Just wanted to say hi to all the horse lovers out there! I live in Southern Illinois. My tiny town actually has Harness Racing at the State Fair grounds as well as other horse shows. I've never been in one of those kinds of races, has anyone on here? Glad to be here!

I have never been or even seen a harness race in person. I don't even know why breed of horse they use?

But did want to say hi! and welcome good group of folks here. Everyone must be out enjoying the nice weather.

Take care and hope to hear about Illinois horsemanship!

Have a nice weekend.

Thanks for the warm welcome! From what I hear the horses used for harness racing are Standardbred horses. They tend to be more muscled and longer bodied than Thoroughbred and slightly shorter. Very amazing to watch them move.

Hey there lilyflower. Welcome to Horse Chitchat. This is a great forum for horse enthuasiast and, if you are a horse lover, you will love it here.

Hello and welcome