granger
Senior Jockey
Kauto would of course be a better dressager
I reckon they should send Denman dressaging (dressing?) and sort it out once and for all.
opps! PFN looking a bit silly now.
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Why are they whingeing then?
I find it extremely hard to understand how you are defending Nicholls here..
Hamm, What does Smith know? Feck all - And why does Yogi bear know better? With regards to Kauto I think its safe to say that Nicholls knows more and I know I would be p!ssed off if I was Nicholls that after all this time Smith decided to take someone completely unrelateds council. As Ardross says - A mutual or at least inclusive decision would have been the right thing to do with Smith having the final say (And rightly - its his horse)
Nicholls is definitely being a tad petulant but this horse means as much to him as Smith even if he doesn't own him. Smith hasn;t exactly repaid Nicholls by buying up a load of stock with the mountains of money he made from Kauto. Smith has been the biggest benefactor in that relationship - Yes he bought some horses and took a risk but he's one of those lucky owners who has genuinely made a lot of money out of his NH bloodstock investment. In fact I'd go so far as to say that he will have made more profit (Particularly per horse) than any other NH owner ever.... Kauto's million pound bonus was Japan Cup type money....
The boyish well spoken schoolboy look hides a ruthless bloke - I think it's a p!ss take he's going sending Kauto to do dressage.
I'd prefer to see him given a job as a lead horse or given a mare to play with even if he is going to fire blanks everywhere... He doesn't deserve to prance about like a d!ck all day.
The horse loves to race, loves to jump and loves to gallop.... I know lets make him do dressage?!! Come on.....
Nobody is blameless in this except the horse and that is probably the worse thing about it.
A true legend of the game does not deserve to have this furore surrounding his retirement even if the horse is completely oblivious.
i'm finding this thread really funny
a while ago i suggested that owners were the last people that should be telling trainers and jockeys what to do in races..they should leave it to those they pay to know their job...i was told by owners on here..and it was generally agreed by i assume non owners...that even if the owner is a complete tool and knows f00k all about racing that as they pay the bills the jockey and trainer should do as they are told.
even though that idea to me smacks of total stupidity on the owners part...it now seems that when an owner makes a decision he is entitled to..its wrong..not fair on trainer.
so..according to owners its acceptable to totally ignore a trainer and jockey re tactics..but then when it comes to taking the horse where he wants..its now up to the trainer and staff to say what happens.
seems back to front to me.
my thoughts are..i own a horse..i pay a pro to train it..and a pro to ride it....they are trusted and paid to do that..i keep my gob shut..but the day i want to take that horse where i want..as long as its good for the horse's welfare...i'll do so
thats what owning a horse should entail imo