New Ventures
With a new year brings the hopes and dreams of new horses getting ready to embark on their racing careers. All racehorses celebrate a birthday on the first of the year regardless of their actual date of foaling. Yearlings become two-year-olds with racing dates being set as early as April for the more mature youngsters.
This is the time when older race horses can get a break from a long racing year. Tired legs and muscles are freshened and plans made for the upcoming year.
Two of our newly turned three-year-olds, Something Wild and Moonlight Mimosa recently were approved by the starter and have races ear marked in the condition book.
Immature yearlings that weren't ready for breeaking in the fall are now sometimes readied for their training preparations. The introduction of a bit and saddle can be a traumatic experience for some wayward youngsters but with constant work and patience, a confused yearling (now two year old) can learn lessons very quickly and be eager to learn more.
A new looking individual can develop into a sharp looking racing prospect as training stimulates bone and muscle growth to fill out some gangling frames.
Nice to see a new headline, hope all is going well.
Posted by: Ron S at January 12, 2006 3:14 AM