Trainers or owners-Racehorse lay-ups

[magic_idol]

Hard Feed twice a day,Horses Rugged & with other horses in paddocks Close by preferred Wooden Fences & to get them back undamaged mine allways seem to come back from spelling in worse condition than they go out..
Due to the riggers of training on the animal spelling is one of the most important times i reckon .
If they can get back to being a horse is fantastic, The problem is they are expensive animals so we tend to seperate them & box em up because who wants a hurt horse.
Horses are mainly herd animals & such have a pecking order which they sort out when together & thus can lead to bites & kicks but the plus is
You get the horses head back to where it should be not some frizzy burt out weaving thing with a bad attitude.

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by magic_idol

Hard Feed twice a day,Horses Rugged & with other horses in paddocks Close by preferred Wooden Fences & to get them back undamaged mine allways seem to come back from spelling in worse condition than they go out..
Due to the riggers of training on the animal spelling is one of the most important times i reckon .
If they can get back to being a horse is fantastic, The problem is they are expensive animals so we tend to seperate them & box em up because who wants a hurt horse.
Horses are mainly herd animals & such have a pecking order which they sort out when together & thus can lead to bites & kicks but the plus is
You get the horses head back to where it should be not some frizzy burt out weaving thing with a bad attitude.

I was surprised at how they turned horses out down-under. You would see top-level stakes horses just out in the paddock with others with bite marks on their faces and body. It was hilarious, but the horses sure did seem to be having the time of their lives.

[magic_idol]

Originally Posted by moodwalker

I was surprised at how they turned horses out down-under. You would see top-level stakes horses just out in the paddock with others with bite marks on their faces and body. It was hilarious, but the horses sure did seem to be having the time of their lives.

Im a big fan of it ;-) i even let my horses spend aleast 2 hours a day together while im training them.You've seen the down side tho .
But man the up side is alot of a advantage

[phystech]

In Maryland, I paid $15 to $17 per day.

In West Virginia, I paid $12 per day.

My horses in MD always came back great and ready to go!!!

[largo1]

Hay guys, thanks for the input on this. Many years ago(like almost 20), I took some Standardbred layups for a trainer friend of mine. It paid well then and I didn't have the hassles that I had with some(most) of my pleasure horse boarders. I was younger then, and not as cautious as I am today, but I used to just turn them all out into a 5 acre pasture and leave them out. The trainer I dealt with always instructed me to "take the halter off, don't grain them too much, and leave them alone". I never had any injuries and the horses always went back to the track looking good and feeling relaxed. I think there's a lot to be said for letting horses just *be* horses. My own horses are out 24/7 with a run-in shed(which they rarely use) and can't stand to be stalled. Of course, if a horse required stall confinement for an injury, I'd be able to provide that as well. Plus choice of hay(alfalfa or grass), feed, beet pulp, minerals/salt,blanketing, hand-walking, ponying, bandaging, cold-hosing and possibly swimming.

Again, thanks for the input
Suzanne in Ohio(WHY is it snowing like a mofo here???)

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by largo1

Hay guys, thanks for the input on this. Many years ago(like almost 20), I took some Standardbred layups for a trainer friend of mine. It paid well then and I didn't have the hassles that I had with some(most) of my pleasure horse boarders. I was younger then, and not as cautious as I am today, but I used to just turn them all out into a 5 acre pasture and leave them out. The trainer I dealt with always instructed me to "take the halter off, don't grain them too much, and leave them alone". I never had any injuries and the horses always went back to the track looking good and feeling relaxed. I think there's a lot to be said for letting horses just *be* horses. My own horses are out 24/7 with a run-in shed(which they rarely use) and can't stand to be stalled. Of course, if a horse required stall confinement for an injury, I'd be able to provide that as well. Plus choice of hay(alfalfa or grass), feed, beet pulp, minerals/salt,blanketing, hand-walking, ponying, bandaging, cold-hosing and possibly swimming.

Again, thanks for the input
Suzanne in Ohio(WHY is it snowing like a mofo here???)

One word of advice, dont let those guys get into you for more than a month. Get something up front, dont give too much credit.

[Norfolk]

We pay about 17 in KY 19 in FL and 21 in NY.
Our layups are always brought into stalls and not left out all day and night.