Water walker set to revolutionise training

“Water therapy is the best thing.


“People have been taking their horses to the beach for years, but this is a labour-saving device.”


Among the most high-profile trainers to have used the facilities so far are Bruce Watkins, Michael Lane and Simon Miller.

“It (the water walker) just puts no pressure on their legs,” he said.


“You still get that fitness without that concussion of their legs.


“For a horse that has a bit of an issue with legs you can get them quite forward in this before you actually have to put the pressure of galloping on them.


“The prime example is Black Caviar. She lives in one and continues to win.”

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/south-west/a/15511657/water-walker-set-to-revolutionise-training/

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Tiger Tees To Miss The Autumn Carnival

Joe Pride / Tiger Tees

Last Monday Pride was just as critical of the surface after Rain Affair won the Carrington Stakes.
He declared Rain Affair would not race again in January and sent him to Tim Boland's Limitless Lodge for some respite on the water walker

http://formguide.cyberhorse.com.au/2012010953313/Australia/Tiger-Tees-To-Miss-The-Autumn-Carnival.html

Relief for Mark Kavanagh as tests show Atlantic Jewell is fine

MARK Kavanagh / Atlantic Jewel 

"We have no special targets in mind at this stage. That will be discussed after we get an idea on how she does in her first couple of weeks' pre-training," Kavanagh said.

There was worry about Atlantic Jewel's back after she demolished Wakeful Stakes rivals by seven lengths.

"There has been an injury there, but it is well enough to say that she can go back into work," Kavanagh said.

The filly will start her pre-training by spending a month on a water-walker.

"If she's OK after doing time on the water-walker she will come into the Flemington stables, but if she shows sign of having one hair out of place we will be waiting for the spring with her," Kavanagh said.


Adrian Dunn

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/relief-for-mark-kavanagh-as-tests-show-atlantic-jewell-is-fine/story-fn67siys-1226236797795

Sydney to dine out on Caviar

Peter MoodyBlack Caviar

"She has been on the water walker, that is how she starts all of her campaigns and the reports are that she is going well," he said.

Brent Zerafa
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/superracing/sydney-to-dine-out-on-caviar/story-fn67rc85-1226227910941

Southern Speed to be set for Sydney

Leon Macdonald
Southern Speed

"Although she was in a paddock for three weeks she was on the water walker while she was there and stayed fit," he said.



Caryl Williamson
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8391904

Southern Speed to be set for weight-for-age campaign in Autumn

Leon Macdonald
Southern Speed

"That was a really good run. She was just a bit dour after winning the Caulfield Cup," Macdonald said.

Southern Speed has spent three weeks spelling at Fulmen Park, Moorooduc, and the past two weeks on the water walker there.


Michael Manley
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/southern-speed-to-be-set-for-weight-for-age-campaign-in-autumn/story-fn67siys-1226214464463

The Soldier right for Red Tempo

Byron Cozamanis

The Soldier

"He sent him to Adelaide to do some work on the water walker before he came to me."
The Soldier's wins have all been at Pioneer Park in Alice Springs and at Fannie Bay in Darwin and it will be a new experience for him going down the Flemington straight 1000m course for the first time.

Mark Ryan

http://www.bloodstock.com.au/news/story.php?id=22089

Steel set to make it three from three

Matt Laurie

The Big Steel

"We keep him ticking over in between races at Fulmen Park on the water-walker.
"That really helps him and since he's been back at my stables his work has been really good and I'm very happy with him going into tomorrow."

Mark Ryan

http://www.bloodstock.com.au/news/story.php?id=22140

Speed's autumn weight mission

Leon MacDonald
CAULFIELD Cup winner Southern Speed

"Southern Speed had spent three weeks spelling at Fulmen Park, Mooroduc, and had spent the past two weeks on the water walker there."

Michael Manley

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/superracing/speeds-autumn-weight-mission/story-fn67mcwv-1226214958461

Hayes on a mission

DAVID Hayes Melbourne Cup winner Americain

''He has an hour in the morning and another hour in the afternoon in the paddock and he's loving it, as he is the water-walker. He's never swum or even walked through water before, so it's all new for him, but it's just great for his joints and he seems to really enjoy himself.''
 Andrew Eddy
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/hayes-on-a-mission-20111202-1obb2.html#ixzz1fjYj6mxP

Weight over, superstar goes back to work

Peter Moody - SUPERSTAR mare Black Caviar

"She came back into work on Monday and she'll have a month on the water walker at Peter Clark's property and then have a month with me."


Michael Manley
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/weight-over-superstar-goes-back-to-work/story-fn67siys-1226211727338

Extra gear added to By The Way

"Lewis said By the Way, a winner of five of his 19 starts, was the soundest he had been for a long time which he attributed to keeping him in light work on a water-walker after his last run when he finished midfield in the Winter Championship Final (1600m) at Flemington in July."

Mark Lewis

Robert Windmill -

http://www.bloodstock.com.au/news/story.php?id=21952

Back-to-back Ballarat Cups for Kent and Rawiller

MICK Kent

Kent said Domesky was freshened up with 10 days on a water walker.
“Then we rolled the dice.”


DAVID BREHAUT

http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/sport/horse-racing/backtoback-ballarat-cups-for-kent-and-rawiller/2364101.aspx

Kiwi trainer Roger James has high hopes for He's Remarkable in first Perth visit

"She'll be on the water walker and will be doing a lot of walking," he said. "She will just be exercising in order to get her back right. She's certainly not in work though.

MARK Kavanagh


Michael Manley
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/kiwi-trainer-roger-james-has-high-hopes-for-hes-remarkable-in-first-perth-visit/story-fn67siys-1226195944538

A day in the life...

Trackwork isn't the only option. Others include working a horse off a lead pony, leaving the horse to work on the above-ground treadmill or the water-walker, which simulates beach work, or sending the horse for a swim.
Patrick Bartley

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/a-day-in-the-life-20111026-1mk4w.html#ixzz1dlffJePA

Helping put polish on Black Caviar

Clarke's water-walking facility has become a staple of Black Caviar's race-conditioning diet and her trainer Peter Moody was so taken by the property that he began sending horses there for rehabilitation and pre-training well before she started smoking up the track and burning rivals.

The West Australian

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/racing/10713402/helping-put-polish-on-black-caviar/

Huxssen out to break his drought

Trainer Peter Morgan will be looking to prove the naysayers wrong when Huxssen attempts to win his first race in nearly two years at Sandown.

"Most of his (Huxssen's) problems are wear and tear in the neck, back and joints which happens as horses get older," Morgan said.
"The water-walker and pool saves horses like him."

Peter Morgan

Robert Windmill

http://www.bloodstock.com.au/news/story.php?id=21696

Mister Anthony returns to Tabcorp Park

“I sent him to a thoroughbred stud farm a fortnight before the Newcastle Mile and they worked him for a week in a water-walker, it’s like a walking machine but there is water up to about the horse’s chest and it seemed to freshen him up so I have decided to do exactly the same with him this week and he is going to spend the entire week there.”

harness racing trainer David Thorn


http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=93792