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I think Martin is right there - Alan does tend to get the best out of the horses early (unlike say Hen Knight who tends to bring them on slowly). He can do that with quite average horses like Penzance. That can take its toll. Katchit has been very out of sorts this season too - Alan feels now that winning the Champion after the Triumph truly bottomed him.

I also wonder if they just get bored by the environment. Barbury Castle is a pretty bleak place, very isolated - nothing much for them to look at most of the time, esp as they live in barns - some small, and some only on single aisles; no village to trot through etc, and it's pretty cold and windy up there. The landscape isn't varied or stimulating. I too think a move to another yard might benefit any horse after a couple of years, just mentally, and that's no reflection on AK who is a top trainer in my book.

<blockquote data-quote="Sara" data-source="post: 2128463" data-attributes="member: 65329">I think Martin is right there - Alan does tend to get the best out of the horses early (unlike say Hen Knight who tends to bring them on slowly). He can do that with quite average horses like Penzance. That can take its toll. Katchit has been very out of sorts this season too - Alan feels now that winning the Champion after the Triumph truly bottomed him.I also wonder if they just get bored by the environment. Barbury Castle is a pretty bleak place, very isolated - nothing much for them to look at most of the time, esp as they live in barns - some small, and some only on single aisles; no village to trot through etc, and it&#039;s pretty cold and windy up there. The landscape isn&#039;t varied or stimulating. I too think a move to another yard might benefit any horse after a couple of years, just mentally, and that&#039;s no reflection on AK who is a top trainer in my book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sara, post: 2128463, member: 65329"] I think Martin is right there - Alan does tend to get the best out of the horses early (unlike say Hen Knight who tends to bring them on slowly). He can do that with quite average horses like Penzance. That can take its toll. Katchit has been very out of sorts this season too - Alan feels now that winning the Champion after the Triumph truly bottomed him. I also wonder if they just get bored by the environment. Barbury Castle is a pretty bleak place, very isolated - nothing much for them to look at most of the time, esp as they live in barns - some small, and some only on single aisles; no village to trot through etc, and it's pretty cold and windy up there. The landscape isn't varied or stimulating. I too think a move to another yard might benefit any horse after a couple of years, just mentally, and that's no reflection on AK who is a top trainer in my book. [/QUOTE]

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