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<blockquote data-quote="Alan" data-source="post: 260219" data-attributes="member: 378"><p>I also don't think they are breeding weak or bad bone horses. It's the nature of the race industry. You get a new born foal and no one really touches them until they are 18 months, then someone jumps on their back and they are ran with another experienced horse and rider, so it's not started, it's a point and run. Then as a 2 yr old they are put on the track in full blown races, and they make their race careers as 3 yr olds. TB's bones do not fully develope until the are about 4. It is the greed of the high dollar industry that causes so many brake downs in race horses, not the quality of the horse.</p><p></p><p>But to answer you question yes if I had the money I wouldn't think twice, remember he broke his leg as a 3 yr old. He's a great horse. On one step he had a stress fracture, he broke it so bad on the next couple of steps before the jockey could get him stopped.</p><p></p><p>Horses should not be jumped on until they are 3, period!</p><p></p><p>JMO</p><p>Alan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alan, post: 260219, member: 378"] I also don't think they are breeding weak or bad bone horses. It's the nature of the race industry. You get a new born foal and no one really touches them until they are 18 months, then someone jumps on their back and they are ran with another experienced horse and rider, so it's not started, it's a point and run. Then as a 2 yr old they are put on the track in full blown races, and they make their race careers as 3 yr olds. TB's bones do not fully develope until the are about 4. It is the greed of the high dollar industry that causes so many brake downs in race horses, not the quality of the horse. But to answer you question yes if I had the money I wouldn't think twice, remember he broke his leg as a 3 yr old. He's a great horse. On one step he had a stress fracture, he broke it so bad on the next couple of steps before the jockey could get him stopped. Horses should not be jumped on until they are 3, period! JMO Alan [/QUOTE]
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