William was actually very clear about the reason for Red Hare's closeness. Before he approached Red Hare, he had cast a closeness spell on it. Many of the senses of animals were actually more sensitive than humans. Red Hare quickly understood that William's magic aura was beneficial to it.
Therefore, within a few seconds of meeting, Red Hare was leaning on William's side. The horse's head was directly on William's shoulder. It did not resist at all when William rode it. Instead, it excitedly galloped with William on its back.
One man and one horse galloped around the castle for more than 20 minutes. William saw that the red hair on Red Hare's neck was wet with sweat. The color of the horse's hair and skin looked brighter. It was dark red and looked like it was bleeding.
This made William very happy. He patted Red Hare's neck. Looking at Red Hare who was panting quickly, he pulled the reins to let Red Hare slow down and run at a uniform speed. William put his hand in Red Hare's mane and cast a healing spell on it. After a few seconds, Red Hare's breathing returned to normal. He did not expect this healing spell to have the effect of restoring physical strength.
The healing magic silently took effect on the Red Hare's body. With a neigh, the Red Hare began to speed up. The horse trainers in the distance were dumbfounded. After running for more than twenty minutes, the Red Hare only trotted slowly for half a minute before it could gallop again. Its speed was not slower than the first time it galloped.
After galloping for nearly 30 minutes, Red Hare slowed down by itself. William let Red Hare run for more than 10 minutes and pulled the reins to let Red Hare return to the stable.
As soon as Red Hare got off the horse, Dale Horses and his own horse trainer immediately rushed up to take Red Hare's reins. Both of them were professional horse trainers and naturally knew what was good for Red Hare.
Seeing that Red Hare did not feel tired after running for so long, with their experience, they knew that it was because Red Hare's endurance was very strong. After observing for so long, it seemed that Red Hare's speed was also very fast. They estimated that Red Hare could run 1000 meters in 70 seconds. This speed could win some small races. If it was trained well, Red Hare might be able to run 1000 meters in 70 seconds.
If it could run under 70 seconds, it would not be far from the Ferghana horse's 1,000-meter record of 67 seconds. As far as they knew, no Ferghana horse had been able to run under 68 seconds in all these years. Red Hare was a male horse that would only be three years old in more than 20 days. This speed was definitely not Red Hare's limit.
If it was trained well and had excellent endurance, Red Hare might be able to participate in the England's 2900 meters race in September. Excellent speed and extraordinary endurance were a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the two unknown horse trainers. Now that the opportunity was in front of them, they would not give it up no matter what.
For William, it would be a great honor if he could become the owner of the champion horse. Many racehorses were more famous and influential than the superstars in the sports world. He would know if Red Hare could run on the track after just one test.
He threw the reins to his trainer. Neil Jordan was a fat, middle-aged man in his sixties who had been training horses for 40 years. When he was young, he worked at a horse farm near London. When he was older, he had been working at a medium-sized horse farm in Oxford.
Because his ancestors had served the Devonshire family for several generations, his mother poached him at 1.5 times his previous salary when she found out.
Although Neil Jordan was in his sixties, he seemed to be in good health and was very experienced. The Devonshire II horse was performing better and better under his training and care. His mother was very satisfied with his work.
If William had to choose, he would definitely choose his own staff. He said to Neil Jordan, "Train it first, then find an opportunity to officially test Red Hare's speed and endurance. If the results are good, I will consider whether to let Red Hare run on the track."
"Understood, boss," Neil Jordan happily took the reins.
Seeing a stranger approaching, Red Hare snorted and stared at Neil Jordan with its front hooves on the grass. It looked like it was going to hit someone if he came closer.
William patted Red Hare's neck and comforted it. He pointed to Neil Jordan and said to Red Hare, "He will take care of you when I am not around."
Red Hare was indeed very smart. Under William's comfort, it quickly accepted Neil Jordan. Neil Jordan was so happy that he led Red Hare to the stable.
After taking a few steps, Neil Jordan turned back and said to William, "Boss, we have five new horses. We are a little short on manpower and we don't have enough horse workers. Do you want to recruit people or cooperate with other horse companies and let the horse companies send horse trainers and jockeys over?"
"The horse trainers will cooperate with Dali Horse Company. The horse workers and other staff will try to find people near the castle first. If there are no suitable people, then go to the market to recruit. In a few days, Dali Horse Company will send dozens of horses over. First, we will recruit according to the manpower needed for 50 horses. You are familiar with the people around here, so I will leave this matter to you.
"No problem, boss. The job of a horse worker doesn't actually require any skills. You just need to remember the things to pay attention to," Neil Jordan nodded and replied.
The priority of recruiting people near the castle was to increase the influence of the Devonshire family in this area and let everyone know that the Devonshire family had become prosperous again. Many of the people nearby had ancestors who had served the Devonshire family. Now that there was a job opportunity, William would of course give priority to the people near the castle.
In addition, after he bought the 3000 acres of land around the castle, he would transform a lot of the land into a horse ranch. He would transform the 3000 acres of land into a complex of farms and pastures. At that time, many agricultural workers would lose their jobs. The unemployed people would be willing to work at the horse ranch, and William would be happy to accept them. Of course, the premise was that everyone had to be competent for the job at the horse ranch.
Fortunately, the farm was basically fully mechanized now and there were not many workers. Moreover, there would be a few months every year where there would be no salary. Now that there was a stable job, William might not have to make things difficult for those agricultural workers. Some of them would take the initiative to work at the horse farm.
Following Neil Jordan into the stable, he patted Red Hare's neck and asked it to follow Neil Jordan for post-training care.
Raising horses was actually a very troublesome matter, especially those with pedigree and speed. The hardware requirements were very high. The venue, the horse trainer, the caretaker, the medical staff, and the corresponding staff for each racehorse had to be three or four.
A horse race's diet might be more fastidious than an ordinary person's. It ate more than a family of five in a day. In addition to grass, it also needed corn, oats, carrots, fruits, and even oil and salt. Some horse farms had their own secrets. They would mix their own feed to meet the nutritional needs of different horses.
After the training, the horse still needed professional care. The first thing to do after dismounting was to put away the pedals, lead the horse to a safe horse preparation area, remove the saddle and sweat pad, loosen the two buckles of the belly belt, remove the leg guards or leggings, clean the horse's hooves, and then do a 10-minute brisk walk with the long rein and a 5-10 minute brisk walk with the long rein. The long rein could cool the horse's joints, ligaments, and tendons quickly and fully. Finally, take a bath, brush the horse's hair, and dry the horse's body with a dry towel after washing.
A good horse farm was comparable to a palace, and the place where the horse race lived was better than a five-star hotel. For William, who knew nothing about horse farms, just listening to these things gave him a headache.
The only thing that made William happy was that magic could also work on animals like horses. As long as he used magic to improve the physical fitness of the best horses in his farm, it didn't need to be much, just about 5% to 10%, then the first-class horses would immediately become top-class horses.
We all knew that the difference in speed races was only a few seconds or a few tenths of a second. A 5% to 10% improvement was already a huge improvement for speed horses. In the future, the probability of his horse farm producing a champion horse would be greatly increased, and the value of all the horses would soar.
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