Retraining a Racehorse

Retraining of racehorses (ROR)

Retraining of racehorses (ROR)

Alyssa Carter and Esmee Matthijsse

Why do we retrain racehorses?

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Mental Traits- Bold character - Curious - Keen to learn - Willingness to please

Physical Traits- Long legs - Slender Neck - Full Chest - Large Heart & Lungs

Stigma- Flighty - Dangerous - Unpredictable

what makes them an athlete...

Why do we want ex-racehorses?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijvcvD3z2k0

Racehorse - Secretariat

Eventer - Black Foot Mystery

Heart = 3x as big

X-factor

Conformation

long legs slender neck large lungs & large heart full chest

Physical Traits

Evans and Williams, 2022Hellman et al., 2021 Wickens et al., 2019

Police horse - SSO Valor

Eventer - Arctic Soul- Badminton 2019 (3rd) - World Equestrian Games, 2018 (Gold Medal)

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Police horse - Three Kings

Bold and brave winning mentality horse-human relationship Inquisitiveness

Mental traits

Thomson et al., 2014

Flash et al., 2020

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Crawford et al., 2021

- Poor Performance - Age - Delayed Maturity - Level Reached

110 horses51% Injuries 49% poor performace

Reason of Retirement

Reason of Retirement

Involuntarily: - Injury - Ulcers

Reed et al., 2021 Wickens et al., 2019

25% HAS LOWER HEALTH THAN SELLER MENTIONES

30% HAS A VET EXAMINATION

PRE-PURCHASE EXAMINATION

97.3% OF THE INJURIES RESOLVE

Yorke et al., 2012White-Lewis, 2020

the perceptions surrounding racehorses in their second careers- lofren etal. 2022

Claire NeveuxDr Valenchon

phD studyGlobal welfare standardequine assisted therapy (EAt)

- Welfare

Racing to Relate

What should we be looking into?

Future research

Additional Resources

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Retraining of racehorses (ROR)

Retraining of racehorses (ROR)

Retraining of Racehorses

RoR

Are there any questions?

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