Company Overview 







 

 


Equine Prep, LLC's purpose is to generate profits from the purchase, development, management and eventual resale of Thoroughbreds. Equine Prep provides successful, professional management services whose results have been nationally recognized. Our focus is to work with highly successful individuals that want to compete at the highest levels of the Thoroughbred Racing Industry.  We are a boutique firm with a select group of private clients.

John O'Hara examines an Equine Prep prospectSelection is the first and most important phase of any Thoroughbred prospect. The process begins with a skilled evaluation of a horse's physical profile, pedigree and movement. This process may be considered similar to a pro draft for human athletes.

Equine Prep AcquisitionDevelopment, the second phase, varies depending upon the type of purchase. Weanlings are purchased toward the end of their first year of life and sold the following summer/fall as yearlings. Yearlings are purchased during their second year and then are sold the following winter/spring as two-year-olds. Horses currently racing are selected on projection of future development and current conditions. Broodmares are selected based upon stallion breedings and foal production.

Management is the process of acquiring information, digesting details, considering alternative decisions and then advising our clients.  As one of our clients, Dr. John Waken, of GEM, Inc. states, "I lost money for 38 straight years as a racehorse owner. I know that I don't know enough about the business.  That's why I hired Equine Prep...to keep me in the loop and make decisions in my best interest. For the last six years my relationship with Equine Prep has provided profitability and success at the very highest levels of the game."

Sales complete the process. Equine Prep, LLC sells prospects at public auction or privately through contacts in the Thoroughbred Industry. By participating in both private sales and public auctions, the company stays current with market trends and can move accordingly.

(Photo Courtesy: Barrett's Equine, Inc.)