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Oh geez, does this mean jocks wont be able to eat any type of curry ffs in case they test + for Tumeric. lol Tumeric has many health benefits human or otherwise. My dogs & cats all get it in their meal at least once weekly specially in winter, its a spice not an enhancer what a flamin joke. Bad enough they ban the use of homeopathic remedies that are all natural.

Sadly that situation arose also for some & Yes, as tough as the call can be the animal's welfare MUST come 1st & NEVER b4human emotions

If the SPCA's are anything like our local, they're next to less than useless, after a few SPCA visits & no action at local HoH "Rescue" we were having to rescue & rehome some thoroughbreds & Standy's that were emaciated, full of worms & lice etc. Management made all sorts of promises to those unfortunate enough to believe the BS they were spun re getting a good home for said horse. Vets NEED to be more accountable for their lack of action when knowingly dealing with an out of hand situation. MPI better continue investigatation now they've been involved after SPCA lack of action. PLEASE do your due diligence b4 rehoming any animal or donating $$$

Some apples don't fall far from the tree

They do, overpriced, less than healthy & little variety. Taupo had a truck doing Mexican, best I've had there but nowhere's compared to Te Teko for freshest & BEST wraps ever, always took 1 home for dinner as well Ellerslie & Riccarton was always shyte

Could well eventually become a Waitangi Tribunal case if local council don't appreciate local iwi & their recommendations, better late than never I guess. https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/281470-honouring-mana-whenua.html

Sincerely hope you're not judging the measure of the man by a common occurrance of a water bucket, many horses do that. Know ALL about pride & prejudice. Unless you were 1 of his workers & not only the day you allude to day you have no knowledge of his operation. Saw for many yrs what, how much etc Mr T fed & much of the whole operation. since 1960 we knew all of his workers till he passed. He was very careful with his $$ but not to the detriment of his progeny or people he cared & remembered in his will, had he not they'd got nothing. Jealousy is an ugly sister & hate follows her everywhere. Quite a few were envious, not only of his racing achievements but his outpouring to the end for those he respected & cared for

She must have been a good horse to run 2nd the way Chris Ramage rode her, the way he rode her that day was unbelievable & yet Gordy still stuck by him & didn't give him the drag, coulda put a kid on & she would have p...ed in, reminds one of when Shane Dye rode sitting 3 & 4 wide all the way , thinking the poor horse can still win. His workers could have cleaned her up raceday if they thought she looked so bad, Gordy always said & I quote" doesn't make her run any faster son. " & in those days a few other trainers did the same presentation wasn't important like it's become today

So agree with you Lynnley, it saddens me when I've read comments about Ole Gordy, he was the kindest, most generous man with the BEST training record of Wingatui trainers at that time. Yes he got fined for Show Gate's presentation appearance but it didn't stop her winning. He left his workers & riders like Michael & Beany very well off, bought a house for 1 worker, after the death of a trainer, housed a mother & son of the most "infamous" whanau when they didn't help out. Noone at that time could afford to buy their own stallion with own $$ like he did with Gatekeeper. His Underwood mares were the best around. His success with Middy, Cobble, Sandy & others as well speak to his success so despite the detrimental comments about ole Gordy, he got the results & they speak for themselves. His horses were always fed well, mares always had plenty of grass. He & his mum ensured their apprentice jockeys never got too heavy. He had a great setup that made his millions as a chicken sexer which he was 1 of 2 in NZ. Say what you like about the man, his results speak louder