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Routine
Tuesday March 22nd – Back to routine work here today with most of the horses working on the all-weather this morning, Minimo & Commercial Express schooled over fences and then this afternoon Peter Buchanan came in and we schooled “Alf” over poles then Little Glenshee, Papamoa, Four Fiddlers and Forcefield over hurdles – all went…
Read MoreAdieu, mon ami…
A very sad start to the week when I found our stable stalwart Timmy in severe discomfort with colic early on Monday morning, the vet was here quickly but it soon became apparent that the kindest solution was to put him to sleep.  Timmy gave Clare one of the best days of her life hunting here only last…
Read MoreMonday 7th March – weekend review
Colder today, busy weekend made busier by late Friday night transfer of Buffalo Ballet from Loch Leven Equine to Royal Dick Veterinary Hospital, luckily he has made good progess there under the excellent care of John Mark O’Leary and should be home tomorrow. Some of the runners ran above expectations and some below, details on…
Read MoreThursday March 3rd – Harold’s Blog!
Hello, I’m Harry, not sure why I have been chosen but “Trainer” was in today and was moaning that he had no volunteers as guest bloggers on his website…well, where do I start? I have had the dubious privilege/unpleasant task of cutting his hair for the last 20 years, I didn’t know anything about racing back…
Read MoreSchooling..
Busy day on the schooling grounds today; first lot Isla Patriot, Northern Flame, Forcefield & Daasij were over teh hurdles, Minimo & Playing Footsie jumped coloured poles, 2nd lot Native Coll and Almost Blue jumped the chase fences, this afternoon Peter was in and schooled Four Fiddlers and Little Glenshee over hurdles and then Minimo over…
Read MoreSpring…
Another splendid & productive morning; Papamoa, Amulree & Skipping Chapel worked on the grass, 2nd lot did steady cantering on the “BGF,” those that worked yesterday went for a long hack & Buffalo Ballet, Commercial Express and “Alf” worked on Lucinda’s woodchip. Not only that I have identified the first guest blogger, connection with racing…
Read MoreTue March 2nd – Perth…
Another fine day, worked 7 on the grass (Saturday’s potential runners and those planned to go away to work on Friday), all went nicely but Northern Flame particularly caught the eye, he is a horse I have always thought the world of and he is scheduled to make his handicap debut on Saturday, I am…
Read MoreIt’s a long way..
to Murrayfield via Corbridge, and rather expensive when I’ve driven and seperately sent a horsebox with two staff to the point-to-point only for it to be called off at 11.30 because the ambulance couldn’t get round the inside of the course (was it 4WD I ask?). I sympathise with the organisers but after the previous…
Read MoreGrey
 It has been a dull grey sort of a morning here but also a very productive one and two five year old unraced grey mares worked particularly well, Little Glenshee and Playing Footsie are both at that exciting stage in their careers when each piece of work becomes a revelation as the penny slowly drops with…
Read MoreOh, sweetest of days……
The only tonic for a yard that has been battling with such atrocious conditions for eight weeks is a winner and we were cruelly robbed when Isla Pearl Fisher tipped up at the final fence last week at Ayr, but he made ammends in fine style today when running out the convincing winner of what had looked…
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