Frank Ortiz

• Observed animals closely to understand individual needs and behaviors.
• Succeeded in training diverse animals with confident training techniques and trusting relationships.
• Prepared horses for specific competitions or tasks.

• Assume responsibility for the weighing of riders and riding equipment to ensure handicaps are appropriate on racing programs and maintains communications through-out the racing
• Maintain accurate scale sheets for each race, records of scratches and rider changes; communicates scratches and riding changes to appropriate assigned team members;
• Reviewed files, records and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.

• Observed animals closely to understand individual needs and behaviors.
• Prepared horses for specific competitions or tasks.

Review horses entering and training; accepts application and entrance fees; register financial interest parties; may review racing information to be published in various forms of publications; ensuring racing commission rules are followed for classifying and reclassifying horses.

Prepare listing of horses in program; review entries and declarations for various assigned events; verify eligibility of all declarations and nominations and produce an eligible horse listing; ensure declarations are signed and are kept safe for the specified time frame.

Records official racing results and maintain files on horses; documents ownership changes and creates reports for track officials.