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We will be at the TOCAL FIELD DAYS Come and visit us!! SPPHA NSW will be exhibiting at Tocal Field Days, Paterson Road, Tocal via Maitland on 2nd, 3rd and 4th May. Please come and visit us for information on the Standardbred as a Pleasure and Performance Horse, and information about our adoption program. Look for The SPPHA NSW stand at the Bruce Urqhart Skills Centre in the Livestock section. See www.tocalfielddays.com for more info. |
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The Standardbred was created to be a harness horse:
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Horse-lovers are coming to recognise that the very qualities that make a good harness racer also make a good riding horse for both pleasure and competition, and Standardbreds are increasingly being retrained for these purposes. The SPPHA works to encourage retraining of Standardbreds for a second and much longer career in pleasure and trail riding, showing disciplines, endurance, cross-country, dressage and show-jumping. |
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Unfortunately, many have the idea that because it’s a harness horse, the breed is not suitable for riding. As a result, most are destroyed and become pet food when their racing career is over or when they fail to make the grade, even though they are still young and healthy. The SPPHA aims to change this perception by promoting the many good qualities and versatility of this wonderful breed. These pictures below of Standarbreds in action give you the general idea. |
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Standardbreds are for loving (yes, that blaze is natural). |
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