1. “It’s all slightly mad” says jockey, who’s long past viral
The fantastic restoration of a emerging big name of bounce racing has long past viral after younger jockey Joe Anderson pulled out an excellent restoration to assert the largest win of his racing profession up to now at Plumpton racecourse on Sunday, 7 January. “My telephone hasn’t stopped. It’s all slightly mad,” Joe advised H&H. A mistake by means of his experience, the Neil Mulholland-trained seven-year-old gelding Transmission, throughout the hurdle race left Joe putting on sideways with each his legs on one aspect of the pony. However no longer one to surrender, Joe demonstrated his power and agility by means of managing to get again astride his mount. Regaining his stirrups proved to be an extra problem, so he was once compelled to experience any other circuit of the route, effectively clearing 4 hurdles alongside the way in which, ahead of getting his ft again within the irons and driving out the pony to be first previous the put up. Smartly achieved, that guy!
Watch Joe’s spectacular restoration
2. What a +£77.5m belongings seems like…
The figures are past comprehension of maximum people, however sure there’s an equestrian belongings in the marketplace for this eye-watering sum. Close to San Diego in southern California, the principle area has six bedrooms and 7 toilets, plus a wine cellar and billiards room. The equestrian amenities come with a 27-stable primary backyard, plus an extra barn of 8 stables. There are 3 sand arenas, quite a few paddocks inside of its 77 acres, two horsewalkers, a grand prix showjumping box and personal hacking routes. There could also be a 15-acre lake, a six-unit rental development and two indifferent visitor homes, plus a personal tennis court docket, a 25ft pool and a “game pavilion” with a two-lane bowling alley, bar and health club. So when we will be able to we transfer in?!
Take a look at this improbable equestrian house
3. Are younger horse categories a “just right factor”?
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The controversy about whether or not younger horse categories are a “just right factor”, or whether or not they inspire the over-production of proficient younger horses who then don’t pass directly to fulfil their doable as elite festival horses, is one that pulls polarising reviews. However what does the information display and what does a professional suppose? We’ve checked out horses that experience taken phase within the Global Breeding Championships and spoken to famend recreation horse clinician and equine orthopaedics specialist Dr Rachel Murray to get her view.
Learn what Dr Murray needed to say
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