Do you like to play the ponies and think you know how to spot the winners? Find out what it takes to get to the big day. A horse is probably one of the most popular domestic animals. Horses have provided many forms of support and entertainment for man. Sometimes a horse for sale ad is for horse mating often with thoroughbreds. You will rarely meet a horse with no name at a race track because their owners usually come up with names that they think will be lucky. If you ever visit a track and are able to go behind the scenes, you will see a lot of trailers with and without horses, depending upon when you arrive- the AM work out starts at the crack of dawn- often before the resident roosters start to crow. Between workouts the horses are kept in barns or stables to prevent injury. Sometimes they get lonely and may have a goat or other farm animal to keep these social creatures company. The jockeys also keep the horses company on the track- horse riding at maximum speed.