American Ranch

Chapter 173 Arriving at the Racecourse for the First Time (13)

I teased the two little girls along the way, and came to the small town of Maryville in the west of Helena. The destination of this trip - Ascona Racecourse, is located in the suburb of Maryville.

This racecourse was recommended by Julie. Qin Yi searched for information on the Internet and found the number of the racecourse. He called at that time and agreed to come and see the horses today.When he came in the morning, he called the racecourse again to confirm today's schedule.

When he was approaching the racecourse, he saw an old white pickup truck parked on the side of the small road leading to the racecourse. A puffy old white man was facing this side, and he presumably was waiting for the reception of his group at the racecourse. personnel.

When he came close, told women and children not to get out of the car, Qin Yi came out alone to say hello to the puffy American old man.

"Mr. Qin?" Before Qin Yi could speak, the puffy old beauty asked first. Seeing Qin Yi nodding, his smile became brighter. You can call me Marvin!"

"Hello! Ma Wen, shall we go see the little pony now?" Qin Yi didn't want to waste time. Although the chubby old man looked very kind and had a warm smile, his small eyes were shrewd. Qin Yi didn't want to Chatting with him.

"Why not!" Marvin raised his finger and pointed to the white fence that could be seen in the distance, and twisted his fat body towards his old pickup, "Come with me, let's go see the strong pony!"

Qin Yi got into the car and followed Ma Wen to the racecourse.

After really entering a professional racecourse and looking around, several people have a more specific understanding of these things they have never been in contact with.

There are circles of white fences that surround the pasture into many square frames. Inside, dozens of adult horses and foals are housed separately. There are two strong horses fighting and biting!

It seemed that they were two stallions, but somehow they got together. A few people who should be horse trainers or stable boys ran over and calmed down for a while, and then they calmed down.

Angel and Becky in the car looked at the thoroughbreds around them curiously. It was the first time they saw horses fighting, and it was very novel.

Unlike the grazing horses in the ranch, the thoroughbred horses are more lively and easily excited, with passionate blood flowing in their bodies. Grass, will become very excited, there is an urge to run.

Following Ma Wen to stop the car, everyone couldn't wait to set foot on the land of a professional horse farm.

Qin Yi glanced at Ma Wen, the fat horse owner must have seen the fight between the two horses, but now he doesn't care, it seems that such things happen often, it's not surprising!

At this time, a middle-aged man in his forties came over. He was a little short in stature, but he looked passionate and energetic.Ma Wen greeted him, then turned around and introduced to Qin Yi: "Mr. Qin, this is our horse trainer, Djibouti."

Qin Yi greeted Djibouti and heard from Ma Wen that he was one of the three horse trainers at the racecourse and had worked in Ma Wen's racecourse for more than ten years.

Looking at the completely different scenery from the ranch, several people looked at it curiously, especially Angel and Becky, whose little heads kept spinning.Seeing that they were interested in these things, Ma Wen was not in a hurry to choose horses, but led them to visit the racecourse.

Qin Yi and his group walked around and found that there was a big difference between a professional horse farm and a ranch. The buildings were more well-matched, and the overall layout was more orderly and standardized.The office and housing of the racecourse are all beautiful villa-type buildings. The horses, the training ground and the training base are all located among the trees and pastures, connected by forest trails, which look like a garden.

Along the way, Ma Wen also introduced his own racecourse.

This is the horse farm of the Ma Wen family. After decades of development, it has grown from a small horse farm with more than ten thoroughbred horses in his grandfather's generation to a current horse farm with more than 40 stallions and mares and more than 20 foals. Medium-sized horse farm.

According to his introduction, the farm has three stables, a training ground, and a feed warehouse. It is well-equipped, has supporting operating management regulations, has an archive room, and has [-] staff members including horse trainers, stable boys, and breeders. , are generalists.

The dozens of horses in the racecourse are all initially trained by three horse trainers. If the foal has more potential, it will be sent to the training stable for more professional training, and then sent to the competition.

Ma Wen's horse farm does not have training stables, only large-scale horse breeding farms or racecourses have them, because the training and training stables must not only have some top-level supporting facilities, but also have top horse trainers in the industry, and the cost of capital required is very high. high.

After walking around the racecourse and satisfying his curiosity, Qin Yi decided to start selecting horses. He also wanted to buy a thoroughbred before noon and return to the ranch in the afternoon.

"Marvin, take us to see the two-year-old horse."

Traditionally, foals are born in May and June each year, and they are automatically considered one year old on January 5st. Therefore, if you buy a two-year-old horse now, you will be able to participate in the three-year-old horse race next year.

"Okay, Yat, come with me."

Taking Qin Yi and the others for a walk, the two chatted for a while, and Ma Wen felt that he was more familiar, so he just called out his name.Qin Yi didn't care, anyway, he bought the pony and left, maybe he won't deal with it in the future, call him whatever he wants.

First of all, Ma Wen took everyone to watch the stallion first. After all, if the performance of the stallion and the mare is better, the foal will also give people more confidence.

"Yi, come and see, those are the stallions of our racecourse." Ma Wen casually pointed to a few places, where several strong stallions were scattered in several pastures, wandering around, as if they were patrolling their own territory.

Djibouti, the horse trainer, took the opportunity to explain in detail the characteristics, speed, physique, and muscle distribution of the stallion.

Of course, Qin Yi didn't quite understand what he said. After all, he was not a professional. He didn't understand these things. After a general look, he asked Ma Wen to take him to choose a two-year-old horse.

The little girl was hugged by Ke Luo and Su Sa, her eyes were wide open, and she kept looking at the foals who were several months old.

The little pony was just a few months old and was still very active. It ran around and ate grass when it was tired. It looked very fun. The two little girls looked at the little pony most of the time, as if they really wanted to bring a little pony. Go home and play.

But they are all very good, knowing that the adults are doing something, sitting in the arms of the two of them, they just look at them quietly and don't speak.

Qin Yi and the others followed Ma Wen to a pasture near the stables, where a dozen or so two-year-old horses were grazing with their heads bowed.

"Yi, this is our two-year-old horse. Except for the black one, and the brown one over here, you can choose whichever one you like." Marvin pointed his finger like a fat radish Twice, pointing out two horses, it seems that the racecourse values ​​these two horses very much.

Under Qin Yi's observation, the two horses were indeed somewhat different. Everyone looked at them, and while they were grazing, they stared at this side with curious eyes. It seemed that they felt strange to Qin Yi and the others.

Qin Yi nodded, these are two very spiritual horses.

However, Marvin was nervous about these two horses, but he didn't feel anything, not to mention Xiao Hei, the other mares in the pasture who drank the water from the spiritual spring all left them by a large margin!

Qin Yi didn't have many requirements, as long as he was strong and resolute.

Djibouti knows these horses very well. It is very clear what kind of feed each horse likes, what kind of concentrate ratio, and what temperament. He can give a very detailed introduction to any horse. It seems that more than a dozen Years of work as a horse trainer are not for nothing!

With the introduction of Djibouti, Qin Yi quickly took a fancy to two horses. They were tall and strong, and their performances were recorded on weekdays. They ran very hard and had a good temperament.

"Are all the two-year-old horses here?" Qin Yi thought they should be here, but he asked casually.

(End of this chapter)