Racing Services

We provide specialist equine services to the horseracing industry, working with many trainers throughout the UK and Europe. Gary's expertise in dealing with racehorses spans over 40 years and he has earned an excellent reputation, with many trainers counting on him as an essential part of their team. Craig Witheford is as dedicated to his work as his father and is fast becoming the 'main man' as he is poised to take over when Gary eventually decides to retire, or perhaps we should say, stop working 24/7!

As specialists in dealing with starting stalls issues, we work horses at trainers's yards throughout the UK and also offer timed appointments for 'walk-through' training sessions at our base near Marlborough. This is followed up by attendance at racecourses to provide ongoing support all over the UK, Europe & RoW.

We also offer spelling and convalescent livery for racehorses needing a break from training or for post-op / illness recovery and rehbilitation. Please see here for details of our facilities.

Services to the Racing Industry

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Starting Stalls on Location

We offer a specialist call out service to help racehorses overcome problems at the stalls. This includes :

External call outs to Trainers' yards all over the UK, this is for individual cases or screening sessions for all horses at the start of each season
Attendance by appointment at the races throughout the UK, Europe and RoW.
Attendance at the races for stalls tests

Barrier Trials

We organise and attend the UK Barrier Trials each month at Lingfield Park Racecourse and Wolverhampton Racecourse, with excellent support from the teams at each course and Arena Racing.

This is a vital tool for trainers - click here for full details and to book.

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Starting Stalls at Westcourt Stables

We offer a very popular 'walk-through' service by appointment. Trainers bring their own riders for this. The horses are assessed and worked through our nursery stalls and then on our gallops. This is ideal as an introduction to the stalls for young horses or for horses who have known issues with the stalls.

Yearlings

Each season we travel all over the UK to start yearlings at Trainers' yards where there are 5 or more yearlings. Please get in touch if you would like more details on how to book.

Additional services

We work with racehorses displaying behavioural issues such as :

Issues with loading into horseboxes
Racehorses that are unsettled or distressed at the races
Racehorses who have problems going down to the start
Aggressive or nervous horses

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Trainer Fees

Contract (non-residential)

Contract (yearlings)
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