Recent content by sparhawk

Of course he won - he ran half the field - as usual - and all are Coolmore horses in various combinations.(Of course he won the Derby as he ran 6 in it). I absolutely loathe the man and his interviews give me the creeps as he reminds me of Uriah Heap from Dickens. What's amazing is that Gosden...

Disgraceful that we're not sending a team, even for experience. I have been to spectate at Hickstead this summer for both meetings and was shocked to see how poor the British SJumpers were in the International arena classes, including multiple people knocking the first fence down. British SJ...

If possible don't start them on a new experience when you are short of time and in a rush. If possible don't start trying to teach them to lunge by yourself, it's better if you have a helper to lead them round out on the circle just to start with. Practice what the farrier does with them...

Feedmark Benevit Advance - once you buy the first tub (5kg) you can buy refill bags saving money that way. Delivered next day without fail and they often have special offers.

One thing i won't miss about Ch4 after this year is it's fawning over Aidan at every opportunity. Last saturday at Ascot was a disgrace, even fawning over him when his horses didn't win. Give other trainers time in the spotlight to promote themselves and their horses. After all last saturday...

treliver decanter is a palamino about 17hh and i think should be about 15 years old now and competes at GPrix level dressage he is gorgeous and has a wonderful kind nature he used to have a facebook page if you google him and his stud was treliver stud

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/02/anger-over-plan-for-mass-cull-of-horses-brought-to-australia-by/?ref=yfp

Bede is right - sheep are a high maintenance problem - and they look for ways to die and get fly strike. Goats need somewhere to shelter as they hate rain and their coats aren't waterproof. Get another pony - the rescue centers are full of ones needing homes, esp. those that cannot be ridden.

I got a quote about 15 years ago for 35k and by the time i sold up 5 years ago it was 80k as i got another quote for the sale. All new connections have now got to go underground so that makes it more expensive again. I can't remember who I contacted though - something like National Power Networks ?

I used it when it first came out on a horse with severe urticaria who had had the attack for 3 months including weeping skin. Two boxes worked and he's been clear ever since. I never used the ointment much. All other allergy removal tests had been done to the point of keeping him in his stable...

whitebeam or hornbeam were what I planted - they grow not overlarge and don't drop seeds or sap ash would be another choice but the ash die-back fungus would make me wary of planting those for the time being

My horse had this when he was 5. He had upper leg lameness and I watched the scan being done. It was very clear that he had a hot-spot where he'd fractured his pelvis near to the spine. He's now 21 and still going strong. Without the scintigraphy we'd never have diagnosed the pelvic fracture as...

One possible penalty that could be imposed on the jockey would be if his share of the prize money was removed and donated to a racing welfare charity when the jockey has a whip ban. I also agree with other posters that the horse was exhausted after the race.

I'm glad he got a ban - cannot stand either him or his father. As the result was so close he should lose the race. The other jockeys stayed within the rules PLUS o'brian blocked Estimate and forced her to be re-routed which cost her ground.

Badminton - 35 finishers from 81 starters - and people are praising the course Grand National - typically 15 or fewer finishers from 40 starters - and excluding fatalities which the new course has hopefully remedied forever - and people condemn the race I sat and watched on red button for the...