I had an E-mail from an old friend in the States this morning, that half made me laugh and half made me a bit miffed to be honest. He said that certain elements in the US press are blaming their bad weather on the nuclear accident we had here in 2011, as the winds are blowing eastwards. Well, my misguided wonders, we're getting it, too, and it's a lot more likely that your coal-fired power plants are causing it - more likely still to be those in China that you guys keep stoking up by shipping all your manufacturing there! Anyway, whatever is truly causing it, I wish it would cease and desist. Once again, a few race meetings have been cancelled due to the snow, and having just seen a picture of Tokyo-Fuchu an hour ago, I'd be surprised if the racing scheduled there for tomorrow goes ahead. What will happen Miracle Rouge's race after that, heaven only knows...At least I managed to escape to the stables today for a while. 'Jaguar' has been kept loose by walking out on the surrounding roads that had been cleared by farm equipment, so he was still in very good shape, which is more than can be said for the training areas. A gentle walk and a bit of a trot was all we could manage, but it's a start, at least until the next lot of snow falls in the middle of the week. The picture shows Sophie about to mount up after she'd tacked up the big fella - the protector makes everyone laugh, for she only wears it for putting on his saddle and bridle, never when riding! If you know his character, though, it's not a bad idea.
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