A Racehorse With a Following, 'Bean' Retires at 9 bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Article by Kate Johnson: The spectre of misogyny has haunted horseracing as much as any activity for as long as the sport has been in existence. Significant progress has been made, of course, but perhaps it’s not quite as marked as we might like to think - certainly if recent headlines in Britain are anything to go by.
The Robbie Dunne disciplinary case, in which the 42-year-old received 18 months in bans for bullying fellow rider Bryony Frost, and the experience of trainer Jo Davis (she spoke of one incident that left her wanting to “curl up and die”) have made it the talk of the industry there this past week or so.
So how bad is it? Kate Johnson talked to a number of women in racing to get their views.
Rider issues renewed call to improve Newmarket road safety horseandhound.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from horseandhound.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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11 May, 2021 12:50 Rosie Margarson (pictured, wearing a high-viz reflective gilet) is pushing for further road safety measures in Newmarket. Credit: Michael Smithson
A Newmarket-based rider is pushing for safer crossings on the town’s roads after numerous close calls with traffic.
Rosie Margarson, who rides for her father, trainer George Margarson, shares lighthearted daily hat-cam videos of the antics of her thoroughbred Caribbean Spring (“Bean”) from their morning rides.
But as well as the fun, her hat-cam also captures the realities of the risks horses and riders face from drivers, even though the only occasions they are on the road is using dedicated crossings between horse walks.