Darcy
Are my horses conspiring against me?
When it comes to horses, troubles come in multitudes. Multitudes of lame legs. Gracie, the hunter pony, kicked things off…
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Some people call their house Dun Roamin’ to sum up their state of mind. After ten weeks ministering to my…
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If you are the sort of person who enjoys tinkering with a classic car prone to myriad mechanical problems then…
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‘Racing is 99.9 per cent disappointment,’ said the trainer philosophically, as I sat in the yard sipping coffee, waiting for…
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Darcy trod on a screw. Five little words which, if Darcy was anything other than a thoroughbred horse, might signify…
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‘Start at the back and try to pass as many horses as you can,’ said the trainer, as we stepped…
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‘This is a two Voltarol day,’ I thought, as I popped another pill and settled into the bath after Darcy’s…
Whoosh! I was addicted from the first gallop to the heavenly, godlike, immortal speed
The young lad behind the counter of the betting shop looked at me askance. ‘This horse is 200–1.’ ‘Yes. I…
I rode my own racehorse and was changed for ever
‘The last owner who tried to ride his own horse got tanked,’ said the trainer, looking up at me as…
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Darcy was obviously listening to every word I said. After we got back from the ride from hell, in which…
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All was going suspiciously well with the thoroughbred. I suppose it had to be the calm before the storm. I…
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My ponies may be psychic. I think they are communicating with each other telepathically. And before you call me delusional,…
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Every accident that happens to a horse is a freak accident. Rule number one. Once you grasp that as a…
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This horse-rearing business is not for the faint-hearted. I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought an eight-month-old…
