tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post8791395984238224735..comments2024-03-19T09:19:39.519+00:00Comments on Stable Life: Remember that your right boot goes on your right footJohn Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266884652423059813noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-71760729030509378172017-10-12T11:56:03.390+01:002017-10-12T11:56:03.390+01:00I was indeed watching the Brighton card on ATR and...I was indeed watching the Brighton card on ATR and was privy to the slightly tongue in cheek, acerbic comment by Matt [ which i thought was uncalled for, in that other trainers manage to get things done on time. Sometimes his comments are too self grandidising and slick, i am sure he doesn’t mean it but it comes across as a cheap shot and shows a lack of practical understanding of the business] considering how important the process of saddling is. Even for leisure riders, the preparation for a ride should be meticulous to ensure a comfortable fit of the tack for the horse and safety for the rider. Furthermore, it should be done in a calm and reassuring atmosphere to settle the horse, as anyone who has anything to do with horses will know. Rushing anything to do with horses is a completely self defeating project.<br />What is more worrying after John’s explanation regarding the briefness of time to retrieve Nicola’s saddle and prepare Kilim in time is that there has been some talk recently of reducing the half an hour between races to twenty minutes. How crazy is that. Again i suppose this has been initiated by a desk jockey at the BHA wanting to sex-up the action for the publics decreasing attention span. Imagine any trainer using the same jockey for two or three races in a row coping. <br />Sometimes i sit and wonder at the ineptitude of the games rulers after centuries of experience. Nicola and Lulu’s recent shenanigans ; Johns fine for lateness and a failure to complete a paddock circuit a while back, and the very poor record on bringing trainers to book in a fit and proper manner. Rules are made to be enforced, but at some point common sense has to help mitigate certain scenarios and there seems either a lack of will or a surfeit of ignorance preventing this. Rant over. Great training John...very much deserved !.David J Winter.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11475841930227369913noreply@blogger.com