Medical Issues

• Most end up with foot and legs issues due to their narrow feet (club feet)
• Racers may encounter strained legs and soreness
• If they are, they will show signs of unwillingness,and mood changes when you ask them to work.
• They have a very high rate of getting bowed tendons and splints due to the amount of pressure and strain put on their legs from the intense training.
• Race horses have very high accident rates due to the competition of the racing
• They are prone to constipation, bleeding lungs,low fertility and due to their small heart they are at a higher risk of having heart attacks

Required Care

• Daily care of hooves
• Maintainging healthy teeth,joints, regular worming,and regular vaccines
• Must have tack that fits there long narrow bodies
• Need to be housed properly (shelters or stalls)
• They have a fast metabolism ,therefore require more feed