Melbourne-perth-adelaide-Melbourne!

Well hey guys, I'm over in Perth with a friend Rhian Rodgers!!!!! She's welsh...she's my buddy from my home town! I flew over last night and I'm planning of going to see ascot races and see how things are done over here. Peter and I planned that I'm going to fly back to Adelaide to a yard over there, I'm going to stay there for a week and work. Hopefully ride out maybe I'm really exited to see how different things are done there! Chat soon! I'm spending loads of money:-( but it's all good fun and I'm learning!

Feeling weak!!

Hey guys, sorry it's been a while! It's Thursday 28th of june!! Nothing exiting has happend really, only that black caviar is still unbeaten!!! Well done girl...well done team! It was rather close but take nothing away from the mare!!! True champion! We had a great night- was a long night- but was well worth it! Myself and few friends went out to the city Saturday night!! Food,drinks...few more drinks watched the mare win then few more drinks...:-) was a heavy one but I think we deserved it! I stayed over flemington sat and Sunday night! Was great! Work has been the same really, nothing major to report! Was up the tower Tuesday helping clocking again and watched the trials! Few horses been turned out in the paddock after their trials for a short break, few more came in!! Wednesday I went to the races at caulfield where we had 8 runners, we had a nice winner in the first and few placings along the way! We had lovely lunch in the owners and trainers!! Peter and tony still haven't returned from England, but I'm sure they will be back soon!! Luke Nolan was back yesterday and rode the winner! Thursday I felt weak and tired! I rode 5 this morning. Things didn't go my way this morning. I was tired and feeling weak as it was and then I rode grace which Ive ridden before and found her a nice ride, but today she took off with me, I couldn't hold one side of her! I was cross with myself that she got the better of me. But what could I do I tried to hold her. Anyway she was ok and so was I after I got my breath back. ( bet your all laughing) ha ha!! Another horse got wound up and started playing up because we had to wait for a few to finish galloping on the grass before we could cross it! It wasn't too bad, he just got exited and wanted to get on with his work!! He's actually a nice ride! Then my third wanted company but I was on my own with her, not ideal but I survived!! I just had to keep kicking! My fault I suppose I didn't have a stick! I was glad to ride my last one let me tell you. I then went up the tower to watch a few work and we had a horse schooling, he was schooling for the first time. Joe was riding him, he's a very good, quiet and experienced rider! He walked him over few tyres first then he jumped the baby hurdles before going up the shoot to jump the proper hurdles! After a while he was very good at it. It's just to sharpen him up. He's running on sat/sun I think!! You remember the filly I like...beach! Well she ran on Monday and came second not beaten far at all!! She will win races for sure! The jockey said she's still green! ( babyish ) Rip the guys that's sadly lost their lives back home. Thinking of all their families! Very sad!! Chat soon! Bed time!!!

Ascot 2012 black caviar- will she win??

Hey guys- it's Saturday morning 23rd of June! The day has come!! Ascot!!!! Black caviar!!! Hope she goes and wins.....easy!!!!! It's 9.30 and I'm home from work. Another good day! We got done early, 8.45! Its very cold this morning but no need to complain because the rain stayed away! But it did rain during the night!! I was up the tower this morning with Tom clocking the horses! The track is in bad condition due to the amount of rain wev had this week! As a result to this we couldn't really work the horses like Pete would like them to be worked! Tom changed the work to make it safer for the horse and rider! Anyway 4am came and up the tower with our binocularS and stop watches! The workers had to work on the 'A' sand this morning instead of the visco! I'd never clocked from the A sand before, all the markers were different and they were further away from us! Ment it was harder to see the riders and the markers! After a few I fingered it out- I was away!! They all worked good. Some of the riders get they're times smack on!!! Some work should take a minute and this young lad does it every time! He's only young and he wants to be a jockey! Hopefully he will read this and will be a happy lad!! Few of the new babies that came in yesterday we're a little keen this morning- different track and different place! We did have one rider fall off, but he was ok and the horse didn't gallop off which was good. Just a little fresh! Soon after the last pair finished we walked back to the yard. Gemma had made 25 cupcakes last night and brought them in for us- very kind of her. Then next thing Marie and dani had been to the shop to get me a green tea and a chocolate brownie!!!! My fav!!! That's really kind of them, such nice people and good team of people too! I went and swept the whole yard and we all finished early! I'm now home going to chill out for the day and hopefully sleep because black caviar is running tonight (our time ) at 12.45am!!!!! There is a big party happening in Melbourne city centre tonight- at federation square! I can't wait! I'm going with few friends meeting at 7 ish and there's free food and free drinks for us!! Hopefully I'll make her race:-)!!!! really kind of Lisa to ask me to join them tonight! Where I'm staying they don't have a tv!!!!! Strange so I couldn't watch it at home, great excuse to go out!!:-) But it should be a great atmosphere tonight. There will be thousands of people watching her tonight! Come on nelly!!!! Hope the rain stays away!! Oh yes, yesterday I rode 5 nice horses from 4-6.30 and then I went with Peter Courtney in the lorry picking horses up from the water farm and taking one colt to a pre training yard to have a spell out on grass and the other 5 back to caulfield!!! It was another intresting day- meeting new people and seeing different yards! He took me on a detour to see few studs- I saw darley stud, very impressive!!! So much money involved in horse over here!!! We got back to the yard at caulfield at 2pm where I went home and went shopping!:-) Right guys- chat soon !!!

Horrible weather!!

I was woken up at 2am by the rain- it was hammering it down! I was hoping it would stop by 3.30 but no.....it's still raining at its 10am!!! Anyway mucked out a few and rode out 5 this morning! I rode blue- she's new to me, never riden her before, nice filly! My second horse was beach, when I got back in from riding blue she was waiting for me at the tie ups! Beach is feeling well at the min, which is great I think she's due to race soon!! Hope she wins:-) Fred was my third horse- I really don't get on with this colt- I'm not sure why but I dont think I should ride him! I did tell Tom that we didn't get on..... He said I could see that! Ha ha he was obviously watching through his binoculars! Brim was my 4th horse, I'd never riden him either! He was lovely! We went on our own in the heavy rain- he was good as gold! My final one was big bear... I like him too! He's so big and really playful! He would buck and kick out! No harm in him though! Soon after I finished I changed my clothes and ran up the tower to see Tom. I watched one school over hurdles this morning! Joe was riding him, he jumped well! They only school them to sharpen them up a little bit! I'm sure they said he's running on Saturday! Will be intresting to see how he goes! Then back to the yard and I went sweeping in the rain! Got wet again! We were done early this morning! 8.40!! Ideal back home in the dry!! I'm reading Paul nicolls autobiography at the min, I can't stop reading it! It's very good! Chat soon!

Righto..........!!!!!!

3.30 start this morning again, it's getting colder!!! I need to go and buy warmer clothes!!!its a Tuesday, which means its a work day and the trials!! Busy busy busy!! I mucked out 2 boxes and then I had the call to go up the tower!! I had to do some clocking this morning because the boss Peter and Jeff the racing manager have gone to England and I was helping Tom out! The morning flew by. All the horses worked well, everybody was happy! Great result! I clocked a few, but I also had to clock two pairs that weren't that far apart!! Had two stop watches....!!:-) its not that difficult really once you get the hang of it! I'm still stressing- when you've got 4/5 pairs working and you need to clock them all! We did miss a few but never mind- not the end of the world! I got taking to the new English girl this morning, she's been there a week. Natalie I think here name is- she use to work for Nikky Richards! She's now working for Moody! She's got her year visa! We had 21 in the trials this morning! There was 8 trials! A few were my having a soft educational trial while some were having a hard one to see where they're at, fitness wise! I hear them talking up the tower saying that caulfields horses are all very fit. I'm not sure why they would be fitter than flemingtons horses! We did have a few on the vets list this morning! Scope, trot up, bloods!! off to bed now before going back to work! I'm off out tonight with friends to chapel street! Lovely place! Need my sleep! Night guys! X

Great weekend!

Hey there !! Sorry I've taken so long to write this but I've been busy! I have to think now what I've been up too the last week though. We had a great weekend, Peter is over in Newmarket at the min but the yard is still going strong even though he's thousands of miles away! Tom and I went to flemington on Saturday after a busy morning with 7 runners, out of the 7 runners we had 3 winners and few placings which was great! We had three races with two runners ! We also had a winner in Adelaide-Fred!!! The 7 runners at flemington were: flamberge, king krovanh, storm burst, club command and dayita. It was busy enough really, but it was worth it when we had the results! Soon after the races we left. I went home to get ready to go and meet few friends. We went for a really nice meal and then went to watch the rugby game!! It was a really good day/evening till the last minute of the game when we lost! Gutted!! Never mind! Last tuesday I didn't ride I went up to the tower with Peter which was really good! He gave me the chance to clock few horses and explained a lot to me. I felt like I'd learnt a lot that morning! Wednesday I was riding, I rode 5 I think. It's nice to do different things now and again! On Wednesday night I went to the cinema with friends, it was a great night. Really enjoying it out here. Everyone is kind, helpful and pleasure to be with. I do miss home but you soon get into a routine and get on with it after being away for certain amount of time! Thursday I had a busy day leading the horses out for the ponies! That's non stop for three hours! Walking, swimming, walking, picking feet out, walking, washing off! But at least the time goes quick! I rode 5 nice ones Friday, I flew though them because once I finished working them Nelia was there ready with the next horse. That's all I had to do was jump on and work them. Ideal!! I rode bear, I'm sure I've mentioned him before, he's a big colt. He's so big and playfull! He was trying to get me off by bucking and twisting. It was fun, there's no harm in his playing. He's well in himself! But now he's moved down to B barn, I'm not sure why that is. Must be a reason. I also went racing on Tuesday, to sandown! We had three runners. Grace won and we also had a third in the same race. Great day! Saturday I didn't ride because it's a work day and I like to go up to the tower to see them work and clock them! It's intresting seeing them work against each other. I also try and listen and watch the other trainers that are up there. I'd love to be a fly on the wall up the tower everyday! It's all men and they do make me laugh, they apologies sometimes because of what they say! I don't mind:-)! I find it really intresting! I was dressing a horse the other day and I didn't like the look of his leg! I got Tom to check it, he didn't like it either so he out him down on the vet list for 8.30 that morning. Well it wasn't a good news once the vet saw him. She's now gone. She will need 12 months off! This weekend they started clipping the horses. The guy clipped 10 on Saturday. Once they are clipped they go for a bath with anti fungal shampoo and get a hooded rug put on! Keep them nice and warm!:-) Monday morning was a busy morning, I rode 5 this morning, 5 nice ones, grace was my first horse, she won last week. Nice filly. She trotted around the warm up sand 2 times and then we went onto the A sand and trotted half way around and then cantered 1 1/2 times around. She was relaxed and didn't take too much grip! My second horse was Winnie, never ridden her before. She done the same, nice ride when she settled. A horse came cantering past us which wound her up a little! Beach was my third, I think shes my favourite....big white face and big ears!! I can't wait for her to run, she was suppose to run on Friday but her blood wasn't right. Crop was next, I like her too but she hangs real bad to the left. They do know about it. My last one was spirit , he's nice too but gets exited now and again passing horses. I took him for a swim after his gallop. Then back on the yard to dress some horses! We finished at 8.50 this morning. Great mornings work. Now I'm sat at home eating my breakfast! Iv been keeping up to date with nelly over in Newmarket, hope you guys have too. She looks well and keen to get on with things. Luke had a great boost on Saturday ridding a double at flemington before flying to England! I hope she wins and comes home safe and sound! True champion ! Pete is very happy with her and I'm sure tony and paddy have done a great job over there whilst Pete was here, but now the A team are all together. She's going for a nice gallop tomorrow! I'm not sure where I'll watch her race yet, I might go into the square in the city where they've got a massive screen up for all her followers!! It should be a great night!! Right- chat soon! I'll put some pictures up on Facebook now too:-) xx

My birthday!!

Bank holiday Monday Morning all, I've just come home from being out for breakfast with a friend. It was lovely! I'm sat at home now with Kay, Kay was with me in school and he's over in Australia for a year! He drove from Perth to Melbourne last week and got to me on satureday! We met up and went for dinner and went to watch the rugby, not a good result as we lost!! But we had a good night. It's great to meet up with someone I know and be able to speak welsh!! This morning I mucked out and then I went up to the tower with mr moody, I told them I wanted to go and spend some time With the boss before he goes to England!! It was great. It was a quiet morning, we couldnt see much because the fog was so bad! I had all morning to pick with his brain, ask him loads of things! I probably annoyed him but if you don't ask you don't know!! He's a great man to be involved with, he's so so funny! He got us all laughing this morning. Teasing and messing around. I was with him from 4-8.30 after that we went to both yards to see if everything was in order. We had a great weekend, three big winners!!! He's broken his record of group ones in a season. He's had 10 and he's won the group one championship !! I told him we should have a party....!!!! few horses didn't run so well....so this morning they are going out to the paddock for a break! Big movements happening this afternoon, horses moving around everywhere because loads has gone out!! back to wrk at 2-4 to swim a few and then I don't know what's happening later! Might go out for dinner as its my birthday:-) Chat soon!!