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Racking Horse
The Racking Horse
The Racking horse is a type of horse that actually is derived from the
Tennessee Walking Horse. The horse was recognized by the USDA back in
1978. Although this breed has not been around as long as a lot of other
breeds of horses, they are still pretty well known. Whenever you think
about Racking horses, they are known for one thing above all else, and
that is their distinctive single foot gait. Also, this horse breed may
have only been around a few years, but it still has its own
association. In fact, its called the Racking Horse Breeders Association
of America. It is located in Decatur, AL. The goal of this association
is, of course, the same as many other associations built around horses.
They want to reserve the breed and all of its natural glory. They would
love to keep this horse in a natural state with no, or at least very
little, artificial devices used to enhance its gait.
There are a few other things that you may notice about Racking horses.
For example, the tail of the Racking horse is actually naturally raised
without nicking it. A lot of people think that Racking horses all have
nicked tails, but really, its just like that from the day it is born.
Also, there are some classes that do allow special shoes (horse shoes)
to be placed on the horse. These kinds of shoes are a way to enhance
actions of the horse. You should also note that the practice of soring
is illegal now under the Horse Protection Act. For those of you that do
not know what soring is, this is the act of placing chemicals on the
legs of the horse. This makes it run in a certain way so that it
develops the gait that you want it to have. However, these chemicals
blister the legs of the horse very bad. It is a very painful thing for
the horse to go through. The reason why we bring this up is because it
was done a lot to the Tennessee Walking horse and, of course, Racking
horses as well.
Overall, this is a great horse that you are going to love to ride. They
have a very smooth ride, which gives them a certain edge, if you will,
over other horses. People love to learn to ride on these horses,
because it gives you a very good first outing on horses. Others who
ride on other horses tend to think that riding is painful and not worth
it. However, that is not the case whenever you are riding on a Racking
horse. Some people think that its due to the small nature of the horse,
but people have noticed that Racking horses do prefer to be ridden by
women. They seem, overall, happier and preform a lot better. Either
way, this is a very powerful horse that can carry a grown man. However,
there are some weight requirements that should be meet before getting
on this horse. They are not the smallest horses in the world, but they
are not the biggest either.
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