ISSUE 92 – January-March 2026 £8.95 www.trainermagazine.com
THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOROUGHBRED
I’M GOING TO TRY TO TRAIN A CLASSIC WINNER ONE DAY.”
UROPEAN TRAINERS’ FEDERATION
H E N RY D E B RO M H E A D
AIMS and OBJECTIVES of the ETF:
a) To represent the interests of all member trainers’ associations in Europe. b) To liaise with political and administrative bodies on behalf of European trainers. c) To exchange information between members for the benefit of European trainers. d) To provide a network of contacts to assist each member to develop its policy and services to member trainers.
BETTING ON RACING’S FUTURE
ETF REPRESENTATIVES Chairmanship: Guy Heymans (Belgium) Tel: +32 (0) 495 389 140 Email: heymans1@telenet.be
Vice Chairmanship:
Nicolas Clément (France) Tel: +33 (0)3 44 57 25 39 Fax: +33 (0)3 44 57 58 85 il: entraineurs.de.galop@wanadoo.fr
Navigating the challenges of the betting ecosystem
Vice Chairmanship:
Christian von der Recke (Germany) Tel: +49 (022 54) 84 53 14 Fax: +49 (022 54) 84 53 15 Email: recke@t-online.de
Treasureship:
Michael Grassick (Ireland) Tel: +353 (0)45 522 981 Mobile: +353 (0)87 258 87 70 Fax: +353 (0)45 522 982 Email: office@irta.ie
BEHIND THE BREEZE UPS
The evolution of breezing, from saddle to sales ring
THE TIMELINE OF HEALING
The complexity of equine repair and recovery