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It is very sad when this happens isn't it. When I was a pony-mad kid (back in the 1960's/70's) there were at least a half-dozen riding...

Agree with this, go to horses in training and I think you'll have a more interesting day - you get everything ranging from peanuts to...

You're not going to see horses being bought out of racing (ie. for retraining) at the breeze-ups. These are sales for 2yos (early in...

Do you actually like (not love) and gel with the horse? Having had many I just rubbed along with, or only liked a few days of the week...

Adam Nicol also posts some lovely videos of their horses in training

Went on a yard visit to Andrew Baldings yard at Park House today. The horse Constitution Hill beat at Kempton is trained there so he was...

I think time wasters are the biggest reason why nice horses are entered in sales. You're guaranteed a sale provided you accept the...

No 3 dozen messages "prce and higt pls" when they're in the advert. No 3 dozen "is it suitable for a novice" when you said it isn't No...

I do get it, it’s gutting. I’ve developed a very detached protective coping style over the years … I kind of expect vets bills and...

This is most certainly a pain in the arse!!!! I can't take shoes off he would be crippled but agree I just need to turn away and...

One of those PITA ones is my under qualified opinion. What would I do? Take shoes off, stick in field, shut eyes to everything but...

He sounds like good craic and one person's 'Uh oh' moments are another person's 'Ye-haw!' moments. He sounds like he needs a job and...

No I can see it would be the most logical suggestion and if he was younger I probably would but I just feel a bit like he’s ’lived that...

I too would love to see Harry win!

I think she's removed it, I saw it this morning. It was a pretty bad rotational fall at a drop/rail where she was thankfully thrown...