1. The rider weight debate The topic of rider weight has arisen again after Equestrian Australia announced a new guide stating that the maximum load a horse is expected to carry should not exceed 20% of the horse’s weight. The “horse welfare move” has been adopted by dressage and eventing in Australia, and other disciplines […]
Freddie Gingell got off the mark on just his second ride under Rules by winning the Colin Lewis Memorial Open Hunters’ Chase at Wincanton today (3 February). The jockey, who turned 16 on 21 December, won by 21 lengths on West Approach for owner-trainer and Freddie’s grandfather Colin Tizzard, beating the odds-on favourite, Alcala, who […]