Ex-race horse information?

Question

I was just wondering how much a good, ex-race horse would cost? Also, where would I be able to find one and what would be the regular training, exercise, and feeding requirements to own one?

Thanks so much for your help!

Answer 1

Coming off the track, there are many associated costs....retraining, getting the athlete off of racing medications and to shore up any soundness problems. These initial fees could run into several thousands of dollars, not including the purchase price, which may be several hundred dollars into the thousands.

A good start is to contact organizations like New York Horse Rescue, Re-Run or Thoroughbred Charities of America to get an understanding on the adoption process from organizations.

Answer 2

It all depends on the horse and what it's achieved. Keeping a thoroughbread horse is really quite expensive - $2000 a month or so, at a minimum.

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Answer 3

it depends on what you're looking for.  If you want one that comes right off the track, it'll be pretty inexpensive, but if you want one that has been in training for a while, it'll cost more.  If you get one right of the track, you'll have to pay for its training because it won't understand what you're asking it to do... racing and riding are 2 very different things for a horse.

The cost of owning a horse will include board and training... depending on where you live, board can range from $200 to $500 or so.  Also, if you're willing to come care for the horse (muck out the stall everyday), then you can get a discount.  Thoroughbreds are sometimes more difficult keepers than other horses... that means you need to feed them more for them to stay the same weight... so you may have to pay extra for board if your horse needs to eat extra.

You will need to pay for training... depending on who is training your horse and how often you want it ridden, the price range can vary a lot.  You can probably get training for $200 a week up to $1000 per week.

There's many places that you can get an ex-racehorse.  at the top corner of the pedigreequery.com page there are always a couple horses for sale.  There's also a number of racehorse refuges that transition former racehorses then adopt them out to homes.  Here's a link to one in Ohio where you can buy a horse for up to $400 depending on the level of performance that you plan to do with the horse... I think there's usually restrictions on how far away you're allowed to live in order to adopt: http://horseadoption.com/index.html