Hi guys,

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm new to this game and still very much learning.

Can somebody please explain how and when you know that your horse needs pacifiers, and if it does then which ones do you use (cheekpieces, blinkers etc). Is it simply through extensive training, or is it through jockey feedback.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

Mike

Purely through Jockey feedback. If the jockey states that horse "ran lazily", or "was'nt putting it all in" or "is'nt genuine" then use pacifiers, or as a last resort, geld it (if it's a boy!!). Does'nt work on horses that won't settle though, in my experience.

I aslo don't know to much about Pacifiers.

I know when to give the horse them but what is each one for.

When do you use each one?

You can tell when you go into the 'Training' option from the main menu, and your head lad tells you!

Different horses need different pacifiers.

Lazy, Un-genuine horses respond more with Blinkers. Excitable fillies calm a little with Cheekpieces, etc.

You'll have to try one and get jockey feedback. If they say they haven't "settled" during the race, but are running on their favourite ground, try a different pacifier.

Once the horse has run on, or near it's ideal ground, and you don't get "un-settled" reports. It would look like you've chosen the right pacifier for that horse.

cheers