I always enjoy this time of the year seeing the foals, the future crop of racehorses, playing in the pastures. However, I never thought much of the process it took to get these foals here, so I...

Have you read a racing form and wondered why owners give their horses such weird names. I decided to do some research on horse racing to find out why racehorses have such goofy names. Racehorse...

When I initially purchased a Thoroughbred colt, I hoped he would flourish into a successful breeding stud. However, before he ran his first race, it was recommended he be gelded. I wasn't sure what...

When we invited some friends to watch our racehorse run in a claiming race, they asked, "what is a claiming race"? As I explained this, I wondered how many other people might not understand claiming...

When describing the height of horses, everyone always uses hands as the standard measurement. This unique way of measuring horses made me curious about why it's used and where it came from, so I did...

When my grandson and I were at the racetrack, he noticed the racehorses horseshoes appeared different than the ones on his horse. This prompted him to ask not only why racehorses shoes are...