Trainer sings opera to her horses

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A horse trainer in the UK has a new secret weapon – singing Opera.

Heather Main, 49, of Oxfordshire, England, said her key to training a winning racehorse is to sing opera songs to them.

Main, who originally trained to be an opera singer, said the tactic helps relax the horses as well as keep them entertained.

So far, she said Mozart seems to be the music the horses respond best to.

The results have been outstanding. Four horses she trained using her singing tactic won first place within a month. A fifth horse, Childesplay, took home second place.

During her training to be an opera singer, she often daydreamed about racing horses and eventually gave up singing professionally to become a jockey.

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Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

8 Responses

Paniahhhhhhhh says:

August 30, 2017 at 9:09 pm

Wow!!This was so intresting
HAY HUN BUNZ says:

August 31, 2017 at 1:30 pm

Welp,Thats just random. ?
Anonymous says:

September 1, 2017 at 2:07 pm

good for her
Person says:

September 4, 2017 at 2:08 pm

Why do they respond to Mozart better?
Shanike Lummis says:

September 7, 2017 at 10:27 am

This is amazing wish I could sing opera but I sound like a screaming cat I think
Anonymous says:

September 13, 2017 at 5:10 pm

this is really good to know and is handy to just grab out ma phone and seewhats going on
Millie says:

September 27, 2017 at 12:23 pm

Wow that is so amazing I love horses I wonder if I should enter a horse race?
Love HORSES says:

December 5, 2017 at 2:07 pm

WOW this is amazing! I love horses and I am currently leasing a horse! 🙂