Kicks & Ales after exercise this morning. As you can see he’s loving being back in full training.
Kicks & Ales & Celma Des Bois having a well deserved bite of grass after exercise this morning.
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Here is a short video of one of the new 4 year old geldings being introduced to the other horses . And we also have a lovely 4 year old mare who is turned out in another paddock.
It’s very exciting to have two lovely well bred horses & I very much look forward to training them.
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I just love seeing the horses enjoying their well deserved holiday 💤💤💤
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And this is what Sundays are all about 💤
This afternoon we moved a few of the jumpers into a new paddock . Happy Horses enjoying their holiday.
Vendant , Up the Straight , Constant Friday , Grey D’alco , Dance to Fame , Tommy Dillion , Lead the Field , Delgany Monarch, Fury Lad, MeetMeAtTheArch , Aikenbreakinheart & Endersen
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Constant Friday is in real holiday mode & snoozing 💤, all the other horses are very relaxed as you can see & my two boys Fury Lad & Grey D’alco are my shadows .
Today we gave a few of the horses a change of scenery and took them all on a long hike which involved long grass hill work (cantering)
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Delgany Monarch at 6.40 a.m this morning putting in his hill sprint work.
Mister Murchan having some time away from the gallops & enjoying hiking around the South Downs . On the way home he had his watchful eye on Endersen & Aikenbreakinheart on the gallops , which you can see if you look closely.
Mister Murchan feeling bright & well after a gentle canter this morning.
We had the most glorious day today , teasing us that Spring had finally sprung ☀️🌷 . But sadly the temperatures will plummet again by the weekend.
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Delgany Monarch & I enjoying listening to the birds whilst taking in the views at the top of my gallops !
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While I was watching the Pertemps Network Final at Cheltenham Racecourse today. It took me back to 1988 when I won the same race on Pragada for my governor J T Gifford. On that day the ground was a lot heavier than it was today. I remember the morning of racing they had the fire brigade pumping water off the racecourse, so racing could go ahead.
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Today we took Tommy Dillion to Ken Spencer’s for some jump training.
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Here is a short video of Remember Forever aka Poppet who retired from racing six years ago . He is 14 years young & loving his life nannying other horses & being a racing companion. ( Green rug )
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Happy Sunday ! Tommy Dillion having some fun 🐎
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Up the Straight having some fun in the mud at evening stables.
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MeetMeAtTheArch schooling at Ken Spencer’s today .
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MeetMeAtTheArch enjoying some time in the paddock after exercise. I could watch him all day long he really is a magnificent looking horse with a wonderful temperament to match .