WE have been reminded so many times in the last few months of how owners are so important to the sport and how much we miss them when we don’t hear their stories on the racecourse. And when they pay the bills, it’s their prerogative who trains their horse.

When a horse is moved from a small stable where he was the main star, it must be a huge loss for the trainer. But often we forget how it might affect those even closer to the horse, those who look after them.