FORGING CHAMPIONS

Our team of three full-time trainers, led by Highlander President & Head Trainer Scooter Dodwell, possess the horsemanship skills and experience to give each individual horse the training and preparation they need for future success.Our team of full-time riders are also each exceptionally gifted in the breaking and early development of young Thoroughbreds.

Offering a complete suite of services for the care, therapy & fitness of your Thoroughbreds.

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​All Fitness & Therapy Center activities are led and conducted by a skilled and experienced staff in collaboration with veterinary involvement to develop and execute the best therapy program for your horse. Our team will also provide ongoing communication to you regarding your horse's progress.

If you’re a horseman stabled at Oaklawn Park or Sam Houston Race Park, consider putting Highlander Training Center on your team to maximize your success at the track.

We offer a complete suite of services

The equipment and services offered at the HTC Fitness & Therapy Center have been selected to provide horses with the maximum opportunity to reach their full potential.

NEW THERPY CENTER OPENS!

At Highlander Training Center, our team of professional horsemen focus every day preparing each individual horse to perform at their best when they get to the track. That commitment to excellence has resulted in 240 HTC graduate winners over the most recent 20 months. 

Racing in the Southwest and Midwest is heating up. The Fair Grounds and Delta Downs get underway this week. The 2021 seasons for Oaklawn and Sam Houston Race Park are right around the corner, and Remington Park heads in to their final four weeks of a very successful 2020 fall meet.  

At Highlander Training Center, our team of professional horsemen focus every day preparing each individual horse to perform at their best when they get to the track. That commitment to excellence has resulted in 240 HTC graduate winners over the most recent 20 months. 

Here is what top horsemen say
about Shannon Ritter

“Shannon is a well-respected horsewoman in the industry,”
- Elliott Walden, WinStar Farm President & CEO.

HTC has a proven record of success of raising sound and athletic horses from the time they are weaned all the way through the time they are ready to go to the racetrack. If you are buying weanlings this November, give us a call to discuss our facilities and approach to raising young horses.