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BOORALITE Park has earned a reputation as a breaking in and pre-training centre of the highest excellence.
Under the guidance of renowned horseman Julien Welsh, Booralite Park is a one-stop destination for thoroughbreds destined for the racetrack.
A who's who of leading trainers are among the long term clients who entrust their valuable horses to be educated at Booralite Park as they embark on what is hoped to be a successful career on the racetrack.
They all get the right start.
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Team Hawkes _ John, Michael and Wayne _
are among the top trainers who are clients of Welsh and his team at Booralite Park which is located at Pakenham South.
Trainers with big or small teams of horses are offered the same services. The million dollar yearling, the bargain buy or home bred are all put through Booralite Park's proven education system.
One of Welsh's specialities is the re-training of horses with behavioural
problems, especially those which are suffering a lack of barrier manners.
It's often a challenging assignment.
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EQUINE EXCELLENCE AT BOORALITE PARK
Breaking In
UNDER Julien Welsh's guidance, yearlings are usually broken-in in a block of two "campaigns", initially starting with the first education period of four to six weeks.
After a four week break, the youngsters return for another month of education at Booralite Park and will then usually head to their trainer where a decision will be made on whether to continue with a preparation or give the horse more time to mature mentally or physically.
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Barriers
HORSES playing-up or refusing to load into the barriers is one of the most frustrating aspects of racing for both owners and trainers.
It's a specialised field to solve these problems which can arise from several factors.
Julien Welsh admits that while these horses present a challenge, more often than not their manners are sorted out with patience and care during their work at the practice barriers at Booralite Park.
Training
BOORALITE PARK pre-trains horses for some of the biggest trainers in the business.
The horses, many of them big race winners returning for another preparation, are given a variety of activities to get them back to the track.
Facilities at Booralite Park include a sand track, treadmills and enclosed arena. Road and beach work are also options.
Horses are also transported to the nearby Cranbourne Training Complex.
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Porta-Grazer
BOORALITE PARK is the sole Australian distributor of Porta-Grazers (made in the USA) - the most efficient and practical way to feed hay safely and in the most natural way to your horses. See our Porta-Grazer section on this site or go straight to the Porta-Grazer website: www.portagrazer.com.au
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