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Just watching Three Mirrors today i tried to think of other horses whose nose almost touched the ground as they galloped.
The two i thought of were Seven Towers (Mary Reveley) and Comeragh King (Jimmy Fitz) . Any others?
Burrough Hill Lad used to race as if intent on biting his own knee caps sometimes.
Further reading: this "quirky horses" thread from a couple of years back. A few other low head carriage horses get a mention;
HTH,
Jeremy
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Racing Demon used to run with his head between his knees.
ETA: I posted this
before
I read the Quirky Horses thread – great minds etc.
I love horses with a low ‘Trojan’ head carriage. Looks beautiful.
The one that stands of for me (and I think I got the right one) was the Sir Michael Stoute trained Daliapour, who was runner up in both the Epsom and Irish Derby back in 1999.
Bush Guide and Valerie Alder (now Jackson), way back the mid to late eighties. Could probably eat the grass while jumping immaculately in staying chases in the north.
Murray’s Gift, I seem to remember, was a very extreme example in the 80’s. May have been with the Dickinsons..not quite sure
Cache Fleur, the Whitbread winner trained by Martin Pipe in the green Kilpatrick colours, carried his head very low. The line
"..his head bowed in honesty…"
was used to describe his head carraige during that race and it’s stuck with me ever since.
I’ve found it encouraging or comforting to see to this day, and fully expect horses that do this to give their all, but I’m sure it means absolutely nothing!
Bush Guide and Valerie Alder (now Jackson), way back the mid to late eighties. Could probably eat the grass while jumping immaculately in staying chases in the north.
Blimey Rory, that’s a blast from the past! Excellent stuff.
Blimey Rory, that’s a blast from the past! Excellent stuff.
I aim to please, Soba!
What about the flat horse Alphabatim,i bet you cant remember who trained and owned this character Rory?
Blimey Rory, that’s a blast from the past! Excellent stuff.
I aim to please, Soba!
What about the flat horse Alphabatim,i bet you cant remember who trained and owned this character Rory?
Jumping in here
Was it Guy Harwood and Khalid Abdullah? Once quite fancied for the Derby if it’s the one I’m thinking of?
Most of Jim Bolger’s seem to walk around the parade ring with their heads tucked in low, so much so that they must be encouraged to do it.
Does anyone know why?
Low head carriage is a trait seen in many runners from James Ewart’s yard. I imagine it’s got a fair bit to do with the fact that he learnt his trade in France and it seems a common trait in French trained jumpers. Most of Ewart’s runners are equipped with sheepskin nosebands, which I would think are fitted so that horses lower their head to see over them.
I could hazard a guess that it makes horses run with more purpose when their heads are down and perhaps make more effort over the jumps. That is just supposition however.
Rob
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