tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2938506016243182437..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Grand National Memories - Katherine RobertsMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-47894352572396740392016-03-15T16:10:10.449+00:002016-03-15T16:10:10.449+00:00rather exciting submit. this really is our own new...rather exciting submit. this really is our own new below. i found for that reason many exciting merchandise as part of your place especially his or her talk.. appreciate it for your submit!<br /><a href="http://grand-national.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">grand national free bets</a>Grand Nationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17829930700509819403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42692431159891036272013-04-10T18:42:13.687+01:002013-04-10T18:42:13.687+01:00I watched it, though I always feel a bit guilty an...I watched it, though I always feel a bit guilty and hope no horses will be injured. It does really seem like the horses want to race, or why would so many loose horses complete the course. What does spook me is the pile-ups, which I have read about, but not seen, when one horse changes course and the others all fall over it.. Such lovely animals, though, and Aurora's Encore was gorgeous.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-66382141106006294802013-04-10T14:08:17.335+01:002013-04-10T14:08:17.335+01:00Just wondering... am I the only History Girl who h...Just wondering... am I the only History Girl who has worked in horse racing? I'm not the only author! We have Dick Francis, Jenny Pitman, etc.Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-22503709405765049192013-04-06T21:02:57.436+01:002013-04-06T21:02:57.436+01:00Ah yes, I loved National Velvet, too! Thank you fo...Ah yes, I loved National Velvet, too! Thank you for reminding me of that film, and I hope you enjoy the book. <br /><br />Catdownunder, I think all the horses survived this year! But having worked in racing yards, I can reassure everyone that they are not forced to race. They are very well looked after, trained and pampered like athletes, ridden by the best riders, and if they don't feel like racing then they won't. Sometimes they'll refuse a fence or go slowly, or just refuse to start in the first place. In a fight between a horse and a human, the horse always wins.<br /><br />Sadly Katie Walsh did not win, but she finished safely, and the winning horse Auroras Encore was trained by a girl - Sue Smith, wife of Harvey Smith the famous showjumper... so seems the girls are still on the up!<br />http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/grand-national-result-not-miserable-now-smiths-victory-stuns-aintree-8562908.htmlKatherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-3651477099694018112013-04-06T10:10:09.439+01:002013-04-06T10:10:09.439+01:00I've never seen a horse race except in a movie...I've never seen a horse race except in a movie or a book (my sister and I collected the whole Black Stallion series as girls!), I don't quite know why!<br /><br />For me The Grand National will always be associated in my mind with a young Elizabeth Taylor! I wish I could get hold of "National Velvet" on dvd... I haven't seen it since I was a kid and would love to again...<br /><br />Oh, and I just downloaded your book "I am the Great Horse"! I look forward to reading it. Thanks for letting us know about the free day on Amazon! And from what I can tell it's free on all the different Amazon portals (I got it off Amazon Spain) :o)CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56780228976770629872013-04-06T04:35:39.798+01:002013-04-06T04:35:39.798+01:00I cannot watch horse races. I worry the horses are...I cannot watch horse races. I worry the horses are going to get hurt. (If you humans are sill enough to get on their backs then that is your fault but the horses are not given the choice.)catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com