Thoroughbred Horses

I have horses at home, and so we decided to write about Thoroughbreds. A Thoroughbred is usually very tall, about 17 - 19 hands high. A hand is four inches. These horses are mostly used for racing, because of their height and stamina. However, they are very expensive to buy, especially if they have champion bloodlines, which will make them worth much more. Special feed may or may not be required. Some feeds will help stamina, and some will help strength and energy. Training these horses can range in difficulty from moderately easy to relatively hard. A normal color range includes bay (a brown with black legs), black, white, gray, and red ( a deep orange color). Racehorses are mostly geldings or stallions, but a few mares will usually be allowed. Alex and I both think that racing these horses is very dangerous and pointless, because if you fall, you're most likely to be injured or killed. Those horses are going at a top speed of about 45 MPH and if you fall you'll be very sorry. They have iron shoes and those hurt!

Grace Behrensmeyer
Alex Zanger