11. May. 2016 / by /   News / 0 comments

Loading, draws and stubborn horses

THE new starting stall loading procedures require all horses to be loaded by their draw numbers, writes leading trainer LOUIS GOOSEN. So, any horse that will not stand in the stalls or suchlike is in trouble.That horse will be loaded in terms of its...
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Abashri with Malan du Toit at the start of the SA Derby.
5. May. 2016 / by /   News / 0 comments

Abashiri was nervous before the SA Derby

ABASHIRI’s breathtaking win in last Saturday’s Gr1 SA Derby, the third leg of the SA Triple Crown, has been much celebrated and discussed, strangely without much mention in the media of Malan du Toit, an integral member of the Abashiri team. We dealt with...
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10. Apr. 2016 / by /   News / 0 comments

How Abashiri regained his confidence

RISING superstar and 2016 Triple Crown contender Abashiri, and from  Mike Azzie’s stable, check wasn’t himself at all after winning the Sea Cottage Stakes midway through January. He was uptight and restless and something was bugging him. Malan du Toit’s help was called in....
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4. Apr. 2016 / by /   News / 0 comments

Nother Russia: Special Filly

WITH her striking resemblance to her famous dam, malady Nother Russia was always going to be a filly in the limelight. She won her Maiden Plate over 1600m on the straight course at the Vaal by 5.40-lengths on Thursday and on this there will...
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22. Apr. 2015 / by /   In The Press / 0 comments

Sporting Post, 22 April 2015: ‘Profile’

If you spend enough time in racing yards or sales yards, pilule you may notice a figure in the background. He’s a tall, site solidly built man with dark hair, a moustache and frequently sporting a pair of dark glasses. He’s usually discretely positioned...
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5. Jul. 2012 / by /   In The Press / 0 comments

Parade Magazine, July 2012: ‘The Horse Magician’

ACTOR Robert Redford endeared himself to millions of moviegoers around the world when he starred as Tom Booker in his self-directed, 1998 feature film The Horse Whisperer. By hook or by crook, the award-winning drama also served to popularise the term ‘Horse Whispering’ as...
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Clever Hans
27. Feb. 2010 / by /   News / 0 comments

Communicating The Right Messages

IN the first part of the twentieth century a horse called Clever Hans made news headlines in Berlin. His owner, Wilhelm von Osten, a Berlin school teacher, claimed that Hans could count, tell time, identify coins, musical scores and answer questions about politics and geography....
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10. Apr. 2009 / by /   News / 0 comments

One big challenge: The story of Miss Dillan

by MALAN DU TOIT APART from my day to day work I have been privileged to fly with horses since the beginning of 2002. I became part of an excellent team of guys called Sky Jockeys. Over the past five years I have been...
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