Les chevaux à la peau fine peuvent être difficiles à travailler car ils sont plus sensibles aux irritations et aux inflammations que les autres.

Frottez simplement un quelconque liniment inoffensif sur leurs pattes, ou laissez un onguent bien ordinaire pénétrer dans leurs talons, et préparez-vous à arriver à l’écurie le lendemain matin avec des pattes qui ressemblent à des tuyaux de poêle.

Cependant, les personnes à la peau fine sont bien pires à mon avis, et en général, en tant qu’industrie, nous sommes terribles à cet égard.

On September 18th and 19th, TROT’s Dan Fisher and John Rallis, along with a few of their contemporaries, attended two of North America’s most highly attended races: the Jugette and Little Brown Jug in Delaware, Ohio. Here, Fisher recaps the story of their trip, and as eventful as it was at times, in the end, it was truly the people involved in our game that made it a very memorable two days in O-HI-O. By Dan Fisher.

Soon to be inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame, the name Chris Ryder is obviously a well-known one in our sport. Having developed and trained a plethora of star horses, including this year’s current front-runner for Horse of the Year honours in the U.S. - Twin B Joe Fresh - the Kiwi isn’t exactly new to the racing scene. But what do you know about him other than the names of the horses he’s trained? Did you know that he worked as a licensed beautician for seven years before making a go of it with Standardbreds?

Parfois, les chevaux de course battent les pronostics au-delà de ceux trouvés sur le tableau indicateur...

People often speak of the will, or of the heart of a Standardbred, based on what they do on the racetrack. Onlookers often judge them ...

Le dimanche 28 juillet, je parcourais Facebook et j'ai eu le souffle coupé en lisant la nouvelle que Bob McIntosh, l'un des plus grands entraîneurs de l'histoire de notre sport et, dans mon esprit, ...

On Sunday, July 28th I was scrolling down Facebook and gasped upon reading the news that Bob McIntosh, one of the greatest trainers in the history of our sport, and in my mind, ...

Sasha Moczulski loves love; it’s a saying she’s often uttered, and for years she’s worn a necklace that simply says ‘Love’ on it. In fact, Sasha is so loving that after losing her sister, who was blind,

Born in Inverness, to a family with deep roots in Atlantic Canadian racing, Jeff Gillis always wanted to win the Gold Cup & Saucer; partly in the memory of his late father. Jeff ...