Just for fun! Nick Bull’s video of his runaway experience with an ex-racehorse underscores the reality that thoroughbreds retired from racing may not make the best horse for a novice rider.
Source: Horse Network, March 2017.
Retired racehorses are not for everyone. While thoroughbreds are some of the most willing and loyal partners on the planet, at the core they are running machines; perpetual adolescents at recess; eager teenagers with a fast car and ADD. In short, a newly retired racehorse is not an ideal ride for the inexperienced.