Getting close to the winner – Jeune in 1994
Preamble for the oversea visitor
Today is Melbourne Cup day in Australia. It is run in the state of Victoria, at Flemington Racecourse, over 3200 metres and it is known as “The Race that Stops the Nation.” It began in 1861 and the first horse to [...]
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Back again. I thought I’d stretch my typing thumbs while I wait for my vegetables to cook.
I am trying not to start freaking out because of the horse flu in Australia. I am devastated that a horse has died and I am worried.
Recently I spent some blissful afternoons with a lovely colt and filly teaching [...]
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Yes, they are out there. The good guys. In a previous blog Happy Birthday Horses of the Southern Hemisphere but on the Dark Side… I expressed my views about the way horses are often treated by the racing industry… then with the magic of a search engine I have found three horse rescue sites [...]
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The 1st of August is the official birthday for horses living below the equator.
I wish them all happiness, kind friends and the right to live well.
Now for the darker side. I am always upset by the way so many horses are treated in the mad panic to win money and find some kind [...]
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