Martin’s Blog 24th November
A week of change for us here with Jasmin Richards moving on after four years here to do a course in Veterinary Nursing which we
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A week of change for us here with Jasmin Richards moving on after four years here to do a course in Veterinary Nursing which we
The rain just won’t stop and although some courses are having too much (Market Rasen abandoned half way through the card yesterday) some, like Huntingdon
When were we praying for rain?! 15mm overnight and so wet for the team this morning to ride out and work in – not pleasant
The days seem to be flying by and we’ve just had a really fun weekend at Cheltenham catching up with lots of friends that we’ve
Ben Brain in again this morning to overground scope one and James Best and Warren Marston in to ride work. We worked Pinnacle Peak, Bella
Ben Brain here 1st lot doing a couple of overground scopes – we are so fortunate that Ben is based 10 minutes from the yard.
Monday morning and no rain thankfully as we were pretty much washed out here at times yesterday. We had no runners but the roads around
By the end of the day at Chepstow yesterday it was horrendously wet and the drive home was trecherous as the Bridge was closed so
What a fabulous syndicate horse Ben Buie is – since his current group of owners took over his ownership 12 months ago he’s literally gone
Apologies for the lack of blog for the last few days … my secretary (& typist!) has had her hands full with the boys on
What an incredible day we had at Cheltenham on Friday with Ollie & Irene Ryan’s mare Found On jumping her rivals into submission to win
It’s always great to be back at Cheltenham and I was pleased to awake to the sound of rain too – let’s hope it’s also
What a special day yesterday was for so many of us but for 17 year old Harry Atkins it was a day he will never
Stunning morning here as the mist rose and the sun shone through the autumnal trees – beautiful. Exeter bound today with Harry Atkins, our stable
The rain arrived last night so after a weekend of me watering the schooling ground ahead of today’s intended schooling session, the ground was decent
Belinda and I had a fabulous night at Cheltenham Racecourse last night at The McCoy’s thanks to The Jockey Club for inviting us. A wonderful
Our Worcester runners returned in one piece and Debden Bank heads off for a well earned holiday having been on the go for quite some
Rain yesterday at last – we need lots more of it. I was hoping that we were having plenty on Tuesday night but sadly it
October already and nearly the start of the ‘proper’ winter jumps season which traditionally kicks off at Chepstow next weekend. Our last runner of September
We are off to Southwell today with Ten Past Midnight and Debden Bank hoping the rain comes in time. Michael Chitty’s Serendipity Syndicate’s Ten Past
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