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Originally Posted by VigorsTheGrey
Paddock commentators in the live media sometimes refer to a horse as being “on his toes”...this, apparently is a “good sign”
Now, obviously, a horse has NO TOES but hooves...so I’m wondering what is really going on here...does this mean the horse is not walking calmly, but somehow slightly “prancing”...or more energetic...or moving along on his “tippy-hoofs”...?
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Your best bet for recognizing and understanding the particular Physicality trait of any horse is to have your own eyes on the horse when the comment is being made. Visual experience can sometimes be a good teacher especially when you have the ability to recall what you’ve seen before and what it potentially means.
You might want to do yourself a favor and sometime stay up through the early morning hours and watch a professional like Jenny provide her pre-race paddock reviews on every horse running on any given day at Hong Kong. You might learn something. I know I have, and believe it or not her comments have both saved me and made me money. You won’t find anything close to that type of commentary here in the States. They’re more interested in watching race re-runs, and perhaps even ignoring positive and negative physicality signs on horses for the race at hand. (Like a previous race is going to tell you something about how the horse feels today)
