We rode this boat together for two years on and off.

"I've been riding for 22 years, and I know how to ride this horse," he said.

Indeed I rode them for many years, until they were quite old.

But he did not ride the chairlifts himself for 10 years.

Many of these riders would ride for more than ten years with the team.

He rode here for six years before making the decision to move into flat racing.

"I did a lot of the exercise riding in the mornings, 10 miles a day for 30 years," he said.

Rose, who had been riding for only four years, was an easy target.

I have been riding for 27 years and I know how to ride.