My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
It’s hard to believe that Jockey Robbie Dunne was able to recover from this! When Rigadin De Beauchene went through the fence, rather than over it, Dunne not only held on — he got back in the saddle and kept going! Next time I’m hanging off my horse’s neck I’ll have to remember this for […]
Read MoreThree deer delay a race by taking over the track! Maybe there should be a new event.
Read MoreThe times when I’ve had two horses in the past it often felt a bit overwhelming. It’s hard to keep two horses going and in shape. So, why am I thinking of doing it again? Well, to be fair, this would only be temporary. I’ve been asked to foster a horse for CANTER New England […]
Read MoreWhen the trainer of I’ll Have Another, Doug O’Neill was given a 45-day suspension for “milkshaking” a horse it brought the controversial practice out into the open. There’s nothing new, here — trainers have been looking for ways to enhance a horse’s performance since the day that they started racing — but milkshaking and its […]
Read MoreMaybe you don’t have time to study the stats, stand on the rail and evaluate the morning gallops. Maybe you don’t care the Hansen was rank during his first workout at Churchill Downs this morning . . . or that Daddy Long Legs won’t even work on the track until Friday . . . or […]
Read MoreWhile it may be hard to believe, research conducted by the University College Dublin, Equinome Ltd and the University of Cambridge suggests that the modern Thoroughbred sprinter got its speed from a gene from a single Shetland pony mare that lived in the UK about 300 years ago. The findings were published in the scientific […]
Read MoreWhen I bought my first OTTB I was lucky enough to work with a trainer who had a long and successful history of restarting racehorses. It made a huge difference to work with someone who understood how a racehorse had been trained, what it expected from its rider and how it had been ridden. Today […]
Read MoreFor the first time in 30 years an amateur jockey has one the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Sam Waley-Cohen riding his father’s six year old Long Run, caught the two favorites Kauto Star and Denman coming over the second to last fence and then jumped beautifully over the last to take the victory, winning by seven […]
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