No. This is dangerous to both the horse and the Jockey.
Depending how far you go back, many. we started racing with the first auto's ever made, first against horses and then against each other. You can figure in the thousands if you go back far enough.
Just about any type of horse can be trained to do barrel racing. Some horses are just naturally better at it then other horses. Usually you want a horse that is fast and can turn fast. Alot of people use QH and paints. I have Ridden a mustang and a paint in barrel racing and they both did very well.
They can be good race horses against other Morgans, but not against Thoroughbreds or Quarter horses.
There's harness racing and flat out racing.... Flat out racing is most common in thoroughbreds, appaloosa's and quarter horses. Harness racing is saddlebreds.
You could do jumping
Quarter Mile Racing, Barrel racing and other sports, rounding up cattle, various ranch jobs
They don't really have a name for a group of race horses as far as I know. Cause generally when racing, they compete against each other. And it's a solo race for the win. So there is no association with the other horses, like for example a team of basketball players. There is no real name for a pack of race horses or a herde of race horses, or horde of race horses..............
Yes. Ireland is one of the top nations in the world for breeding horses and for training them for racing and other sports. So Ireland has a huge amount of horses living in it.
there racing
Thoroughbreds are often what are thought of most when thinking about racing, but there are racing for other horses like standardbreds, which are used for trotting or pacing races, quarter horse races that go over a quarter of a mile, Arabian racing, appaloosa racing, even mule racing! Many breeds are used for racing.
Blind horses can not see, that is why they are called blind. The other senses will get better to help compensate for the blindness, the sense of smell will get better and the sense of touch will get better, as will the horses hearing.
You have to build a racetrack first. After that you click on create race and drag the horses in that you want to race. Racetracks cost and are expensive to maintain.