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A pioneering initiative to tackle mental illness and social isolation through the magical powers of horses has come to the North-East for the first time. Peter Barron reports AS the kind-eyed, dapple-grey mare stands perfectly still, Debbie Matthews nuzzles up close, shuts her eyes, and breathes in the tranquility. “Horses saved my life,” she says, quietly, giving Stream Song’s sleek neck a final stroke and walking back across the field. Debbie is a woman on a nationwide mission: to harness the power of horses to help humans overcome mental health problems and tackle social isolation. And her latest visit is to Elwick Stud, an equine oasis, just outside Hartlepool, where blue-blooded thoroughbreds graze contentedly, and wide-eyed foals, destined to one day go racing, get used to their idyllic surroundings.
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Lord Glitters morning training at Meydan
When Elwick Stud s Lord Glitters came roaring back to form winning the G1 Jebel Hatta on Super Saturday at Meydan, it embodied why trainer David O Meara has called the ghostly son of Whipper the horse of a lifetime in interviews. Indeed, it seems the globetrotting fan favorite has been around for a lifetime–or at least two or three standard Thoroughbred careers–while competing at the top level and holding his own impressively.
A nine-time winner from 35 starts, the earner of $2,220,544 is in his sixth season of racing and has competed in 13 Group or Grade 1 affairs, winning twice and placing four times. Saturday s triumph added to an eye-catching victory in the 2019 Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and was his second win from four starts over the Dubai turf course.