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Anne Stepien

U.S.

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Expertise

I am knowledgeable regarding Standardbred race horses (trotters and pacers). I can answer general questions, questions regarding conformation, rigging, lameness and some shoeing questions.

Experience in the area

I raced standardbreds (primarily trotters) for 9 years on the Grand Circuit and in overnight events for approximately 15 years.

What do you like about this subject?

"There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man"

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I would like to get another horse good enough for the Grand Circuit

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

It's not as easy as it looks.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

The vast majority of people involved in (harness) horse racing are honest hard working people without chemistry degrees!

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
christina	11/03/09	10	10	10	10
Lori	10/18/09	10	10	10	10	Anne has really given me a great .....
Lori	10/17/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you so much for your immediate .....
vikki	08/25/09	10	10	10	10
jennifer	08/12/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks so much...that makes perfect sense .....

Recent Answers from Anne Stepien

2009-11-03 horses head:

Chris, It's been my experience that a T-bred that races with his head down is usually hogging into the bit and giving it his or her best shot. You would have to be on the look out for signs of lameness

2009-10-17 Racehorse with swollen knee:

Hi Lori. Do you happen to know what breed this horse is? If you send the the freeze brand or tattoo number I can try to get you a little more information. At nine years old, I suspect the previous

2009-10-17 Racehorse with swollen knee:

Hi Lori. I'm curious why he can't be raced because he had bone chips removed from his knee. This (and OCD surgeries) are very common and horses race after them all the time. I suspect you were told

2009-10-12 Standardbred Racing:

Bob, You will see trotting and pacing races because that is what Standardbred horses have been bred to do for the past 150 years or so. The races with "running, galloping or cantering" would feature

2009-10-04 Gelding's Conformation & saddle fit:

Kimberly, This question is really not within my expertise---what I know about riding horses you can put in a tea cup and have room left over :) However, I would suggest getting a saddle made without

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