‘The canines pushed me in’!
When 14-year-old Felix Westgate-Wilson discovered himself caught head-first in a haynet, he stored calm and texted his mom Heather from his smartwatch. “Mum, I’m in a little bit of a predicament,” he mentioned. When Heather arrived, to search out him legs within the air and a canine’s paw on his head, she after all made positive she snapped an image. “I simply laughed and mentioned ‘You must keep there!’” she instructed H&H.
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Flying horses
Among the many many tasks Alan Davies has had as a groom, flying horses around the globe has develop into certainly one of his specialist areas of experience. Alan, who will this yr step again from his position as full-time groom to Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester, estimates that he has been flying horses for about 30 years. Issues have modified considerably in that point.
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Working smarter
The equestrian trade has to “work smarter”, do its calculations and know its worth to stay viable with forthcoming nationwide minimal wage (NMW) will increase. The authorized minimal that may be paid to workers is to extend once more on 1 April, from £6.83 to £7.49 for 18- to 20-year-olds, from £9.18 to £10.18 for these aged 21 and 22, and from £9.50 to £10.42 for anybody aged 23 and over. For a 23-year-old groom working 60 hours per week, this is a rise of £2,870 per yr. “I’m actually frightened about this, and I don’t say that flippantly,” British Grooms Affiliation founder Katan instructed H&H. “I don’t understand how some yards will afford it.”
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