Recent content by reynold

Non horsey family unless you count a great great uncle who was killed by the Sioux in the 'wild west'... Had riding lessons once a week at a normal riding school from the age of 7. Schools in those times typically run by ex-military officers (1960). Lessons cost 7/6d then (37.5p). My parents...

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/plus/opinion/pippa-cuckson-mcconnon-tribunal-914383 Good in depth Pippa Cuckson article regarding the reasons why Parra got a far more severe ban than McCannon for seemingly similar accusations.

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/a3-surrey-crash-live-lorry-33232960 Three loose horses die on A3 in early hours of this morning. Poor horses. The 3 horses that died at Kempton received immediate veterinary attention and would have been dispatched as soon as their injuries had been...

Nico knows the score with JP horses at Hendersons. When BG was JP's jockey he usually rode the JP horses and it's only really been since he retired that Nico has gotten the rides iirc.

It has been notable this season that Harry Cobden has been taking far more rides for trainers other than Paul N. It had made me wonder if there was a split coming as the same thing happened with Harry Skelton when he was riding for Paul N. and then got replaced. Great opportunity for him riding...

If CH does run it will be interesting to see if Nico is given the ride (or even if Nico wants the ride). I definitely think the owner, who has had horses with NH for decades, is the one deciding to enter. That annoys me greatly as CH has won shedloads for him in both cash and prestige and...

I wonder how much of CH entry is NH and how much the owner. Of the two I'm more inclined to think 'owner pressure', but then I'm a NH fan so perhaps not unbiased. I'm another that doesn't want to see him running again over hurdles (or god forbid fences) but wouldn't mind seeing him try a 2 mile...

Crambo to retire and is given to his groom for ROR. He'll stay stabled at Ravenswell.

If you intend to do this then make sure in these litigation happy times that you have the right insurances and also declare the income correctly - possibly thru a business. If you are thinking of going 'under the radar' with this as a side income whilst working at something else be aware that...

Happy New Year to all - humans, horses, dogs and all other pets. May it be a good year (and a better year for haymaking than last year's disaster). Also Happy Birthday to those horses who are TBs or have unknown birthdays and take 1st Jan as their b'day.

Thought this was worth a post. Will Biddick retiring from the saddle. What a career, including the Aintree Foxhunters. Got a brief mention on ITV racing the other day but nothing in the RPost. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/cheltenham-biddick-nicholls-drama-retirement-36473311

WHW Welshie rescue non-ridden loan so actual age unknown but WHW originally took her in and aged her as 7 which with teeth ageing is fairly reliable when young. Hence she'll be 20 tomorrow. No obvious health concerns and sound all round. Tested clear of cushings/ems last year but (like me) on a...

Sadly the 'litigation culture' has mostly stopped riding schools doing more than basic work without stirrups in case of people falling off. My riding school had us, even as beginners/novices, without stirrups and up and down the jumping lane with dropped reins, no stirrups and hands on...

What's so awful is that the people doing this are effectively 'custodians of horse racing'. Disgraceful - especially after spending all that money on creating a floodlit all-weather flat track - just for it to be demolished. Even further back than Folkstone - Hurst Park was a racecourse at...

Old saying that I was told as a kid..... 'Two wrongs don't make a right' Just because there are worse abusers than CDJ doesn't mitigate in any way what she did. I did notice and specifically watch shots of the crowd at the LIHS for the freestyle. Yes there were people clapping but there were...