The future of dispute resolution - alternatives to the usual legal process
Disputes about horses and money are all too common in the racing world. The legal process is not a good way of settling disputes it can be costly, lengthy, antagonistic and uncertain. Therefore other ways of settling disputes have been sought. Walking away from a problem may work but it all too often returns twofold.
Nicholas J. Mills, M.A. (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)
New European legislation could prove costly for racehorse transporters
The enforcement of new European legislation next spring may come as a costly blow to racehorse transporters. The regulation aims to safeguard animal welfare by radically improving conditions during transport, but the racing industry feels that existing standards are already sufficient and the innovations amount to only red tape.
James Willoughby (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)
Electrolyte Balance – vital to the proper functioning of a racehorse's system
Electrolytes are essential components of the racehorse’s diet as they are vital to the proper functioning of the body’s basic physiological processes, such as nerve conduction, muscle contraction, fluid balance and skeletal integrity.
Catherine Dunnett (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)
Inhalation therapy - treating airway problems in the racehorse
Physiologically speaking, one of the major limiting factors to racehorse performance is how efficiently the lungs can exchange gasses. Clearly any threat to the efficiency of the lungs will result in poor performance.
Paul Peacock (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)
Pia Brandt - a Swedish trainer taking on the giants of Chantilly
It takes considerable courage and determination to pull up your family roots and start from scratch in another country where competition is at its highest level. In addition, a new language must be mastered as well as a complete change of environment and culture. That is the challenge that Pia Brandt has set herself when she decided to leave Sweden last year and take on the giants of Chantilly on their home ground.
Desmond Stoneham (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)
Declaration time – anomalies around the world
Just when I thought that things in the administrative world could not get any worse, they did, though it took a trip to South Africa to discover the elements of an entry and declaration system that, at face value, makes any problems faced by European racehorse owners and trainers look like a little local difficulty.
Howard Wright (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)
Back problems - how they can affect performance, and how to treat them
It is well documented that horses can suffer with back problems and they tell us by their actions. Sometimes the signs are blatant – for instance the horse stops jumping, or displays an obvious aversion to being saddled. Most of the time the signs are much more subtle.
Jo Sutton-Walker (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)
Postcard from Senonnes, the training track near Nantes and Angers
Situated in France in the Mayenne region (not far from Nantes and Angers), Senonnes is a training centre in full development.
Aurelie Dupont-Soulat (European Trainer - issue 14 - June 2006)
Kiaran McLaughlin - a veteran who has enjoyed international success
By participating in the last two runnings of the Kentucky Derby, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has raised his profile among casual observers of the North American racing scene. But for those who follow the sport regularly, McLaughlin is known as a veteran horseman who has enjoyed international success.
David Grening (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2008)
Are the six newly upgraded Group One races for fillies and mares in Europe worthy of their status?
Well that is too soon to say, but there is a significant difference between the newly upgraded “f&m” events and how other races that have earned Group One status over the years. The key word is “earned” of course, as a race cannot, under normal circumstances, be upgraded unless it has earned it through attracting high quality fields.
Geir Stabell (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)
The European Horserace Scientific Liaison Committee
Anyone heard of it? No? EHSLC? Still no-one? Thought not. Neither its full nomenclature nor its clumsy acronym elicits anything approaching a visceral response amongst racing professionals.
Trainer’s Comment - Christian von der Recke
This summer the Football World Cup will take place in Germany. Teams from Africa may play teams from South America. It is unlikely they'll talk the same language and the games may well be refereed by Asians who speak neither French nor Spanish! But, they all know the rules they are playing by. You see, wherever international football, rugby, cricket, basketball or golf (to name but a few sports) uniform rules of sport are in place.
Christian von der Recke (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)
The role of protein in the racehorse's diet
Dietary protein is probably one of the most talked about elements of a racehorses’ diet, which is unfortunately ill deserved. Whilst the level of protein in the diet is important for tissue growth and repair, it is probably the least important source of energy to the athletic horse when compared to starch, fibre and oil.
Dr Catherine Dunnett (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)
Paul Nolan - from complete beginner to leading National Hunt trainer in 10 years
It is at times assumed that a background in horses is almost essential for anyone to succeed at training but one individual that is certainly putting paid to such preconceived notions is Paul Nolan.
Ryan McElligott (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)
International news round up - stories from the world of racing
Kempton Park will become England’s fourth “all weather” venue when racing returns to the right-handed Sunbury oval on Saturday March 25th. Over £18.8 million has been spent on converting the track to a floodlit facility, which will also continue to stage National Hunt racing.
Giles Anderson (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)