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When I used to do my own at the start it was about 20-30mins ridden, perhaps five days a week. I was lucky I lived at the edge of the...

I think they tend to do well going to a professional yard for 6 weeks. It gets them out to a different environment, regular work (daily...

I'm late to this discussion but to throw my 2p in the ring..... I think equestrian sports need to take a long hard look at ourselves...

I only ever had a hat, rode in jeans and boots with a heel. Working with horse in the 70's it was jeans, wool leg warmers an an oiled...

Indeed. I forgot to add equine college horses to my list - zero turnout and riddled with ulcers IME.

You could see that is another reason for withholding prize money. If the horse is not conditioned enough to perform well but the prize...

Let’s turn this around. What would the same jockey have done if he had been schooling Golden Dancer over jumps at home and the horse had...

I'm starting to think more and more along these lines. Gleaming coats do nothing for me.

I'd be 100% on board with a ban. I hate the whole scene. I hate the way they live, the constant upheaval they go through, the non-stop...

You hope with any incident that there will be accountability, even if was an accident, reflection to see if anything could be prevented...

Therein lies the problem. You are quite right of course, it would not be being debated quite so much, but it should be.

I would get advice from a agricultural solicitor and find out exactly what the tenancy consist of. If its not sold with vacant...

Racing can never be ethical as long as it is worth 3.45 billion* annually to the UK economy * Old figure it could be different now but...

Best read the full thread, that is all covered. It’s the whole rotten system of racing and the £££s in it that is in it to blame, not...

As someone else has already pointed out on one of these threads, his not knowing (for the sake of argument) doesn't necessarily make...