Bryony Frost: my body is my career and my horses' careers. It's so weird
Lee Mottershead catches up with a star in a sling at Oaksey House
The job of a racing journalist or broadcaster would be made considerably easier if it were possible to conduct post-race interviews with winning horses. This has always been considered an excessively optimistic ambition. Until, that is, Bryony Frost came along.
Frost does what Dr Dolittle sang about doing. The musical medic’s aspiration was to talk chimp with chimpanzees. While that is still likely beyond the powers of the sport's rapidly rising star, she reminded us after her joyful Cheltenham Festival triumph aboard Frodon that she is more than capable of conversing with equines.
That day, as on so many other days, she told us with infectious enthusiasm what they said to each other. We hung on every word.
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