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  • Cat Owners are Cleverer - It is Official
    For a long time now the relative merits of owning a cat or a dog have been argued. It has been suggested that because dogs can be trained and will give total loyalty to their owners they are the superior pet. Whilst it is a fact that there are no examples of cats doing a Greyfriars Bobby and sitting on their masters’ grave for months they do have their strong points.
  • MBT Shoes
    It is hard to believe that anything so inherently ugly as the MBT shoe could ever catch on with either the younger generation or the fitness fanatics but it has. The shoes or I suppose they should be called trainers have thick curved soles and wide straps across the front. Currently the are available in over 20 countries and have sold more than a million pairs a year. Considering that they have a price tag of around $200 it is even more remarkable.
  • How a walking shoe is constructed
    Most of us think very little about our shoes except how comfortable they are or how good we look in them. However, when you decide to take up walking seriously, whether for exercise or competition, you are going to have to pay much more attention to your footwear. Therefore it is a good idea to know what the constituent parts of a good walking shoe are.
  • Horse Racing - Should Whips be Banned?
    Currently in the UK there is a review of British horse racing. It goes under the name of Racing for Change and has been instigated because of the conceived drop in popularity of horse racing especially amongst the younger generation.
  • Horse Racing - Weight
    In the UK there are basically two types of horse race, handicaps and non-handicaps. In the first an official handicapper allots a weight to each horse running in the race. What he is trying to do is arrange it so by adjusting each horse’s weight they should all finish the race in a straight line.
  • It is not only Manchester City who get Penalties
    Being a horse Racing Handicapper must be a thankless task. They are given the impossible job of assessing a horses ability and then allotting it a weight that should in theory make the whole field even. I suppose a handicappers idea of heaven is seeing a race he has assessed end with all the horses spread across the track and passing the winning post together.
  • The 5 British Classic Races
    The five “Classic” races are the highlight of any UK flat racing season and they are restricted to three year olds horses. The first races of the season are The One Thousand Guineas (for fillies only) and the Two Thousand Guineas both run over a mile. In June come the Oaks (fillies only) and possibly the most famous race of all The Derby run over 11/2 miles. The final classic race of the season run over a mile and three quarters is the St Ledger.
  • Horse Racing - The Effect of the Draw
    One thing that can either make or ruin a race horses chances of winning a horse race is which stall they are drawn in. This is especially true in sprints.
  • Horse Racing - What is handicapping all about?
    Handicapping a race horse by giving it more or less weight to carry is an attempt to make all the horses in a race finish level. This of course is never achieved but it is a wsay of giving most of the runners a chance.
  • Horse Racing - Racing for Change
    UK Horse Racing is facing a problem as they look towards the future. Horse racing has not really caught the imagination of the younger generation and there is a fear that the sport’s popularity could decline significantly in the coming years.
  • Horse Racing - The different types of UK Horse Races
    To the newcomer to horse racing the many different types of horse race in the UK can be confusing. Here we try and simplify it.
  • Horse Racing - Weight
    In the UK there are basically two types of horse race, handicaps and non-handicaps. In the first an official handicapper allots a weight to each horse running in the race. What he is trying to do is arrange it so by adjusting each horse’s weight they should all finish the race in a straight line.
  • Cats come with responsibilities
    Cats are amongst the easiest animals to look after, but they are not totally maintenance free.
  • The Truth about Cat Fights
    We have all heard about cat fights, but are cats really aggressive animals?



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