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La Verite (horse)
La Verite (24 May 2017 – 9 February 2022) was a Swedish-bred American standardbred sired by Swedish champion Readly Express. Background La Verite was a bay gelding sired by Readly Express and his grandsire was French champion trotter Ready Cash (horse), Ready Cash. La Verite's dam, Bardot Boko was sired by Dream Vacation. He was bred and owned in Sweden by Jorma Kontio, Kontio Stable AB, and was sent to training with Katja Melkko. Racing career 2021: four-year-old season La Verite made his racing debut as a four-year-old on 4 January 2021 on Färjestadstravet, in which he came fifth. He took his first victory in his second start, on 12 March 2021 on Romme travbana, after he went off stride. During his four-year-old season he raced 10 times with a record of 5-2-0. 2022: five-year-old season As a four-year-old he took two victories in a row. In his third start on 9 February 2022 at Solvalla he went off as a post-favorite. In the race, driver Jorma Kontio felt that something w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and generally more suitable as an everyday working animal. The gerund and participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration procedure itself. Etymology The verb "to geld" comes from the Old Norse , from the adjective 'barren'. The noun "gelding" is from the Old Norse . History The Scythians are thought to have been the first people to geld their horses. They valued geldings as war horses because they were quiet, lacked mating urges, were less prone to call out to other horses, were easier to keep in groups, and were less likely to fight with one another. Reasons for gelding A male horse is often gelded to make him better-behaved and easier to control. Gelding can also remove lower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
