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Postby walaa » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:08 pm

Info on breaking and trainign centers appreciated IF you have knowledge of them. I had a trainer in mind, sending my filly off this month, then see some pretty grim reports :( There are pages of facilities in the Bloodhorse mag, but after talking to some, I would NEVER send a horse to them. Then again, maybe they talk that way, because if they havent heard of you, or you dont have a Street Cry, etc, they dont really care, who knows. I may not be a big wig, but I can pay the bill :D but now am really concerned I wont find the right place for my big girl. Any recommendations, please PM me, no need to start a huge list of bad/good trainers on here, I am looking at 40-60 a day, less than 40 is bad, more than 60, not interested, thanks Katrina PLEASE pm with info if you do not want to discuss your knowledge here, I am looking at breaking training centers, not actually track trainers yet, thanks again
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Postby walaa » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:14 pm

Forgot to mention, prefer KY , need to be able to come see my horse, Im in Tn and do not trust anyone I cant check on after this last year :D
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Postby winds » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:35 am

Steve Cauthen does a really nice job. ( Yes, that Steve Cauthen ). His farm's name is Dreamfields. It's in Verona, KY. I'll send a PM with his phone number.

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Postby Jessi P » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:10 am

Chris Melton in Columbia Ky is one of the best. We get a lot of his horses for their final race preps/schooling races and without exception they have all been very well broken to saddle.

He has a nice training center with his own starting gate and official workouts. Located in Columbia Kentucky. I believe he charges $40/day, and is well worth it, if he has space.

http://www.horsesales.com/randmstables.htm

Contact trainer Chris Melton at (270) 250 2210. Tell him Darren & Jessi sent you
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Postby walaa » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:23 am

Thanks :D
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Postby walaa » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:36 am

:( Steve's center is shut down for now , he said there is no business, thats a shame, but I just keep looking :D
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Postby griff » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:33 am

Recommend you at least talk to Randy Rentz who trains in Ehrhart, SC..

Not KY but definitely a honest and above board trainer that has an excellent reputation. He will also tell you ever flaw your horse has and if he thinks you should continue training it; i.e., it is etimes hard to take when someone tells you your baby is ugly.


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Postby Crystal » Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:57 pm

also consider sending them to Ocala. Abracadabra has a good rep with the clients I have worked with and they are track ready when they have comeback. Plus who wound pass up a trip to FL to see their "kids"!
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Postby walaa » Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:47 pm

it's okay if someone thinks they are ugly :D I am only concerned with the care they get, if they take better care of the "pretty" ones, rather than the ones that need to be brought along at a different pace, than everyone does the same thing every day, kindof of training, then that would be a concern for me :D But I will surely check them out, thank for all suggestions keep em coming :!:
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Postby KBEquine » Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:47 pm

Good question & topic, Walaa -

I'm writing down the information on the MidAtlantic & FL recommendations, as well as the KY ones.
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Postby griff » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:44 pm

Might be wrong but I think Seattle slew was started in SC.. however, not
by Rentz..

I have a 2 YO with Rentz and he is jogging a mile almost every day and he is also turned out every day. I was giving my colt $100 worth of SmartPak supplements per month and Rentz told me he has a special feed made for him with everything I am supplementing, except gelatin, already added.


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Postby KBEquine » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:13 pm

griff wrote:Might be wrong but I think Seattle slew was started in SC.. however, not
by Rentz..

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Yes - thanks for reminding me of Paula Turner --

http://www.paulaturnertrainingstables.com/

I spoke with Paula a couple years ago & really enjoyed talking to her.
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Postby majxmom » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:46 pm

walaa wrote::( Steve's center is shut down for now , he said there is no business, thats a shame, but I just keep looking :D


Wow, when Steve Cauthen can't make it, we are all in trouble. I've never been there, but how about Stone Farm? I would think that they would have a good operation if they do training.

I realize that this is too far away, but I will put in a plug for Country Life Farm's Merryland training center in MD. They have a 7/8ths mile track, they have an official clocker come weekly, and have really good employees; all of the horses leave there virtually ready to run. My horse left there, worked 6f once, and ran second in a 9f MSW race his first time out. If you check out their web page, they have a crawler that mentions recent Merryland trainees that are entering, and those horses VERY often win first time out.
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Gayle Woods

Postby walaa » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:53 pm

Any thoughts on Gayle Woods training center? If it is bad, please pm me, again, not trying to start a bashing thread, just looking for experiences if you have had them with any particular breaking centers. Leaning towards her place as of now, thanks Katrina
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