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The Worried Horse - Understanding Anxiety in Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds & Standardbreds
“You just have to throw yourself on him.”
That’s what people said about King.
An off-the-track Thoroughbred who wouldn’t stand still at the mounting block.
Who rushes.
Who becames overwhelmed.
Who struggled to regulate himself under saddle.
And like so many OTTBs and Standardbreds, people assume:
“That’s just how he is.”
But what if it isn’t?
What if many off-the-track horses aren’t naughty, difficult, or crazy…but overloaded, anxious, and misunderstood?
In our upcoming free webinar, Isabelle Chandler and I will unpack:
why anxiety develops in off-the-track horses
how it affects behaviour under saddle and on the ground
why some horses struggle to settle even years after racing and how training, handling, environment, and stress all interact
Using King’s story, we’ll walk you through the rebooting process we use inside our Racehorse to Riding Horse – Off the Track Reboot program to help horses become calmer, safer, and more rideable.
If you love OTTBs or Standardbreds and want to better understand these incredible horses, we’d love to have you join us.
Free Webinar
With Dr. Shelley Appleton & Isabelle Chandler
Tuesday 26 May 2026 7.30-8.30pm AEST (Sydney, Australia)
Racehorse reboot
Racehorse Reboot Groundwork Intensive
Starting 17 January 2026-13 February 2026
Get some community inspired motivation and support from the team as we focus on the groundwork part of the program. This important element helps un-train the racehorse and prepares the horse for the retraining under saddle program.
It helps horses fresh off the track or those that have been retired for many years but are actually struggling as they still carry their racing careers with them.
How to join, enrol in Racehorse to Riding Horse Reboot course and join in on the weekly events held from 17 January-13 February 2026.
These include weekly Live Zoom Q&A events (replay will be available) and get rapid feedback on your video submission of the 22 key exercises.
Enrol now and get a head start by studying the material we have put together to give you a solid understanding of the OTTB and STB issues and necessary support to prepare them for re-training.
This is open to Thoroughbreds and Standardbred owners.
Enrol HERE
For more information contain Shelley via email shelley@calmwillingconfidenthorses.com.au