wave
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Post by wave on Jan 24, 2011 0:01:08 GMT
 o yes those were the days. hobnobbing with good old Harvey Smith. And all his swearing lol Having tea with all the top show jumpers in the VIP tent. Giving out trophies to the working hunting pony classes.at the Abbey park show. Any one remember that show? Being treated like the Queen ;D because my Granddad and Auntie where at the time well known in the horse world. Hunting times when i did not have any fear. Going to posh high teas at Caleb's houses. funny always remember the beetroot sliced on a decorative China plate ,thought at the time very old fashioned. 4 of us taking my pony to be gelded down the road. he was strong. Being blooded at the age of 8, still got the tail. eek hided now.lot softer in me old age. still hobnobbing with afew now. but they are as down to earth like me. not what some think.
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Post by eskvalleystud on Jan 24, 2011 0:39:27 GMT
ooo! who were your Auntie and Grandad?
btw very sorry to read about your mother and apologies that I assumed you were someone who had been on here before causing trouble, your introduction in the newbies section was read the wrong way
anyway, back to your famous family connections - anything stick out as significant memories being involved in their family?
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Post by wave on Jan 24, 2011 1:04:20 GMT
ooo! who were your Auntie and Grandad? I assumed you were someone who had been on here before causing trouble, your introduction in the newbies section was read the wrong way OMG ! really  so sorry about that. i had been using another site, a while back now, and they where really clicky. and argumentative. That's why i put that bit in. I am so glad i found this site, you are all soooo nice  My Granddad started many horse shows, there was a memory cup made in his memory when he died.,in which i use to present. My Auntie was a judge for show jumping. My Dad also new alot of celebs too through his line of work.... Paul McCartney for one. ,,, but thats all your getting, difficult as i do not want to be known for who i no, if you no what i mean. its just me |
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Post by sultan on Jan 24, 2011 12:31:29 GMT
£12 a week - I'm impressed!! I remember daring to ask for my board and lodging back which I'd paid for in advance, surprisingly enough, she said, 'No'. I remember she always called her daughter Mrs (whatever her last name was) - very strange. I saw the pic of Bounce - he was wonderful wasn't he. :-)
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Post by emma3870 on Jan 24, 2011 13:03:15 GMT
just caught up with this thread.
we used to showjump at Hilton Park Arena in the 80's when Steven Hadley ran it. What was the name of the chestnut (mare?) he used to ride?
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Post by Lulu on Jan 24, 2011 14:45:39 GMT
£12 a week - I'm impressed!! I remember daring to ask for my board and lodging back which I'd paid for in advance, surprisingly enough, she said, 'No'. I remember she always called her daughter Mrs (whatever her last name was) - very strange. I saw the pic of Bounce - he was wonderful wasn't he. :-) Yes, Mrs Hedgcocke although she did call her by her first name too (Janey). I was allowed to go to a few shows with Mrs H and her daughter Arabella when they were showing Oakley Glorious Twelfth, Glory (out of Bubbles) which I think was her next pony after Lulu (Oakley Spring Lullaby). There was a pic of Arabella and Lulu on the cover of Showing World (I think it was called that back then) and Mrs C. showed everyone!!  |
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Post by sultan on Jan 28, 2011 21:46:35 GMT
I was at Mrs C's in the spring of 1979 - one of Bounce's offspring (a colt) was there, but I can't think what he was called. Any ideas?
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Post by CarolineNelson on Jan 28, 2011 22:11:12 GMT
Up?
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Post by brindlerainbow on Jun 9, 2017 19:39:09 GMT
Just came across this very old thread but what wonderful memories we all shared  Those were they days!!! |
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Post by gillwales on Jun 9, 2017 20:02:20 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!!!!! I just found this, we used to go to Cinderella's... is it still there?? And I had a horse with Robert Oliver at that time, got to ride Black Gold, the large black show hack which I saw at Fairfield Stud. Kemply cob used to have to have a canvas rug on to stop him from ripping his rugs and you never went near Tentrek!! The 2 big shows were at Wembley and you could park next to the warm up area and watch the horses, it was so much more glamorous then and far less bit*hy .. Happy days |
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Post by brindlerainbow on Jun 9, 2017 20:09:06 GMT
Yes I think Cinderella's is still there although it was the mid 80's last time I went in there. Kempley was a difficult horse to look after, he was extremely riggy and had killed sheep and a cow in the past and could never be turned out with other horses. He had to wear a bridle just to go from his box to the paddock!!
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Post by waspblue on Jun 10, 2017 0:00:01 GMT
Anyone in the North West remember watching top class show jumping over the wonderful course at Arena North, where International Velvet was filmed?? My Dad took me to see it being filmed as a little girl, it was just magic and we would regularly go to watch Liz and Ted Edgar with the wonderful Everest horses, Harvey, Graham Fletcher, David Broome, Caroline Bradley and Alison Dawes.... just thinking about it, brings back the most magical memories!! What a lovely thread this has been |
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Post by oldschooler on Jun 11, 2017 13:58:20 GMT
Anyone in the North West remember watching top class show jumping over the wonderful course at Arena North, where International Velvet was filmed?? My Dad took me to see it being filmed as a little girl, it was just magic and we would regularly go to watch Liz and Ted Edgar with the wonderful Everest horses, Harvey, Graham Fletcher, David Broome, Caroline Bradley and Alison Dawes.... just thinking about it, brings back the most magical memories!! What a lovely thread this has been Despite living at Blackpool for a few years never got to Arena North but went past it on my way home from my groom's job in Sussex. Did get to Osbaldeston though, and Johnny Greenwood, David Bowen and Geoff Billington used to go. Actually spent more time at Lanni's at Moorhouses near Doncaster on a Friday night indoor jumping after I moved to Yorkshire. Had a cracking little cob who was an ex Whip's horse I bought to sell on. Shared the ride with a friend who was a Thalidomide victim, he provided the transport in exchange for some ring rides. A good arrangement for us both and certainly helped me to sell the cob at a good profit. We usually went clear in the novice but never stayed for the jump off as you needed to be there about 11pm, too late for me. Also the competition was incredibly tough, the likes of the Smiths, Barkers, Whittakers amongst others. Call me defeatist but it never seemed worth waiting for the jump off. They were good nights though, usually stopped off at the pub on the way home, left the cob in the trailer. Not sure I would do it now. Also remember the BSJA shows around Doncaster arranged by Mr Tomlinson with a rod of iron. All on grass, none of this surfaces rubbish. Again classes really took some winning. |
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Post by gillwales on Jun 13, 2017 6:18:42 GMT
As a kid I lived in Surrey, there was a big posh hotel ( Selsdon Park Hotel ) just up the road and it had a fabulous golf course with a bridleway running next to it with a little gap in the fence...............................my friends and me had many happy hours charging round the golf course on our ponies and sledging down the bunkers in the snow I have been there!! many years ago. |
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so sorry about that. i had been using another site, a while back now, and they where really clicky. and argumentative. That's why i put that bit in.
Im sure I'll remember loads more in a minute!!!!!