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  1. Freda
    Yes, and leads to some confusion in conversations when younger people think you mean 'ear covers' ..
  2. Freda
    Well done Hooks, at last!
  3. Freda
    I just had a look at the stipes report..nothing in that as far as I can see.
  4. Freda
    Have to agree there. I've seen some awful decisions made by small animal vets wrt horses/ cattle. No practicality or common sense.
  5. Freda
    Lost me a bit too. What happened wrt to these broodmares? Haven't heard any of this. Marty Burns was a former NZRB staffer. I met him at the Rangiora trials on a couple of occasions ( can't remember why he was there ) and he got a fair earbashing from me on the first occasion. To his credit he was unfailingly polite, and was pleasant and approachable the next time I saw him. He was at the jumps enthusiasts gathering at the 2019 National meeting, this time as an NZTR employee. I asked him why he jumped ship, got a wry grin but no real comment, could hardly expect one I guess! I've found that he always answers emails, unlike many in that organization.
  6. Freda
    Which leads to another situation, the reality that not all horses are suitable for rehoming, so does NZTR then intend to police abbattoirs / freezing works? Doubt it. I had a quick look at the new forms for notifying retirement, and again, impractical protocols. Vet certification required for euthanasia, what would be the response if I had filled in ' no vet cert, shot in the paddock ' ?
  7. Freda
    In this computer age it shouldn't be that hard to keep track, whether cattle or horses. But what about dogs, sheep, domestic goats....the mind boggles...but are other species any less deserving?
  8. Freda
    Does it hell....but tracking and identification is now a must in the world of bovines.
  9. Freda
    Definitely. I've witnessed horses taken behind the float or into the carpark and thrashed for stopping at a fence or dropping a rail - generally the rider's fault anyway.
  10. Freda
    More to the point, how can NZTR have any jurisdiction over a non-licensed person ? Intentions are all very well, but by the time a retiree has been passed on several times,the last link in the chain may be pretty hard to identify. Gossip and chat being what it is in the horse industry there are usually ways and means of locating a horse, but NZTR won't have any way of doing this. They wouldn't know where to start.
  11. Freda
    My mother used to back runners ( on course) if they had a nice tail.
  12. Freda
    Just sad.
  13. Freda
    Yes, one would think so...but Chittick and the grading kinda hang together in my thoughts, for some reason.
  14. Freda
    Thommo, you are usually pretty much on the money. In this case, you aren't.
  15. Freda
    Bollocks. In Aus, yes - because it is managed properly. Not here.
  16. Freda
    I'm also fairly sure he presided over the instigation of 'grading' clubs - A,B,C,D - which certainly influenced the percentage of turnover they received and was to presage the absurd 'tiered' system which has crept up upon us.
  17. Freda
    True. And, although I count B.de L. as a personal friend, I told him from the start that backing Winston was dodgy. Think he realises that now. Also, as a former member of the Ra Ora staff and a close friend and associate of John Messara, there was, inevitably, a bias towards the Waikato elite, that didn't sit well with the overall industry future IMO.
  18. Freda

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    Freda replied to Freda's topic in Galloping Chat

    Don't think you'll have a problem on a slow 7.
  19. Freda

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    Freda posted a topic in Galloping Chat

    Just how accurate are the timing methods? Yesterday, we had trials at Riccarton. The 800m heats whistled by in 44/45 sec, which is astounding for a bunch of novices. The 1200m lots produced another couple of 1.07 and change efforts, again amazing for trials , while the 1000 m heats came in around 57 sec. Smart, but not outstanding like 1.07. Would I be the only one puzzled at the apparent disparity here? And just to further confuse the matter, I notice that the race times for the 1200m maidens on Friday have been 'modified' up a second on the NZTR website, although the open 1200 time remains the same. Tab website has no change.
  20. Freda
    I've been following Mardigras ( in all his aliases) for a few good years now, was never smart enough to get the picture early on, but thanks to continued information, and the patient explanation when I just don't understand, it is a fact that everything he has predicted has come to pass. What is so frustrating is that those charged - and well paid - to know, just have no effing idea.
  21. Freda
    And a few ribs.. saw him this morning, can still lift a jug he said!
  22. Freda
    If payment was related to ability......
  23. Freda
    Still about a month to go I believe.
  24. Freda
    Well, he was given a couple of taps yesterday, and again did nothing. Still can't see the point in running the old chap when he clearly wants nothing to do with it all.
  25. Freda
    I'm wondering how long it will be before our pattern races are seen in their true light and rated accordingly. Throwing money that is taken from the bottom end, at these poor excuses doesn't make the quality any better.
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