Ask The Experts
First time buyer
Q I’m thinking about purchasing an ex-racehorse, but I’ve never had one before. What should I know about settling him into his new life as a leisure horse?
Jasmine Pritchard, Middlesex
Fred and Rowena say: Make friends with patience — you will need plenty of it — and be prepared to be flexible. In the first weeks and months your horse is going to change, so what works one week might not work further down the line as he adjusts to his new life and leaves his racing routine behind.
Try not to fuss around the horse too much in the early days; just let him find his feet, accept his new environment
