Category: Blog

Referring to my previous blog on malingering, I had an experiment with the idea last month and managed to get out of running at Plumpton, which was nice. As it turned out to be a damp and dreary day, I was even more pleased that my plan worked. Obviously being back in the hurdling game…
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I was supposed to be going to Windsor today, but those very kind humans all around me decided that lugging through the mud is not really necessary for me. I will remember their kindness, but probably only until something else exciting or mad occurs. Horses do not put aside much room in their brain for…
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The bad news since the last blog is that Hesbehindyou, my loyal sidekick who came with exemplary references from Monty’s Award, has retired and departed Shovelstrode. This is a problem, as I am not sure any one of the other horses can live up to his efforts in sidekickery. When you ask specifically what he…
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Hello all. I slightly delayed my work on the August blog, because I was tipped off that there was some big news to come in the horse world. Nothing Olympic (side thought – why do the riders and not the horses get gold medals?). Nor was it that Ripon was living up to a Yorkshire…
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After a spell of unrelenting positivity since I took over the blog, things have gone a bit off of the rails this month. Firstly, I did not get to vote in the election. I presume my postal voting card went astray. We horses are not committed voters and any time the candidate list exceeds four…
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Hello readers. What a fine few weeks it has been. The weather marginally improved and I have been recuperating from my operation. That part of the process, when I am able to go out in the field and do some decent horse sort of stuff, but without the nuisance of being in full training, is…
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It turns out that Eklil is actually Arabic for “corona.” For some reason the phrase that runs through my mind is “every bubble’s passed it fizzical” but I have no idea why that should be. I do also have an irresistible urge for a bottle of cherryade. Only had the one run since the last…
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What is an Eklil? That is the question that most people ask me first. I tell them that it is a wild man who lives in the woods of Bulgaria, and hits people over the head with a big oaken club if they ask too many questions. I actually have no idea whether it is…
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The time has finally come to hand over the blog to another horse, as I am just about to move house. It has been a wonderful journey and allowed me to get involved in pointless feuds with all sorts of people that I would never have otherwise interacted with. I have also been able to…
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I have been thinking about having my own television chat show for my next career step, but a bit of rehearsing was needed, so I planned out a potential podcast and got stuck into it. Have a scan through the transcript and see what you think. Unfortunately, it is only a transcript because when we…
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