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In February 2019, trainer Darren Weir was banned for four years for the use of taser-like devices on his horses to improve performance. Sopressa was transferred to trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. [7] A five-month spell saw Sopressa return in the Group 3 Matron Stakes in March, finishing 11th of 12. A fortnight later saw a drop in class ...
Ciaron Maher (born 27 May 1981) is an Australian, Melbourne Cup winning, horse trainer. He grew up on his parents' dairy farm situated at Winslow, a town near Warrnambool, where he spent time around horses from a young age. For a few years, Maher rode as a jockey until the age of 23 when he was forced to quit riding due to his growing weight. [2]
In both cases a good free jump will increase the value of a horse. Jumping horses is a popular event in competitive and recreational riding, and in many case an owner will put a horse up for sale with a video of free jumping. This shows the horse’s movement, temperament and jumping potential, whether or not the horse was used for jumping.
Race horse trainers train horses for horse racing.This involves exercising, feeding, management and, in early years, to get them used to human contact. [1]Once a horse is old enough to be ridden, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready by designing exercise routines tailored for each horse and its needs [2] as well as determining which ...
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Two horses were struck and killed by passing vehicles late Tuesday after they ran onto a Los Angeles freeway, authorities said. Other drivers saved a third horse and helped the animal over to the ...
The 2022 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 1 November 2022 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
A California woman was arrested Wednesday after 27 dead horses were found across her multiple properties, officials said. Jan Johnson, of Clements, was booked in the San Joaquin County Jail on ...