tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post1281346427993380766..comments2024-03-19T09:19:39.519+00:00Comments on Stable Life: LeadershipJohn Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266884652423059813noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-5672957463606459122020-04-18T13:35:46.588+01:002020-04-18T13:35:46.588+01:00Nice chapter John there are no easy answers but as...Nice chapter John there are no easy answers but as one who lives out of UK in Spain I have to say the lockdown is nowhere near as strict in the UK as here and if the populace are screaming let me out already there (as the media suggests) then were they operating as here I think there would be a revolution , kids have not been out of their homes here for six weeks and as the average Spanish city apartment has 60 square metres of space one can only salute the parents .<br />Anyway onto racing , it would seem that any return to racing has to negate the chances of injury to the maximum so as not to put any further pressure on the NHS , in my head that means initially no jumps racing and on the flat no starting stalls (standing starts )as a significant number of injuries to both riders and attendants (and for that matter horses) happen in or around the stalls . Fully accept this may mean some sprints may be messy and some inexperienced horses may wonder what is going on later in their careers but over a mile plus it should be far less of an issue and if this change meant racing's re-introduction could be brought forward , I would think this would be a real positive . <br />I also wonder if field sizes should not be limited to say twelve max as that sort of number allows for appropriate social distancing at all stages of the race process , if you go down that route there would need to be a mechanism to ensure all get a fair chance to race and that would certainly not just be on official ratings . neil kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361742060525511366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-48352997319009457602020-04-17T18:46:46.132+01:002020-04-17T18:46:46.132+01:00I was beginning to think “ is it me “ Finally you ...I was beginning to think “ is it me “ Finally you outlined on every facet, my thoughts of the Labour leadership, Sir Kier, in particular, the expectation of an early retraction of the shutdown by the man on the Clapham omnibus and racing’s preparedness to start back. Thank you John for your usual erudite and concisely put views. A cohort of outlook.David J Winter.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11475841930227369913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-88021941810222671362020-04-17T12:51:00.909+01:002020-04-17T12:51:00.909+01:00Great stuff John
I agreed with every word
A voic...Great stuff John <br />I agreed with every word <br />A voice of reason, thanks Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00385208368594667087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-87994063078183250372020-04-16T19:49:05.461+01:002020-04-16T19:49:05.461+01:00Thanks John as usual a thoughtful and measured pos...Thanks John as usual a thoughtful and measured post. Maybe you can talk Keith Dalgleish into being a tad more social media friendly, he's a first class trainer. Did you see the article on the back story of Shamardal. All the best with your stable once we get going again. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674439192517701134noreply@blogger.com