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Post by brindlerainbow on Aug 13, 2010 10:43:41 GMT
As alot of us like to think back to the "old" days I thought it might be nice to share our memories of ponies/horses,people and shows from way back when!!!!! So here goes......... Getting up at stupid o'clock at Wembley to use the main arena for excercising!!!! Living on doughnuts,crepes and toasted sandwiches at shows and not putting any weight on!!!! ;D Drinking down at The Castle during the Hickstead meetings and then on to Cinderellas just down the road  Brown Buzzard going under the spotlight at HOYS - breathtaking All the wonderful showponies from that era - Cusop Heiress,Creden Keepsake,Chirk Caviar,Gunnerby Aalborg Elegant,Groundhills Amazing Grace,Runnings Park Hill Star. And the showhunters - Flashman,Dual Gold,Elite,Periglen,Seabrook,Kings Warrior Never forget being at Hickstead and watching Ryans Son win the Derby and all the other great showjumpers - Pennwood Forge Mill,Philco,Sportsman,Diester,Boomerang. Happy days  Im sure I'll remember loads more in a minute!!!!! |
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Post by suzee on Aug 13, 2010 11:43:20 GMT
Happy memories,epecially the show jumpers
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Post by bundle on Aug 13, 2010 11:48:21 GMT
Never forget being at Hickstead and watching Ryans Son win the Derby and all the other great showjumpers - Pennwood Forge Mill,Philco,Sportsman,Diester,Boomerang.
You must be as old as me to remember those horses brindlerrainbow!! Happy days
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Post by ponymum on Aug 13, 2010 12:38:11 GMT
wow - i remember going to our local agricultural show, and all the top notch showjumpers coming, harvey smith and the whitakers etc and meeting champion the wonder horse!! And at wembley going to the local club after the evening performance had finished! What fun that was people watching!!!!  |
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Post by hatman on Aug 13, 2010 13:04:18 GMT
I used to ride Cratfield fairy gold when i was seven stone and worked as a groom for Stella Harries she was a beautiful pony. Nice to see her offspring doing so well.
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Post by brindlerainbow on Aug 13, 2010 14:05:20 GMT
I remember Stella Harris. When I worked for the Whites im sure we used to go over to the Graces polo yard and she came and did some lessons
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Post by dipsey on Aug 13, 2010 14:46:15 GMT
I have a friend who often goes on HG and once owned a well known stud, bread one horse that went to Olympia and her daughter rode it, and they competed with the Whittickers,Smiths etc: and her horse was picked for the short list for the Olympics,cant mention her name as she may not like it. she goes under Perfect on HG. ooOps sorry!
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Post by haggismarmite on Aug 13, 2010 14:59:56 GMT
Brindlerainbow just found this after continuing reminiscing on the show ponies lack of limb thread! I remember Stella Harris and the Cratfield ponies well - I always wanted Cratfield Bobby Dazzler, he always beat me astride but side saddle we use to trade places but I would have loved to have him. Freezing wet cold windy Peterborough for the BSPS Champs (the only one there was the really) eating tonnes of crepes as it was all there was that was edible and everyone in the grandstand wearing those "bopper" head band things!!! BLimey I am seriously old. When HOYS was termed 'Wembley' all season...
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Post by hatman on Aug 13, 2010 15:13:37 GMT
yes there were polo ponies on the other half of the yard gosh we are showing our age!
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Post by brindlerainbow on Aug 13, 2010 17:15:47 GMT
haggismarmite I looked after Dazzle (Cratfield Bobby Dazler ) for years when Veronica White owned him.Peter White rode him first then Helen Baker took over, he was a lovely pony to look after very polite and kind  Peterborough always seemed to be windy and freezing!!!!! |
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Post by haggismarmite on Aug 13, 2010 17:22:54 GMT
Small world isnt' it weird! I've been out of horses for nearly 20 yrs and back again with the girls and their ponies it's so funny bumping into people I use to ride with who are now, like me, running around with the kids, most haven't changed a bit unlike me, sadly  certainly couldn't get on a hack now I'd squish it! Good to know Dazzle was lovely at home too, I thought he would have been he just had the kindest big brown eyes and was a living rocking horse. I hadnt' realised Helen had him, she is such a fab rider I had hacks with her when she had Foxy - she is someone I always look up to and which I was half as good. |
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Post by nomdeac on Aug 13, 2010 18:00:55 GMT
I remember being thrilled to see Holly of Spring in the flesh when she was ch at The Great Yorkshire. It was like seeing a mythical creature
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Post by brindlerainbow on Aug 13, 2010 18:04:44 GMT
Yes Holly of Spring was amazing.
Helen rode Dazzle for The Whites when Peter was out the class.Foxy was an absolute stunner!!!
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Post by haggismarmite on Aug 13, 2010 18:15:39 GMT
I would have loved to see Holly of Spring, only ever saw photos, my Best Man of Spring was one of her last babies, not quite her level but an absolute star sidesaddle and would have done a great veterans class, sadly mutilated in a dog attack out hacking . She still is a legend! I've just found a bunch of BSPS year books from 1983 - 88 which entertains the girls to see the old photos. |
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Post by auntiebarb on Aug 13, 2010 18:51:46 GMT
You funny young things, I remember Pat Smythe and was thrilled when Tosca her showjumper had a foal called Lucia. I also remember Nicefella, who had a flick back style over jumps with a buck on landing very often too.
Does anyone else remember much later a wonderful graceful showjumper called Tigre? He just floated. I saw Mister Softee at Blackpool show once. He was in the stable and looked like he could do with four new legs. That put me off showjumping a little when i saw what it did to some horses.
I still have my first trophy, a cheap little cup handed to me on 23rd August 1958 for Dolly Daydream, best child's pony. I think she was an ex-pit pony but I knew should do absolutely anything. Unfortunately, she had no mouth and I had no saddle, but I did acquire a very good seat.
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Post by kayjayem on Aug 13, 2010 19:28:33 GMT
I remember being thrilled to see Holly of Spring in the flesh when she was ch at The Great Yorkshire. It was like seeing a mythical creature I was there too!! I just held my breath when I saw her it was like seeing a hollywood filmstar ;D |
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Post by haggismarmite on Aug 13, 2010 19:32:55 GMT
LOL being called young haven't heard that for a while - thanks! Sadly that is a bit before my time I'm the Whittaker brothers generation, I was besotted with Milton, Desert Orchid, Red Rum etc...had posters of them all (alongside Donny Osmond I'm ashamed to say;).
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Post by Julie(luke3) on Aug 13, 2010 19:39:29 GMT
Me too haggismarmite! Except I LOVED Ryan's Son and Nick Skelton's Apollo I grew up with the Lennel ponies which were lovely ponies( going on the thread about lack of bone they would all be hunter ponies now!!) Not Donny Osmond though I was into Duran Duran and A-Ha x |
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Post by Milliesmum on Aug 13, 2010 19:39:50 GMT
Tigre was just beautiful, remember the late great Caroline Bradley riding him, some of the other showjumpers of the time I remember were of course Ryans Son, Boomerang and Kerrygold with Eddie Macken, Harvey's famous 'v' sign at hickstead. Also can anyone remember the name of the fellow that used to ride 'Kelso Mulga Bill', it was a clydesdale cross that used to showjump. This was back in the days when the showjumpers had proper names!
I was at wembley when See Lighthingyer took the hunter championship, also remember being in floods of tears the year Milton retired, when he made a surprise appearance at olympia - 'Simply the Best' can still reduce me to tears even now!
Also recall, think it may well have been at Moorgreen Show, admiring Graham Fletcher's rear view in a pair of very tight white breeches, but this was a good few years ago!
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Post by Julie(luke3) on Aug 13, 2010 19:46:05 GMT
Tigre was just beautiful, remember the late great Caroline Bradley riding him, some of the other showjumpers of the time I remember were of course Ryans Son, Boomerang and Kerrygold with Eddie Macken, Harvey's famous 'v' sign at hickstead. Also can anyone remember the name of the fellow that used to ride 'Kelso Mulga Bill', it was a clydesdale cross that used to showjump. This was back in the days when the showjumpers had proper names! I was at wembley when See Lighthingyer took the hunter championship, also remember being in floods of tears the year Milton retired, when he made a surprise appearance at olympia - 'Simply the Best' can still reduce me to tears even now! Also recall, think it may well have been at Moorgreen Show, admiring Graham Fletcher's rear view in a pair of very tight white breeches, but this was a good few years ago! Charlie Moffat x |
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Post by Milliesmum on Aug 13, 2010 19:49:14 GMT
That's him, thanks! I couldn't think for the life of me!
They'd come into the ring and you'd think - what the bloomin heck - but they'd show a clean pair of heels to a lot of the blood horses!
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Post by blingmypony on Aug 13, 2010 19:52:06 GMT
Tigre was just beautiful, remember the late great Caroline Bradley riding him, some of the other showjumpers of the time I remember were of course Ryans Son, Boomerang and Kerrygold with Eddie Macken, Harvey's famous 'v' sign at hickstead. Also can anyone remember the name of the fellow that used to ride 'Kelso Mulga Bill', it was a clydesdale cross that used to showjump. This was back in the days when the showjumpers had proper names! I was at wembley when See Lighthingyer took the hunter championship, also remember being in floods of tears the year Milton retired, when he made a surprise appearance at olympia - 'Simply the Best' can still reduce me to tears even now! Also recall, think it may well have been at Moorgreen Show, admiring Graham Fletcher's rear view in a pair of very tight white breeches, but this was a good few years ago! OMG - to use a modern term! And do you remember the shock and outrage when horses first started to wear their sponsors name ... remember the Sanyo team and the fantastic Sanmar? |
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Post by inkjet on Aug 13, 2010 19:55:17 GMT
my friend owns a showjumper of the past era diamond cliff he is a lovely boys and was one of john whittakers rides when they were sponsored by virtual village!
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Post by kayjayem on Aug 13, 2010 19:58:23 GMT
I remember show jumping my pony at Andrew Fielders and being in the same class as the Whitakers! My pony could be brilliant or an absolute cow but I remember overhearing Pa Whitaker admiring her and her style(was on a good day - she could be very difficult and hormonal!) - proudest day of my life lol!!!
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Post by haggismarmite on Aug 13, 2010 19:59:09 GMT
That's so funny can you imagine how the current politically correct crowd would take to that generation of Show Jumpers!!! I'd forgotten half that lot - Ryans Son was another of the greats (Oh and AHA and Duran Duran of course!) where would it be without the sponsorship that started back then hard to imagine.
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Post by workingcob on Aug 13, 2010 20:05:25 GMT
I loved Anglezarke, a big white faced horse that Malcolm Pyrah rode.
Remember some lovely ponies at bsps champs, runnings park brut being one of my faces, anda big liver chestnut called Rochester.
Going to equifest this yr and sleeping in wagon, will be a trip back in time. Must be over 20 yrs since I stayed at Peterborough, have vivid memories of choc & nut crepes and snogging at the disco in the evening lol
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Post by haggismarmite on Aug 13, 2010 20:12:04 GMT
Ahh, happy times the BSPS disco, forgotten about that Vodka and orange made with neat squash not juice yuck and snogging some rather dubious characters, and the BSPS beauty pageant, remember that sashes and all? OMG my parents must have been mad letting us loose! Running Park Brut was lovely, one of my faves was Parkwave Prince Ranier he always had such an amazing presence.
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Post by brindlerainbow on Aug 13, 2010 20:16:21 GMT
Oooh yes Anglezark and Tigre and also Hydrophane Coldstream ridden by Derek Ricketts the horse always had 2 grooms with him as he was quite a sparky chap!!! Because I used to hang out with a few of the showjumping grooms I knew alot of the horses by their stable names, Tigre was Felix and im sure they called Anglezark, Lion because he was a vicious bugger!!! Ryans Son was just Ryan!! Charlie Moffat died earlier this year  I lived on those choc & nut crepes!!! they were lush.And there was always plenty of snogging to be had at stay away shows................................. |
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Post by chocoholic on Aug 13, 2010 20:23:36 GMT
Crikey I can still remember hearing on the radio that Caroline Bradley had died.
Boomerang winning the Hickstead Derby for me. Also getting drunk in the cider tent at Taunton show :-)
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Post by merlod on Aug 13, 2010 20:27:13 GMT
Anyone remember Uncle Max! (Ted Edgar on board). And the "Three Jays" Books
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Im sure I'll remember loads more in a minute!!!!!
certainly couldn't get on a hack now I'd squish it! Good to know Dazzle was lovely at home too, I thought he would have been he just had the kindest big brown eyes and was a living rocking horse. I hadnt' realised Helen had him, she is such a fab rider I had hacks with her when she had Foxy - she is someone I always look up to and which I was half as good.
