Exercise riders are the unsung heroes of horse racing. They are usually (and unfairly) forgotten by media when the thoroughbred horse they work every morning wins a common or a classic race. Congratulations to Janice L. Blake and all Exercise Riders around the world for their important job! Greetings from Venezuela.
It's not so much the tack, as to how it is being applied. It's too fast, and there's no attention given to how the horse is reacting to being saddled. The tack is just thrown on as quickly as possible so the groom can get the horse to the track. Then he can clean her stall when she's out of the stall, and by the time she gets back, he'll give her a bath. (As you can see, I try to take the saddle and put it down gently on the horse's back, but the groom takes it and pulls the girth up tightly the first pull. It's so difficult to witness how the horses are mishandled, and not be able to say anything about it. If I do say something, then I"m wrong, and I'm the bad guy, and I'm trying to tell the trainer how to train his horse.) It's all about 'getting done' on the race track. Not much time is given to how the horse feels about what is happening to it. Besides, as I said before, I have no say into what equipment the horse uses. I can make a suggestion as the rider, but that is frowned upon by the trainer and groom. As a rider, I am just supposed to get on the horse, no matter what, take it to the track, and bring it back, and then say nothing about how the horse went, if it liked the equipment, if I think the horse has a tooth problem, or ANYTHING else. It's a barbaric, patriarchal system and no input is appreciated from any underlings. And as usual, it's the horse that suffers.The race track needs to come up into the 21st century and get its head out of the sand concerning the horses and other animals there. I know a goat who is imprisoned in its stall 24 hours a day. Never goes outside the stall - EVER. It is so sad. She looks out and cries at me when I walk by because I'm the only one who shows her any kindness. I hate it. I said something to the assistant and he basically told me to mind my own business. So what do I do about that? It's not my goat. It's like watching someone abuse a child. What can you do, really? I pray about it. Thank you for your observation.,
Exercise riders are the unsung heroes of horse racing. They are usually (and unfairly) forgotten by media when the thoroughbred horse they work every morning wins a common or a classic race. Congratulations to Janice L. Blake and all Exercise Riders around the world for their important job! Greetings from Venezuela.
Great job...love this sport with passion.🏇🏇🏇
Excellent video! (Though the background music is a bit distracting). Come see me at Laurel Park next time you're in Maryland!
where do you buy equipment?
Near any beach. Donkey
Janice, you forgot the kitchen sink! ;-)
The horse don't like that tack
It's not so much the tack, as to how it is being applied. It's too fast, and there's no attention given to how the horse is reacting to being saddled. The tack is just thrown on as quickly as possible so the groom can get the horse to the track. Then he can clean her stall when she's out of the stall, and by the time she gets back, he'll give her a bath. (As you can see, I try to take the saddle and put it down gently on the horse's back, but the groom takes it and pulls the girth up tightly the first pull. It's so difficult to witness how the horses are mishandled, and not be able to say anything about it. If I do say something, then I"m wrong, and I'm the bad guy, and I'm trying to tell the trainer how to train his horse.) It's all about 'getting done' on the race track. Not much time is given to how the horse feels about what is happening to it. Besides, as I said before, I have no say into what equipment the horse uses. I can make a suggestion as the rider, but that is frowned upon by the trainer and groom. As a rider, I am just supposed to get on the horse, no matter what, take it to the track, and bring it back, and then say nothing about how the horse went, if it liked the equipment, if I think the horse has a tooth problem, or ANYTHING else. It's a barbaric, patriarchal system and no input is appreciated from any underlings. And as usual, it's the horse that suffers.The race track needs to come up into the 21st century and get its head out of the sand concerning the horses and other animals there. I know a goat who is imprisoned in its stall 24 hours a day. Never goes outside the stall - EVER. It is so sad. She looks out and cries at me when I walk by because I'm the only one who shows her any kindness. I hate it. I said something to the assistant and he basically told me to mind my own business. So what do I do about that? It's not my goat. It's like watching someone abuse a child. What can you do, really? I pray about it. Thank you for your observation.,