Sunbride

I am a 67 year old white man. I have bred, bought and raced thoroughbred horses since I was 21 years old. I have never paid for one scrap of health care that has been provided for me apart from the doctor fees and a small fee for prescriptions. Not sure what all the crap on here is about another sector of NZ getting more than I get. I am happy for this discussion to be on this forum. We need many participants to carry this industry forward. At the moment we are losing a lot of them

Looking forward to receiving $1478. If I had known that a month ago I'd have popped up to Karaka and got a weanling!! E-mail from NZTR invites people to opt for the injured jockey's fund if you can't be bothered accepting a small amount.

This is an insulting title for this post. If you have an opinion on the ride claim it yourself. Nowhere has Matt Cameron stated an opinion on Opie's ride and I think he would be too professional to do so. The title of this post puts Matt C in a bad light under which he does not belong.

The R H Kerrigan book "Practical Horse Nutrition" (first published 1986, 3rd edition 1994) was used as a text book by Waikato Tech a few years back when I did a course. It was very thorough. The author is Australian.

Thank you to those who responded. In the end she has gone to be a hack with the possibility of breeding to a warmblood. I found I can go to the sales and pick up something to have a bit of fun with at a cost far below that of breeding and bringing it on to the yearling stage so that's the go for me for now. Cheers.

Just seeking others' opinion. I have a 5 year old Falkirk mare that won a 1000m trial but was found wanting over 1200m. On scoping she was classified as having a grade 4 paresis. Her dam (imported form USA) did not race but her 3 siblings have won in NZ, Japan and France. She is a good natured, big, roomy mare sound in the legs. Would you breed from her or is there a risk of passing on the wind problem? Thanks for your input.