tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294907521318849097.post3720585712540473111..comments2024-03-03T08:13:13.762+00:00Comments on The Owners Opinion: Incompetence or Corruption – Where Do You Draw the Line on Ethical Practices?Jon Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11128437730656289148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294907521318849097.post-7908808999753139572015-08-18T15:16:37.622+01:002015-08-18T15:16:37.622+01:00Good luck with this project Jon, in any relationsh...Good luck with this project Jon, in any relationship trust is very important and hopefully a code of conduct can be drawn up which benefits owners and trainer. The reality is that when you pay someone to do a job and you lose confidence in them or doubt their integrity, that person is unlikely to be paid in full by you as the employer, doesn't matter if you are paying a racehorse trainer or a plumber. Transparency is all important, I would say every racehorse owner I have known has a story that equates to fraudulent practice by a trainer, vet, bloodstock agent et al, equally there won't be many trainers who havn't been let down by non payment of training fees which in an industry with small profit margins can ultimately bankrupt their business. A code of conduct which insists that only licensed individuals who have been assessed as fit and proper persons can manage syndicates or partnerships may be the way forward. Such action would lead to owners / prospective owners, having a 'kite mark' to identify the syndicates that can be trusted and ultimately lead to owners staying in racing for longer, a benefit to the whole industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294907521318849097.post-69547179669687748222015-08-16T16:02:35.008+01:002015-08-16T16:02:35.008+01:00You could add Jon...trainer has an expensive raffl...You could add Jon...trainer has an expensive raffle at owners day, first prize free horse in training for a year. Winning new owner turns up at yard at short notice to see the horse in the flesh...fat, never been trained and could hardly make it up the gallops and it transpires was a free gift to the trainer from his mother in law. Never made it to the track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com