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    Gamebird replied to the thread Choosing a vet practice.
    I didn't mention the actual vets because I was responding to a point that was purely about the relevance or otherwise of where the...
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Choosing a vet practice.
    I'm going to disagree and say it genuinely is relevant for an awful lot of things! I have nearly 3 decades of experience on the other...
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Choosing a vet practice.
    Probably worth remembering that if you are an hour from the practice, and the practice has clients in every direction of an hour's...
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    Gamebird replied to the thread not saying a thing......
    I think it's important not to confuse the list of conditions for which the insurers will uphold a death claim as being a list of...
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    Gamebird reacted to Landcruiser's post in the thread not saying a thing..... with Like Like.
    Vets can recommend but they can't enforce. Which causes them a lot of stress and sadness at times. It's always the owner's call.
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Cheltenham Thread.
    Actually, unfortunately for the type of sudden death we saw yesterday, there is very very little notice at all. Horses have dropped dead...
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    Gamebird replied to the thread not saying a thing......
    I do find myself rather offended by this statement. I would be OK with it if you had said 'some vets' or 'a vet I have experienced did'...
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Cheltenham Thread.
    You must be thinking of another horse. Envoi Allen hadn't run since November.
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Cheltenham Thread.
    I actually cried. A gold cup for Gary!!! 😍
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    As a horse vet I would regularly get called to mild sweet itch, and I have seen midges pretty much throughout the winter here...
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Cheltenham Thread.
    I get the impression that Davy Russell literally banged their heads together! He was always a bit of a weighing-room sorter-outer!
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Cheltenham Thread.
    Fabulous ride from Sean in second though. He's a great lad. It was have been amazing if he'd won! It's still probably the best day of...
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    Gamebird replied to the thread Cheltenham Thread.
    I do think, as Ruby showed on the ITV coverage, that some of the starts, particularly for the big handicaps, need re-visiting in terms...
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    Gamebird reacted to Clodagh's post in the thread Cheltenham Thread with Like Like.
    Oh, interesting, never knew that. I would also say, about tactics, that on most of Willie’s top horses you are going so much better than...
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    Gamebird reacted to photo_jo's post in the thread Cheltenham Thread with Like Like.
    And wasn't Quilixios amazing, as ever
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