Boxing Day hunt

[John Arton]

Many years ago I was attempting to romance this very smart, fit, young girl whose passion was horse riding. She asked me if I liked horse riding so in an attempt to impress her I said yes, often rode horses (well it was not strictly a lie as I had at least two times sat on the old nag that one of my local farmer friends kept). Anyway she said if I turned up next Saturday at a certain small Lake District Village we could go riding together. Great I'm in there thinks me. So I turn up next Saturday only to find out that I am expected to take part in the local hunt and a so called "gentle" horse has been picked out for me to ride. Not being a fan of hunting but the chance of a leg over won out over my dislike so up I get onto this "gentle" beast and off we all trot. Next thing some zzhole blows a trumpet and the whole pack of us set off at a gallop across the fields with me and my horse bringing up the rear of a bunch of "tally hooeers". Going across on field I could see all those ahead of me leaping over the hedgerow but just off to starboard was an open gate through to the next field so I was trying to get my nag to go through that opening. No chance, my bloody nag was just going to follow the pack so up and over the hedge it leapt and on after the rest of them it galloped. It had however lost its rider ME as although I had trotted across a field previously I had never galloped or even attempted to sit on a horse going over jumps. I was left muddied and on my **** as my ride disappeared into the distance along with any chance of a leg over from the girl I was attempting to impress.
Fox hunting... a passion killer and a waste of good drinking time in my view and was happy to see it banned.
rgds
JA
p.s. used to go Hound trailing a lot when young. This is where hounds follow a scent laid by a runner dragging a sack doused in scent over fields for hounds to chase. It was quite big business when I was growing up with regular meets and bookies taking pots of money. Still goes on to this day if I remember

[cappy]

many years ago there was a riding school in shields called hannahs .....a girl from a quite wealthy family kept her horse there ...i fancied her and after getting to know her....boldly asked did she like riding because it put a big meaty thing between her legs ......she said why do you ask that and smiled ....have you a big meaty thing ...i smiled show me she said ...i did ......we trotted we cantered ..then we galloped ...quite regularly till she went of to a university .....happydays cappy

[Dennis McGuckin]

Hey Cappy. There is a horse stable on the farm next to me.
Thanks for the advice.
Going to spend time hanging around there.
Wish me luck!.

[cappy]

Hey Cappy. There is a horse stable on the farm next to me.
Thanks for the advice.
Going to spend time hanging around there.
Wish me luck!.

###neigh den ...i have no doubt you will soon be in the saddle ....YIPPEE I OOOOHH

[Evan Lewis]

Re.previous Posts.

Don't tell me !Another of my Childhood Hero's the ,Lone Ranger has "Gone off the Radar"? Tonto was absolutely rapt in him.

[Dennis McGuckin]

###neigh den ...i have no doubt you will soon be in the saddle ....YIPPEE I OOOOHH
Hi Cappy,
Already got my leather chaps,spurs and whip.
Don't think I will need a saddle.
Although some of them look a bit on the wild side.

[Richard Quartermaine]

Den, Careful! there was a certain cowboy who used to put his chaps on backwards.
Richard

[dave moore]

Throughout the world any alien wildlife species that has been introduced away from its natural habitat has become a menace to the native wildlife ,what worries me is when will we ever learn.Id be very interested to know if anyone knows different.The pet trade has been blamed in some cases .but it's not their fault,it's up to governments to ban any species from being imported that will be detrimental to any countries native wildlife.

[happy daze john in oz]

Richard #17 Chaps and backwards may confuse some, but then again those who sailed with UCL will understand.

Den horse riding is fine if you get a good one but I found out you can get as much pleasure from the ships bike as from any old nag.

[happy daze john in oz]

###neigh den ...i have no doubt you will soon be in the saddle ....YIPPEE I OOOOHH
Hi Cappy,
Already got my leather chaps,spurs and whip.
Don't think I will need a saddle.
Although some of them look a bit on the wild side.

Reminds me of the old lady in hospital

'How long have you been bed ridden' ask the doc.

'All my life.......................except for one time on the beach'