MONDAY THE 24TH OF MARCH
A lovely day but I couldn’t believe that we had frost when we started at 6 am today. We needed meat so that had to be collected and we also needed all our waste away. At the kennels the whole day was took up preparing hounds for schooling plus we did a bit of maintenance. A bit of news I received today the kennels are just about built at the new track in Wolverhampton and they are clearing the debris after the fire at Suffolk downs for the track to reopen plus there is a possible that Coventry could reopen as well a bit of good news.
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK WE HAD THREE WINNERS YESTERDAY AT SHEFFIELD SWIFT HOSTILE AND SWIFT UNDERWATER .AT THE VALLEY SWIFT CURIOUS. TONIGHT AT NOTTINGHAM WE HAVE ONE RUNNER SWIFT WAGER
TUESDAY THE 25TH OF MARCH
The plans for Tuesday the 191 van has to be tested. I have a hound to deliver to Cashel that is sold. We have sawdust to collect and I have a machine to be repaired in Portarlington. At the kennels it will be another day which is took up preparing more hounds for schooling . We have a delivery of bag dog food from time to arrive and Ross Myles is collecting hounds tomorrow evening going to the UK that are sold.
WEDNESDAY THE 26TH OF MARCH
The plans for Wednesday are the weekly run to the vets is the first job of the day. We have broods to collect and more broods for mating so they will have to be delivered and collected. At the kennels we are putting more sawdust on to the gallop and it will be another day where we are preparing hounds for schooling. I have the van to go to the mechanics for minor work and if the day goes well I will collect the wooden posts to redo our rearing paddocks which will be the main job in the summer.
THURSDAY THE 27TH OF MARCH
The plans for Thursday. The two hounds who get their tonsils out on Wednesday will have to be collect from the vets and the first job will be to empty two pallets of cooked bones from the van . We will have to be fed up early as the main job of the day is trialing in Kilkenny
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK WE HAVE TWO RUNNERS AT HOVE SWIFT JARVIS AND BORROWS TRIGGER.
FRIDAY THE 28TH OF MARCH
The first job on Friday was to collect beef, chicken and tripe. I had parts to collect for the 2019 van on the way back. I also got shopping for myself. At the kennels we were worming, trimming nails and tidying up. The day went well.
SATURDAY THE 29TH OF MARCH
The first job was to collect more meat. We needed all our waste away, food for pups, cleaning supplies and a couple of more parts for the 2019 van which had to be at the mechanics for 11 o’clock. It will be brand new when we get it back this evening. At the kennels we changed all the beds, got a delivery of Red Mills and we are making boxes and beds for mothers and pups.
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK AND IRELAND WE HAVE 14 RUNNERS AT CENTRAL PARK SWIFT DELTA. AT PERRY BARR UNANIMOUS LEON AND SWIFT UNDERWATER. AT YARMOUTH WRIGHTY , WRONG NOT WRIGHT , SWIFT JERICHO AND SWIFT COMRADE. AT DONCASTER INCA GERRY AND BLUEY BOY. AT MONMORE SWIFT YOUNGSTER. AT OXFORD SWIFT ARRIVE AND MY MATE RONNIE. AT SHELBOURNE PHOENIX MEMPHIS. AT CORK COLOUR MATCHER.
SUNDAY THE 30TH OF MARCH
It will be a typical Sunday where we cook, clean, let hounds out of kennels and feed. We will get caught up with all the paperwork and prepare for a busy week ahead.
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK WE HAVE THREE RUNNER AT PELAW GRANGE SWIFT BECCA. AT TOWCESTER SWIFT MEGAN AND TIFFIELD TARQUIN.