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She's had a huge upheaval.

Find someone where you think “i aspire to ride like them” They would then need to be able to describe *how* to ride like them (not all...

The fall is reminiscent of Devon Loch, though fortunately his was a complete splat and he stopped. Dick Francis didn't ask him to get...

Actually hes very skilled. He was socking that horse in the mouth every stride on alternate sides and yet to the casual observer he...

Indeed. Brilliant, in fact, at riding like a malign f*ckwit. It's a skill set I guess...

Amazing how it's possible to be an elite competitor and also a really bad rider all at the same time.

There's plenty of blame to go around. I'm also perfectly happy to blame the riders for being the kind of people who are prepared to do...

Well that’s horrible.

The rhythm here extends to the mouth-opening...

I would suspect low grade laminitis and take him off the grass for now.

Yes, the pts was inevitable either way. But I'd rather some humanity and respect was shown to the horse. I think however much...

He was probably going to be pts regardless but id have rather seen him be pulled up after sprawling, than whipped 3 times during a drive...

My God you're some nice piece of work aren't you?

In fifty or hundred years time our decendants will look at horse sport as akin to bear baiting.

Have seen another angle going into the last and possibly something has already "gone" which might explain why his back end almost...