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Originally Posted by outofthebox
This is not unusual for the modern trainer. When you hear a trainer say "our program" it usually involves this kind of vet assistance. I was going to send a horse to Florida to a well respected trainer, and he told me it was $100 a day and to expect a 1,500 -2,000 a month vet bill. This was for a non raced 3 yo mdn filly..It has gotten way out of hand..
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yeah, and there's very few that don't rely on the vet seemingly anymore. And the ones that do, they get claimers jammed down their throat making it difficult for them to win when they are ready. At least at the claiming/early allowance level
