THE SMALL THINGS

A blog of Scotland, horses, dogs, love and trees.

Showing posts with label Dawn Approach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dawn Approach. Show all posts
Thursday, 1 August 2013

A very brief meditation on an absurd passion.

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A quick bulletin, as it is another of those crazy days, and I want to get everything done in double quick time so I can watch the racing and...
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Wednesday, 31 July 2013

All about Dawn Approach

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It is Sussex Day. My heart beats like a big brass drum. Even as I run around, down to ride the mare (our best one yet, leaving me smiling so...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013

The Royal Meeting, Day Two. In which I look back on a quite extraordinary opening day.

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What a day. I didn’t think, after the imperial procession that was Frankel’s Queen Anne, an opening day at Ascot could ever match it again. ...
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Sunday, 2 June 2013

I relive the Derby and Red the Mare imitates her more famous cousin. Or, a shaggy horse story for a Sunday afternoon.

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It’s been a wild 24 hours. The Derby was one of the most dramatic I can remember. All the talk was of the mighty Dawn Approach, and my love ...
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Saturday, 1 June 2013

Derby Day; or, my racing heart

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It is Derby Day. This is the day that I go down to my quiet field, ringed by Scottish hills and deep woods, and tell my mare of the great m...
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