Rowley Mile Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I agree Ashoka, back in the 80's before I trained at Flemington, I enjoyed a business relationship with the late, great Roy Higgins. Now Roy was not shy when using the persuader however Roy told me, [and I never forgot] he didn't use the whip if he had led and felt his horse was a beaten force, he used the whip sparingly anyway as he believed 90% of horses gave their best in competition and it was always a last resort....the modern rider as soon as they turn for home go the piston whip, why I have no idea, no one to teach them?......to watch those grand old horsemen of the past is a joy, hands and heels and if challenged pull the stick slowly and try to get that little extra. Roy was a legend, I'm proud we were friends, and I loved his riding style and the open affection he had for the horses....Roy wasn't shy to show that also, the photo of Roy pashing Light Fingers [Mother] is legendary.....Thanks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Ashoka said: barryb, “I’m absolutely gutted, I can’t believe it,” Higgins told www.theinformant.co.nz tonight. “I should be out celebrating with everyone else, but that’s the last thing I feel like doing. “Amanda and I are back at our motel and me, I have to admit all I can do is feel sorry for myself. “Once I’ve ridden at Te Aroha on Wednesday that will be it for the rest of the year. That will mean missing the Great Northern meeting, Pakuranga, National Jumps Day – whatever’s left of the season. “It’s very hard to take, from celebrating my biggest win and thinking what it means for my career, then to be hit with this. “I’ve put heart and soul into making a go of it over the past couple of years. It’s not easy based down in Invercargill and being the only committed jumps jockey in the whole of the South Island. “But I’ve really pushed myself, I’ve travelled where ever I’ve had to and felt like I was making a contribution. The way I feel right now though, I’m wondering why I bothered.” The above is taken from the Informant article available on this website and clearly backs up what "Thomass" has said. I both admire and appreciate the dedication and ability displayed by Mr Higgins but sincerely hope that someone this jockey trusts has a quiet word to him about both his whip action and his attitude towards the welfare of his mounts. All the best. Ashoka perfectly said, Ashoka! The tone of his remarks is self-centred and 'woe is me' without acknowledging thew whipping was totally unnecessary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Does not back up a single thing Thomass has said, please advise us all how many other whip fines or stand downs Higgins has had this yr? They will sure show an indifference toward the Horse as an animal, don’t bother looking I know the answer. A spur of the moment over exhuberance and some of you are calling him a horse thrasher. That’s like claiming Thomass is a great punter because he tips one winner pre race. Case closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 barryb, The poster "Weasel" has, above, succinctly summed up what my post demonstrated. Mr HIggins is being called a "horse thrasher" because he thrashed a horse. Whether he has done this before is irrelevant to the matter at hand, at this stage. "Thomass" averred that the jockey had shown no remorse. The accuracy of that statement is eloquently evidenced in the words of the jockey himself. Your arrogant, ignorant post does you no credit. Ashoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisoned Dwarf Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 at least he won and didn't ride ashoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Because my opinion is different to yours I am arrogant and ignorant, not the head of Massey are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Poisoned Dwarf, Please change your name to "Mentally Retarded Dwarf" in order to be even more accurate in your self-description. Ashoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 barryb, You are ignorant because what you stated was clearly not accurate based on the actual facts, and you are arrogant when you state "case closed" based on your own opinion. Ashoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) So you are prepared to label Higgins a thrasher based on a Newspaper article that doesn't covey emotion, I would rather form my opinion on the facts before me rather the media's. The facts are he has no real history of horse thrashing as you so put it, Thomass stated that Jumps Jockey's have little regard for horses, based on what?. This is just another of T's dream theories that have zero basis of fact. Edited August 10, 2018 by barryb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 5 hours ago, barryb said: Does not back up a single thing Thomass has said, please advise us all how many other whip fines or stand downs Higgins has had this yr? They will sure show an indifference toward the Horse as an animal, don’t bother looking I know the answer. A spur of the moment over exhuberance and some of you are calling him a horse thrasher. That’s like claiming Thomass is a great punter because he tips one winner pre race. Case closed. Case reopened ...Thomasss never tips a winner pre-race LOL 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 14 hours ago, barryb said: And it highlights the appalling attitude of some of these jumps Jocks who often have gung ho indifference to these horses "He showed little remorse" The above is what appeared in your posting. Please note the use of the word "some", which changes the meaning of the sentence from what you have stated. The fact that Mr Higgins showed "little remorse" is evident from reading his own words, as previously pointed out in this thread. You initiated the phrase "horse thrasher" in this thread and I have continued its use as it is an accurate description of what Mr Higgins did on this occasion. I am deeply concerned that an animal that provides me with pleasure and excitement, and is also a sentient being in its own right, can be treated in the manner displayed by this rider on this occasion without the rider acknowledging that he has transgressed. Ashoka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ashoka said: The above is what appeared in your posting. Please note the use of the word "some", which changes the meaning of the sentence from what you have stated. The fact that Mr Higgins showed "little remorse" is evident from reading his own words, as previously pointed out in this thread. You initiated the phrase "horse thrasher" in this thread and I have continued its use as it is an accurate description of what Mr Higgins did on this occasion. I am deeply concerned that an animal that provides me with pleasure and excitement, and is also a sentient being in its own right, can be treated in the manner displayed by this rider on this occasion without the rider acknowledging that he has transgressed. Ashoka not only did he not acknowledge the animal, he "showed little remorse" ..except for himself!! Thats why he's been given some time to think about his actions/attitude. If it had been me running the stipes he'd be proesecuted for cruelty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Exactly right Weasel, he got 8 weeks which is a huge penalty to endure. I agree Ashoka many animals provide me with pleasure and excitement, and often they make it to my frying pan or my smoker after that pleasure has subsided & I get to be pleasured a 2nd time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisoned Dwarf Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 23 hours ago, Ashoka said: Poisoned Dwarf, Please change your name to "Mentally Retarded Dwarf" in order to be even more accurate in your self-description. Ashoka Please let us know your correct name so we can be satisfied that you ain't Jay Jay Feeney's taxi driver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Poisoned Dwarf, You are aware from a previous thread that I post under my real name. You are clearly a deviant by nature and deed. Please seek psychiatric help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ashoka said: Poisoned Dwarf, You are aware from a previous thread that I post under my real name. You are clearly a deviant by nature and deed. Please seek psychiatric help. Wow you are related to Thomass. Throw wild baseless statements around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowley Mile Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, barryb said: Exactly right Weasel, he got 8 weeks which is a huge penalty to endure. I agree Ashoka many animals provide me with pleasure and excitement, and often they make it to my frying pan or my smoker after that pleasure has subsided & I get to be pleasured a 2nd time. What a sad little fart you are, I hope to God there's not a Mrs B, what a miserable life she must have if she exists, or has she bolted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Rowley Mile said: What a sad little fart you are, I hope to God there's not a Mrs B, what a miserable life she must have if she exists, or has she bolted? Do you not eat Fish or Meat Rowley, maybe just carrots?. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowley Mile Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I eat fish and meat alright, but I respect all animals, I wouldn't degrade them by using terminology such as you did, and why you attack Ashoka also offends, his posts have always been done with a high degree of thought and decorum. IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Rowley Mile said: and why you attack Ashoka also offends, his posts have always been done with a high degree of thought and decorum. IMO. Ashoka is happy making statements that have little basis & struggles to listen to others points of view, great family member of Thomass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, Rowley Mile said: I eat fish and meat alright, but I respect all animals, I respect all animals as well, I handle the fish I catch with extreme care, otherwise they taste like shit. We always keep our chicken seperate from other meats & never over cook steak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowley Mile Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Thank God for democracy then as I don't find his posts of little basis, in fact the opposite, for at least the past 5 years or so......on the other channel to begin with, he also offered another opinion and not always in agreement, which makes the world go around. As for the racism that was raised I can't argue on that as I wasn't privy to the offending post, suffice to say, racism has always been a problem in NZ, and yet you wouldn't have a rugby team without the Maori and Islander content/players, what a useless team the AB's would be if it was a Pakeha only make up, easy beats I say....so leave racism out of our wonderful racing site that is BOAY, please, act like decent human beings and grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 You been drinking Rowley?, bit early isnt it. None of the above post makes a drop of sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 barryb, You are revealing who you really are. Please keep going. Thank you. Ashoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I intend to A, would hate to leave this world just to you, imagine what a shitful place it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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