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Every horse should have a job to do, says Helen Yeadon, founder of the Greatwood centre near Marlborough, which re-trains retired racehorses.
And for Jim and Tim, that job involves helping special needs children to live a calmer, more satisfying life. Jim is a former National Hunt racer, but injury put an end to his competitive career. Tim, on the other hand, was a flat racer from Hong Kong, where he never saw a blade of grass because horses are generally kept indoors there.See the full content of this document
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Ex-Racehorses Forge New Career Helping Students
Now these two gentle giants are part of Greatwood's new Horse Power programme.
"We try to re-train and re-home suitable horses," said Helen. "But some a...See the full content of this document
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