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The Racehorse

The Racehorse

Tate, Nikki

Paperback

Series: Behind the Scenes

Young Adult Nonfiction

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ISBN10: 1554550327
ISBN13: 9781554550326
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Published: Dec 6 2007
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.22 Width: 7.53 Depth: 9.27
Language: English
Where did thoroughbreds come from?

Why do they call it a steeplechase?

What's the difference between trotting and pacing?

Did you know that winning jockeys are weighed before and after a race?

Experienced horsewoman Nikki Tate takes the reader behind the scenes to examine the world of the racetrack.

Sections include:

  • The history of horse racing from chariots to chuckwagons;
  • An examination of the racing breeds from thoroughbreds to quarter horses;
  • The role of the trainers, grooms, farriers, track vets, pony riders, outriders, and paddock judges;
  • Care of a horse at the racetrack;
  • Horse equipment;
  • The jockey's training;
  • What goes on in the racing office;
  • How to read the program;
  • How the starting gates work;
  • Drug use and cheating; and
  • A horse's life after the racetrack.

An examination of horse racing from a history of the breeds developed for the sport, through training and caring for horses at the track, to the day of the race and beyond.

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