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"I had no practical experience with horses so that is why I came to Box Hill Institute."
When David Lynn first came to Box Hill Institute he became somewhat of a legend in the horse studies area for putting the saddle on horses backwards.
Now he is one of the Institute’s success stories, claiming the limelight for leading the Oaks Winner, Lovelorn into the winners ring in 2000. “Some blokes wait their whole lives for something like that.”
David decided he would like to work with horses as a result of trips to the races with his parents. “I was fascinated by it. I had no practical experience with horses so that is why I came to Box Hill Institute.”
The biggest challenge David faced at the beginning was being “behind the eightball” in experience. “Most people have been doing this since they were 13 or 15 years old,” he said. “I came into this when I was 26, not knowing anything. That’s not a problem now.”
David’s first goal was to do the course at Box Hill Institute and get a job at Flemington. The next was to work for Bart Cummings, John Hawks or David Hall. The following was to strap a horse to race at Flemington; he strapped Bagpipes to fulfill that goal. That goal was followed by another to strap a horse for a group one race; that horse was Lovelorn. His next goal was to get a foreman’s job and he has now achieved.
18 March 2003
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