Orangehorse
Well-Known Member
I have just finished reading Henry Cecil's biography, which was a fascinating read. I would have liked a bit more detail about the stable routine, but maybe trainers don't like to give away all their secrets! I mean, how long were the horses out of the stables exercising, how many weeks walking did they do, or were they straight into cantering, etc. etc.
The thing I find rather sad is that there are these wonderful racehorses that do so well and then get sent to stud to produce even more racehorses, and presumably they never get ridden again. So no-one else will ever have the pleasure of a gallop on Frankel and the others. I wonder if the horses miss racing and going out. If only they could talk!
The thing I find rather sad is that there are these wonderful racehorses that do so well and then get sent to stud to produce even more racehorses, and presumably they never get ridden again. So no-one else will ever have the pleasure of a gallop on Frankel and the others. I wonder if the horses miss racing and going out. If only they could talk!