Speaking on retraining racehorses March said: “I always think of a racehorse a bit like a collie dog. They want to work, they’re incredibly intelligent, they enjoy life and are very able animals.”
“They are bred to race, and love to race, it’s what they have always done and known. That’s not to say they won’t love doing something else.”
The Northamptonshire-based rider continued: “Racehorses are smart and athletic animals, and they all have their quirks in some way or another, but it doesn’t stop them wanting to be a performer or learn something different.”
“Tea For Two has a lot of potential, he moves very nicely and has a good attitude towards his new career and a different way of working. The important thing is to take time and have fun with the retraining.”
Speaking on her relationship with Tea For Two Kelly said: “I owe him an awful lot. It never crossed my mind for him to move onto a new home when our careers ended. The way I view it is, there is no one in the world that knows him like I do.”
She continued: “He loves his show jumping and because of his boldness on the racecourse he’s a brilliant jumper and loves cross country. I hope that in time, we will compete in Retraining of Racehorse classes and at local competitions.”
“He is still young and after he retired in 2019, we gave him a nice long holiday, so this stage of his new career is still very new.”
Part two of Changing Tack which contains footage of a jumping lesson with March and Kelly will be available on Thursday 23rd December.