Recent content by reynold

It's the (useless) FEI behaving like an ostrich again. As I pointed out above, in paragraph 223 of the FEI panel report, they decided to take minimal (if any) credibility in the 8 witnesses. He also did what some (often smirking on the way out of court) defendants do - claim 'remorse' to get a...

Haven't read the whole 120 pages but these were the soundbites for me. Paragraph 41 listing what he was accused of. Very sad reading for the horses involved. Also paragraph 223 listing the weight given by the panel to each of the witnesses evidence. (Sadly not much, if any, for most of the...

Also how must Alan D, that looked after them for all their competing years and afterwards until he retired, feel? Some of the posts on this thread are so unfeeling and I'm not surprised that Carl has switched off comments if some of what is being posted on this thread is a sample of what is on...

Gifted so free to read. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/3cfad4061e8f16ea Wasn't it Sprinter Sacre that got pulled up by the jockey in a race (and saved his life) and it turned out to be heart problems?

I did wonder sort of the same. Didn't CH only start falling when the colour on the hurdles was changed from orange to white last year? Maybe he finds it harder to measure the location of the top of the hurdle at racing pace with the top rail being white.

I just remembered - one of my ponies didn't like Guiness but liked it when I put a tin of Mackeson in her feed. I've been told by OH that the Mackeson is slightly sweeter (I don't drink beer) and she did have a sweet tooth.

Reeves states in budget there will be no increase in betting tax in regard to horse racing. I don't bet but that is good news for the whole industry.

Also Old Gold have a 'Black Thursday' sale on for some of their horses. Look at the 'Horses' page on their website tomorrow. Wonder if I'll add any to my collection tomorrow to join the 2 new ones I've got (one for b'day and one in advance for xmas, both from OH). Might ask and see if OH...

My last riding horse was happy with a santa hat (complete with working bell) and tinsel everywhere, plus gold glitter spray. However if I went near him with tinsel round my hat he freaked out as I wasn't 'me' with tinsel on All of mine got half a can of guiness in their feed for xmas day and...

Lovely picture on page 44 of the print edition of this week's' H&H of 3 former NHenderson horses out hunting with the Ledbury. Another Venture, Gold Present and Discours D'Un Roi all looking fab Wonderful win by Grey Dawning.

I had a visit recently for sedation for clipping. The invoice was in my inbox within 3 hours of the visit. This is a non-chain equine vet practice. As it was on the last day of the month and a friday I waited until it was the next calendar month and I knew that my income was in my account. I...

Even if you don't have a proper vet check done as he's a pony I'd have a blood test done to check for EMS and Cushings. The daily tablets for cushings can work out very expensive in the long run and ponies are more prone to it than horses.

Constitution Hill working at Newbury this morning. 3mins and worth watching to the end!

With vet and care advances we now see horses at top level competing to 18 and then go on to be schoolmasters for younger riders for a couple of years so I'd go with 20+. For good and safe Pony Club ponies I'd increase that age to 22 and there are many still going at 24.

Many of the 'oldies' are out on loan already having been rehomed in their teens. I've got one that I rehomed nearly 6 years ago at 14 so she will be 20 in january. She is a very hot/sensitive 13.1 welsh mare who in no way would ever have accepted being ridden (she had a complete and dangerous...