Yunding Ranch

Chapter 275

From Lu Li's point of view, the culture and atmosphere of horse racing in the UK are second to none. It is estimated that even the Middle East cannot match it. After all, it has slowly settled over time.

Thanks to the British aristocratic culture, they also paid more attention to horse racing, horse breeding, and horse training. Some top riders can even join the upper class and freely enter and exit top social occasions. Similarly, horse trainers, breeders Horse people and so on also enjoy high-level treatment and respect.

As a well-known horse breeder around the world, Daniel’s title of "craftsman" has also been undisputedly recognized, even media such as "The Times" and "Guardian" have interviewed him.Therefore, Lu Li took it for granted that Daniel didn't have much interest in the interview with the "New York Observer".

Before agreeing to Nick to write a column on horse breeders, it was because Lu Li didn't know that the person Nick was contacting was Daniel.

However, unexpectedly, Lu Li's words made Daniel laugh heartily.However, this time the laughter calmed down quickly, and finally subsided slowly, with a sigh of regret, "This is the fixed impression of the public, isn't it? Even the reporters think so .But how many people understand the actual situation?"

Lu Li was slightly taken aback, not knowing why.But he didn't pretend to understand, but spread his hands and said frankly, "I really don't understand."

Daniel twitched the corners of his mouth, and his smile was a bit bitter, "Under the sterling diplomacy and dollar diplomacy of the local tyrants in Arabia, this industry has become more and more impatient and simpler. It's like a thoroughbred horse , Regardless of the quality of the horses, you can spend dollars on them, and if one fails, there will be a second horse. This also makes the living space of horse breeders constantly shrinking."

Daniel turned his head and glanced at Lu Li, "In the past, technology was very important. In the process of breeding horses, from breeding to breeding, and even the supporting breeding for the next twelve months, this is a professional skill that needs to be accumulated over time. learning. But now, no one is willing to study technology in detail, just want to be able to join the aristocratic circle and be favored by the rich in the Middle East."

Lu Li finally understood at this moment.Because more failures are allowed, and because the amount of money transactions is higher, technology is left behind.

In fact, the reason is very simple. This is the case in every industry, just like McDonald’s. They spend less material costs and less working time to complete the processing and production on the assembly line. Although the quality has declined, they can win by quantity and become The world's top restaurant chains.

"It's like every industry in modern society." Lu Li's response made Daniel stunned. He hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It's like every industry."

This was only the first time Lu Li and Daniel met, but Lu Li could easily portray Daniel's image. He was the same type of person as Brandon, Tony, Nick and others.

"If you can give me three days, I'd be very willing to conduct an in-depth interview with you." Lu Li took the initiative to send out the invitation. In fact, it was his honor. "We can chat about the current situation of the horse breeder industry. You can talk about the current situation of British horse racing. You can speak, and I will be the listener. Of course, if you don’t mind, I can record the experience of the past few days, just like a diary, showing the current situation of the Coolmore Racecourse. "

"You are also like this in Romanee-Conti?" Daniel asked curiously.

Lu Li nodded, "Yes. In fact, I have written seven articles, which can be serialized for a week. The problem now is that I am not sure whether my editor is willing to contact me to publish such content for seven days."

The joking words seemed to imply that as a reporter, he was also a craftsman, so the articles he devoted himself to were no longer suitable for the fast food culture of the Internet age, and maybe the editors would directly shoot the articles.

This made Daniel laugh, "I'd love to. It's my pleasure."

Lu Li snapped his fingers and said happily, "This is really exhausting. But let's pray that my companion won't keep pestering you and scaring you away."

"Which one?" Daniel turned around. He didn't need Lu Li's answer at all, and then he saw Brandon who was concentrating on looking at the racecourse, and suddenly realized, "Oh, so, he is your horse breeder?"

"The one and only one." Lu Li affirmed without any hesitation, "For a layman like me, he is the Daniel Sangster of our ranch."

Daniel drew the corners of his mouth and said with great interest, "Then I'm going to do some research in the next few days." As an Englishman, he can fully understand the black humor in Lu Li's words, and he couldn't help laughing. "Do you have any special ideas for breeding?"

"I can use some professional advice. Or, you are more willing to talk to Brandon, and avoid explaining too many details to me, a layman." Lu Li's frankness was tinged with a hint of ridicule, and Daniel couldn't help but smile, "I The ranch wants to devote itself to breeding racehorses, we don’t race ourselves, but provide racehorses to others. Participating in the World Series is naturally the ultimate goal, but it still depends on whether the bank account allows it.”

Daniel closed his jaw with a smile, expressing that he understood, "So you are here for the Thoroughbred." Lu Li shrugged without denying, "Then you are right, we do need to check your bank account first. That's fine. During this period of time, there are fourteen purebred stallions available for breeding in the racecourse. If you want, we can slowly select one by one."

"Why don't we start by appreciating these thoroughbred horses?" Lu Li was also eager to try. The experience at the Romanee-Conti winery left a deep impression on him, and the legendary Kumo horse farm is naturally worth looking forward to.

"Why don't you get on the horse yourself and try riding it?" Lu Li's eyes lit up at Daniel's proposal, which was absolutely unexpected.

"Can I?" Lu Li said in surprise, "I thought these horses were professional racehorses, and only professional riders could ride them."

"Professional horse racing is naturally handled by professionals; but the racecourse is not only professional horse racing." Daniel's footsteps have already moved towards the stables.

Richard explained next to him, "Professional racing horses will be auctioned or sold when they reach the right age. Generally speaking, when a racing horse is two or three years old, it will slowly develop a tacit understanding with the rider, regardless of obstacles. , speed, or dressage, the fit between the rider and the horse is the only key to success. Therefore, the adult horses left in the racecourse are basically not used for professional purposes.”

Lu Li recorded all this information.Sure enough, professional horse farms are different from those ranches in Texas, after all, they focus on different projects and fields.

Walking into the stables, Lu Li was deeply impressed by the professional and tidy scene - compared with the imagined modern scene, this place still retains the retro style, just the railings of the stables, it can be seen that they are of high quality The wood, the dark brown paint color has lost all luster, even a little old, exuding the flavor of history in the precipitation of the years, and the background of the racecourse is revealed unconsciously.

The tall and strong horse poked its head out of the stable, looked down at the stranger who came in, and then took two steps back slightly, carefully observing the changes in the surrounding situation.

Even after a short distance, the strong muscles of the limbs reflected the flowing luster under the dark hair, and the faint explosive power was full of beauty that cannot be described in words; the soft hair was shiny and shiny, making people unable to resist I want to reach out and touch it, to feel the velvety touch.

"This is much more high-end than the horses at Aintree Racecourse." Brandon's exclamation came from behind. Even though he was a layman, Lu Li agreed with Brandon's words.

At the Aintree Racecourse, Richard took them to the stables to visit. The horses participating in the competition were full of robustness and strength, which was completely different from the situation in Texas; but when they came to the Coolmore Racecourse Afterwards, it felt like it was going to a higher level, which is really amazing.

"The appearance is only part of it." Richard stood beside and explained with a smile, "otherwise 'Sunday Tranquility' would not have fallen through so many people's glasses."

"Sunday Tranquility" was almost abandoned at first, and then it was considered mediocre and worthless as a stud/horse, but it became a horse that changed the history of Japanese horse racing. Not only did it have outstanding records, but its descendants also occupied an important position.

"Do you have a fancy horse?" Richard turned his head to look at Lu Li, and cast a questioning look at Brandon and Tony out of the corner of his eye.

Lu Li was no longer a rookie at the time. He approached cautiously, trying to find a sympathy with the horse, but the thoroughbred horse's violent temper kept Lu Li from getting rejected again and again——

They didn't even wait for Lu Li to approach, they started neighing, raising their hooves from a distance, and even roared at Lu Li, with their mouths wide open, as if they wanted to tear Lu Li into pieces, making people shun him.

The horses in Yunding Ranch are all riding horses, with a docile personality. Lu Li was really not used to meeting such a violent-tempered racing horse all of a sudden.At this time, Lu Li remembered that in Jin Yong's martial arts novels, he always described how to tame unruly wild horses.Horses are not such easy subjects to conquer.

Brandon quickly found a horse with a suitable temperament, and Tony also found it later, leaving only Lu Li.

"It seems that the aura between me and animals is not at ease. Even in the European continent, it still hasn't changed." Lu Li's self-deprecating words made both Richard and Anthony smile.

After wandering around for half an hour, Lu Li finally found a horse. The tall and strong horse seemed to be bigger than a chestnut, and its dark fur was as smooth as silk. No ranting retort, which is a positive sign.

"What's his name?"

"Black truffle."

"It's a good name."

(End of this chapter)