Coneygree (Max) is well into his rehab and is now walking 30 minutes twice a day. Most people would choose to use a horse walker but Max is just too foolish, fresh and precious to be left to a machine! So instead I am riding him twice a day and while this might seem like […]
A sea of grinning faces greeted the heroic Flintham in the winner’s enclosure at Warwick, after he displayed a typically gritty, front-running and brilliant jumping performance in the Pertemps Cheltenham Festival qualifier.
I write from Coneygree’s box where I have spent the last week making sure our hero gets all the love and attention that he is used to while being assessed and treated by Ian Wright at the Newmarket Equine hospital for a hock injury sustained last week. He is now back in biting good form […]
As anyone in the horse industry will testify, your team and supporters play a key part in your success, and while some of you may be familiar with our dedicated grooms and those working behind the scenes, we haven’t yet introduced you to some of our fabulous sponsors. There’s no doubt that Coneygree’s fairy tale […]
As the team get ready for the 2015/16 National Hunt Season, Sara takes time out of her busy schedule to share her thoughts about the horses in training and how they have been progressing since returning to work. Having enjoyed some downtime in the field all summer, it’s all systems go as Mark and Sara look to emulate the success of last year.
We try to go to as many of the sales as we can, and the Goffs Land Rover Sale is always very well attended, and you can usually find some amazing horses there.
Expert jockey, Nico de Boinville, shares his experience of winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Coneygree.
We had an early start with several to ride out before leaving at 9am on the day of the DBS Spring Store Sales at Doncaster in May, and as usual, I was the last in the car and greeted with a lot of tutting from the others.
I’ve become very attached to Blackdown Hills (Golly) since she arrived from Jamie Snowden’s yard a couple of months ago. Despite being a bit of a teenage rebel when she arrived, she has become an extremely nice ride and has been continually improving in her work, so we set off for Worcester full of optimism […]
Friday 13th March, 2015. 6am. Everybody at the Old Manor Stables is buzzing with excitement. The day that we have spent so long preparing for has arrived and my first port of call is to Coneygree’s box to check that all is still in order. He bites me as I undo the top bolt so […]