Competition Winner
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Simmons, from Peterbourough, UK, has won our first competition. She answered all six questions correctly, and so receives a portrait of her horse by the renowned equine artist, Sue Wingate.
Lisa was, in her own words, "..totally shocked, I've never won anything as special as this. I look forward to having my horse's portrait done." But not as much as her horse, Sandstorm!
See below for a more detailed outline of this month's contents
| RACING SECTION | An
Interview with Nigel Gray - Senior Handicapper - by Sue Wingate Nigel Gray explains how he made it to the ‘top of the tree’ at such an early age and discusses International Classifications and the relative merits of classic horses from different generations, etc.
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| Flat
Out for the Festival - by terry Clark A preview of the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival as the annual Anglo/Irish class confrontation draws to a climax!
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| U.S.
'Chasing Titles Go Down to the Wire - Laurel Scott Duncan Covering the dramatic end of the American steeplechase season, especially the jockeys’ title race between Sean Clancy and Craig Thornton
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| Cradle
of Champions - by 'Rising Falcon' Another in our hiker’s guide to racecourses - this time Wincanton, the testing ground for many stars of the future
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| FEATURES | Interview
at SICAB ´98 with Lucy Rees This well known trainer demonstrates and discusses her training techniques at Sicab (Seville) 1998
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| Flying
Colours - Petra Ruttiger An exploration of the various types of coloured horses (or ‘paints’) and their genetic make-up.
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| FEATURED STUDS | Knowle
Rock - Keith Turner Read about this delightful stud farm deep in the Somerset countryside, a haven for resting racehorses and home to some exciting stallions
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| IBERIAN HORSE SECTION | Ecumad
- Sue Wingate Experience the uniqueness of this major Spanish show with its championship classes, Doma Vaquera and special displays
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| Report
- Ecumad '98 - Richard Lust Details of the Show championships
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| A Little
Spanish Sunshine - by Richard Lust A display of Purebred Spanish Horses and classical riding at the National Stud Fair
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| A
Stallion Buying Trip To Portugal - Tony Fox Tony Fox revisits some old friends at some of the major breeding centres in Portugal in the search for a new horse to bring back to the UK
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| NATIVE AND RARE BREEDS | The
Finnhorse - Johanne Viitahen Discover more about this most distinctive breed, its history, its characteristics and how it is used and enjoyed in Finland today
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| HEAVY HORSE SECTION | Decoy
Mare Makes Shire History -by Diana Zeuner The story of a remarkable Shire brood mare and her progeny
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| Extracts
from 'Greater Than All Things' A few extracts from the diary of Deborah Bragg recounting her efforts to train her Shire mare, Bella
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| The
Working Horse Manual - book review
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| BOOK REVIEWS | Another selection of new books with an equine theme - and some bargain offers by
Tindalls of Newmarket.
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In our next issue read about: horses at Appleby Fair. And Cheryl Lutring continues her series about American Saddlebreds.
Published by Field Galleries - the web site of Equine Artist Sue Wingate MA RCA |
| Copyright © Sue Wingate 1998 |
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