu...