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How to Hire a Trainer for a Thoroughbred Horse

How to Hire a Trainer for a Thoroughbred Horse

Instructions Step 1: Check with your local Thoroughbred club. They are likely to have a list of trainers that they recommend to work with your horse. These trainers will have been recognized for their work with Thoroughbreds in particular, so you can...

How to Transfer Ownership of a Thoroughbred

How to Transfer Ownership of a Thoroughbred

Instructions Step 1: Visit the Jockey Club Registry website to sign up for online Interactive Registration, or request hardcopies of Transfer of Ownership forms by calling the Registry at (800) 444-8521. Step 2: Provide new owner information, including...

How to Identify a Thoroughbred Horse Champion

How to Identify a Thoroughbred Horse Champion

Instructions Step 1: Investigate the Thoroughbred's genetics. Though there are no guarantees that the progeny of two champion Thoroughbreds will be a champion himself, it's certainly a good start. Scientists are even investigating evidence that there is...

How to Register a Thoroughbred Online

How to Register a Thoroughbred Online

InstructionsThings You’ll Need:A copy of both of the sire and the dam’s registration numbersThe date your Thoroughbred was foaledYour foal’s color and markingsThe name of the foal’s breeder3 name choices (no two Thoroughbreds...

How to Train a Thoroughbred Horse for Hurdling

How to Train a Thoroughbred Horse for Hurdling

Instructions Step 1: Begin to train your horse by walking around the obstacle course. This lets the horse familiarize itself with the course, and should cut down on your final run times, since the horse has developed a mental map of the area to help him...

How to Determine a Horse's Breed

How to Determine a Horse's Breed

Instructions Step 1: Look for distinct color variations in the coat. A mottled appearance, particularly near the hindquarters, indicates an Appaloosa. If large splotches of white and another color exist on the coat, you probably have a Paint or Pinto...

How to Register a Thoroughbred Foal

How to Register a Thoroughbred Foal

Instructions Step 1: Research the parents of your thoroughbred foal. You must have this information handy when proceeding with the registration process. Without the information on the parents of your thoroughbred foal, it's virtually impossible to...

How to Get Pedigree Reports for Thoroughbred Horses

How to Get Pedigree Reports for Thoroughbred Horses

Instructions Step 1: Subscribe to an online pedigree database such as Pedigreequery.com. This is an especially smart move if you are a breeder yourself of Thoroughbred horses, since you will be able to access any information about the horses that are...

How to Select a Thoroughbred Breeding Farm

How to Select a Thoroughbred Breeding Farm

Instructions Step 1: Identify qualities that you would like to have in your foal. Knowing exactly what you want as the end result of the breeding process will help you narrow down the breeder pool. Consider not only the breed of horse, but also the...

How to Trace a Horse Pedigree

How to Trace a Horse Pedigree

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Internet access Registered name or number of horse Credit card Printer and paper Step 1: Find the website for the breed registry your horse is registered with, such as American Quarter Horse Association, Appaloosa...

How to Identify a Thoroughbred for Registration Purposes

How to Identify a Thoroughbred for Registration Purposes

Instructions Things You’ll Need: A camera Step 1: Start with the coat color. The thoroughbred can be bay, dark bay, brown, black, gray, roan, chestnut, white or palomino. To be considered black the horse can not have any brown hair on his body...

How to Develop a Horse's Talents

How to Develop a Horse's Talents

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Pedigree Horse tack Jump poles and stands Barrels Poles Cattle Step 1: Look at the horse's pedigree. If there is a famous horse in their lineage, find out what that horse did and try doing the same. A horse’s...

How to Develop a Horse Breeding Program

How to Develop a Horse Breeding Program

Instructions Step 1: Educate yourself in the science of genetics, care of stallions and pregnant mares, artificial insemination and sperm motility, and the set up and layout of a breeding farm. You can take extension courses at universities like the...

How to Buy a Horse and Buggy

How to Buy a Horse and Buggy

Instructions Step 1: Decide what your horse and buggy will be used for. There are different buggies for racing, dressage competitions and for simple additions to a horse farm Step 2: Look for used buggies from quality vendors. This can be done on the...

How to Choose a Farrier

How to Choose a Farrier

Instructions Step 1: Talk to some of the other horse owners at your barn or to some of the trainers in your area, to find out which farrier they use. Referrals are hands-down the best way to find the perfect farrier and you'll find that horse-world...

How to Identify an American Paint Horse

How to Identify an American Paint Horse

Instructions Identifying an American Paint Horse Step 1: To identify a true American paint horse, you have to do a bit of homework into its pedigree. You might think that an American paint horse is any horse that carries the tobiano or overo coat pattern...

How to Choose a Horse Breed

How to Choose a Horse Breed

Instructions Step 1: Decide why you are getting a horse. Different breeds are best for showing, racing or even riding styles. Choose the breed that best fits your needs. Step 2: Consider the space where you will stable the horse. If you have a small...

How to Raise Mules

How to Raise Mules

Instructions Step 1: Know what a mule is. Understand that mules are not the same animal as a donkey, but a cross between a donkey and a horse. A "Mule" is sired by a female horse and male donkey ("Jack"), while the more unusual "Hinny" is sired by a male...

How to Stop Horse Slaughter

How to Stop Horse Slaughter

Instructions Step 1: Support horse adoption. If you want a horse, seek out rescue organizations or individuals attempting to place horses. If you can no longer care for a horse you own, find her a home through adoption rather than sending her to auction...

How to Decide Which Breed of Horse to Own

How to Decide Which Breed of Horse to Own

Instructions Step 1: First, you are going to need to decide what kind of riding for this horse and the training facility where you will be keeping your horse. If you are boarding at a more economical, lower maintenance barn, then you will need to select...

How to Choose a Stud for a Mare

How to Choose a Stud for a Mare

Instructions Step 1: Look for the attributes that the stud possesses when choosing a stud for your mare. If you are looking for an animal that has good endurance, look for a stud with a record in endurance events. If you want a jumper for three-day...

How to Ride an Arabian Horse

How to Ride an Arabian Horse

Instructions Step 1: Make sure that your saddle fits. The typical Arabian back is shorter than other breeds, and a large saddle made for Quarter Horses can pinch or restrict your Arabian's movement. So look for a Western Saddle with a rounded skirt, not...

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