Why this blog?

I have just put my grey Arabian filly, Aria in race training this last week. The photo on the right is of her the morning of her new career. I thought it might be nice to follow her career as she goes from a fat 3 yr old to a very muscled trained horse. She is not race bred. She is straight Egyptian (SE) and nothing in her pedigree has raced since Egypt. I'm sure I'll hear she's too pretty to run. She's very typy and moves well so why would I take a show quality filly and put her in race training?

I decided to focus my breeding program on athletic horses. I grew up around Gleannloch and their horses. I would watch them show them in halter as a young horse, but then that same horse went on to win at Nationals under saddle. They also raced some of their horses and were successful. I also agree with the Poles on testing horses to see what is inside them. Most straight Egyptian breeders simply focus on the horse's face, if the horse is pretty and not much else. I want to do more then that. I like to ride and would like to know if the horse will hold up for under saddle work, but I also want them pretty. So how to test them under saddle?

I decided to try the Polish theory on another SE filly, Mia Bint Bayfire a few years ago. She was show quality and fancy. I put her in race training. She was successful and broke her maiden (won a race) which is a big deal. She has also won halter futurities and championships in hand. She is starting her career as a dressage horse now. Mia enjoyed the track more then the show ring. I had a great time doing it as well. So she has inspired me onward. I have people who ask me about racing and how to get started so I decided this blog on starting a horse in race training could be fun or at least amusing.