So Where Is Everyone From?

[SmartyJones]

I'm from Vancouver, Canada, and I have been enjoying this forum immensley :Dbut have noticed most of the members from England? I have great nostalgia for UK as my first riding lessons at 8 years were in a yard near Portsmouth when my stepfather was in the navy. I also spent some time on Isle of Bute at Cames Castle(navy quarters for officers and their kidlets) so I have an affinity for Highland ponies.Many years ago my family emigrated to Canada from Ireland,Wales,& England.One sister married a Dubliner(whose family had a riding school) and another married a Brit.My mom married 3 Brits(a serial marriager :rolleyes:). I love reading your expressions and seeing photos of cobs,thelwell ponies, and glimpses of your beautiful english countryside. This is a real warm and fuzzy site for me-oh yes and I love black English tea-they never make it right over here-(pale and tepid.)

I was wondering if theNR members are from England only, or are there others from other countries and Continents enjoying tuning in to a 'Bit of horsey Britain' in the evenings?

[Clava]

I'm not sure if you wanted members from outside the UK to answer? I'm from the UK, not that far from Portsmouth. I imagine that the scenery in Canada must be wonderful for riding.:)

[palmerlover52]

Don't suppose that would have been HMS Dryad?
Used to ride there before it closed :D Small world!

We have members from allllll over, Aus, Canada, USA, Hungary!

[orbvalley]

I'm from the UK but now live in France. The French are in awe of English riding & are generally very disappointed when they see me ride:p They think we're all top class professional riders, have the best riding hats & the best tack shops (I do agree with the latter!)
I love English tea too, you just can't get a good cuppa here:rolleyes:
Your expression of "a serial marriager" really made me grin:D

[RustyMary]

I'm a British expat living in Slovenia, being taught riding in Austria by an American! And the tea situation here is desperate, though fortunately we go back to the UK often enough to bring out all we need :)

[TheHoglet]

i'm from county durham way on in the north east of england :p
sometimes i'd rather live in annother contry where i dosnt rain so much :mad: but i enjoy hacing through the contry side too much!

[~*sugarlump*~]

im in not so sunny south wales:)

[elaine@dow-evan]

I'm a British expat living in Slovenia, being taught riding in Austria by an American! And the tea situation here is desperate, though fortunately we go back to the UK often enough to bring out all we need :)

Hey, RM, I'm sure that you could call on assistance from NR to send you emergency supplies of English tea!!

[rianne21]

I am in bedfordshire in england

[lizayr]

hi i live in a village outside of Ayr in Scotland and wish i was else where from the midgies :eek: wish me and my horses dogs an puppy and cats and rabbit were somewhere else lol;)

[Jenny2502]

Im in Leicester 3rd biggest city in England and /Birmingham 2nd biggest city in England, so many people = so many horses YAY!

[Trundlecat]

Deepest, darkest, South Yorkshire! They really do still have flat hats & whippets round here. Have only been back 7 years though, lived in Spain but worked in Germany (weekly commute) before that. Loving being back "home", I'm no fan of Spain.

[flump1967]

The beautiful New Forest on the south coast of England. Ancient hunting forest - although personally am glad to say that hunting is banned now.
Ponies, cows and donkeys (and pigs in the autum) living wild on the moors and woods and wandering the roads and villages. In my nearest village you often have to manouvere past a donkey leaning in the post ofice doorway to get by.
Nearest big cities are Southampton, Winchester and Bournemouth. Southampton is good for shopping, Bounemouth is a busy seaside town right on the beach and Winchester has lots of history - beautiful cathedral, King Alfred, capital of Wessex and all that.
Downside is amazingly expensive area with lots of houses sold as holiday property or for wealthy people commuting to London. Some bits are very busy in the summer as millions of tourists come to visit - don't blame them as it is lovely. The riding is fabulous with almost no roadwork at all but the livery/grazing prices are astronomical.

[*katie*]

I love trying to explain this :D! I live near Milton Keynes in England (hence what it says for my location ;)) and i'm basically on the borders of 3 counties, i'm in buckinghamshire, but next to bedfordshire and northamptonshire :rolleyes::p! It does mean we nip across a lot and i know my way round bedford better than MK :o. I've got lovely expensive livery, not a huge amount of greenery near me, and a tiny smattering of RSs - not exactly Horse County :p!

[Chestnutter]

i'm in Bradford, West Yorkshire at a "down to earth" livery yard. Bradford is a very built up urban area, so all our rides start with busy roadwork. But once you get into the woods it's amazing. I always think how lucky i am to be enjoying the countryside on horseback. Riding through the woods, i personally wouldn't swap for anywhere else on earth! I would love to try riding a bit further afield though and have always wanted to visit Canada.

[UKCowboy29]

Sunny Brighton, East Sussex, UK

[Cupcake]

Australia :D

[Hippyhorse]

I'm in the heartof the black country between Wolverhampton and Birmingham! So very built up but we do have great pockets of countryside and quite a lot of horses just not ones you could walk to! Where I train and where my share horses are kept there is some good hacking and you sometimes forget how close the cities and the motorways are! I come from Berkshire though so proper horse country and to add to the international feel half my family live in either California(where I've had great western experiences) or Australia!

[Joyscarer]

Yet another Hampshire lass here and I keep Joy in the Meon valley which is stunning. With the exception of the New Forest I have probably the best hacking although my hacking is more varied in terrain even if not so abundant :D

I never have to do the same ride twice and even the start of my ride I have 6different options to choose from.

The main problem I have is that I can't afford to buy land in the area for Joy.

Even the New Forest is cheaper because investor are buying up parcel of land in the hope of getting planning permission in the future whereas in the New Forest this isn't such a problem.

With land prices being approx £25,000 per acre with no facilities or services the land my mare is on is worth more than I can afford :(

[tas1608]

I am in the Highlands of Scotland, about 40 miles north of Inverness but originally from Hartlepool, North of England, we have lovely forestry almost on our doorstep, where you can easily hack all day long, not that I do :p.

[LeftBrainer]

I was a force's brat - Parents both served out in Canada (dad with Canadian air force for a while then RAF. Have lived in Gibraltar (no horse riding :( it was before the border opened) Cornwall, Scotland - west and east coast, near Inverness in fact - fantastic riding:) now live in Devon. Great riding again. It's only since moving to Devon as a grown up that I've been in the position to own my own horses. Have one now, a superhero with a lazy stubborn streak, incredibly patient and a penchant for peanut butter sandwiches (apricot jam an optional extra). Coffee drinker:o - me not the horse;)
Oh, and I was born in Darlington, Co Durham so have been known to lapse back into straight talking yorkshire lass!

[Anro]

Ireland!! :D

[maz4666]

hi there

i am from scotland i live on a island called rothesay isle of bute i moved here 5 years ago before that i lived in glasgow started riding 1 year ago got a lovely cob called magic,he is a piebald with lovely white feathers and a cheeky nature we love to go out on long hacks down to the beach.

[Lara*]

I live near Crook in County Durham.

[Odie]

Newcastle Tyne & Wear :D

[dizzybee]

About 6 miles from Manchester

[Skint]

i'm an American ex-pat, lived here in England for 22 years now, I've never quite nailed the location exactly, possibly the south west, but could also be south-central. At any rate between London and Bristol, but closer to Bristol

[Silvia]

Austria

[peppip]

Staffordshire, near to what used to be called The Potteries, by locals. Stoke on Trent to every one else.

[jacs205]

Livingston, (between Edinburgh and Glasgow) I'm from around here but lived in Orpington in Kent for a few years too and I loved it there:)

[No_Angel]

I'm from Shropshire, which is on the Welsh Borders.

[kirky]

North East England near Sunderland. Quite pretty in places and my livery yard very friendly. I have always thought that Canada would be a fab place to visit, my cousin lived there for years and loved it.

[Cochise]

Nouvelle Zelande.

Yeah, the South Island of New Zealand. :D

[sophieology]

I live in Kent. Only just got first horse so not sure about hacking nearby etc. However,I was born in Cumbria, and lived there until I was 11. I often wish I was up there now.....

[LadyA]

Hey Smartyjones - I am in Ontario ( just outside of Toronto)Canada...have lived here all my life, however my Mother was a warbride from Kent Gravesend England- I have 3 aunts and 2 uncles who are all in England all over and dozens of cousins....not sure I even know them all. I haven't been back to England for about 26 years.

[julia gulia]

hi there

i am from scotland i live on a island called rothesay isle of bute i moved here 5 years ago before that i lived in glasgow started riding 1 year ago got a lovely cob called magic,he is a piebald with lovely white feathers and a cheeky nature we love to go out on long hacks down to the beach.

oooo Rothesay is beautiful . I grew up in Greenock :D
I took the ferry to Rothesay many times.
I now live in Georgia U.S.A..

[preciousgem]

Hi, we're in Ontario, Canada.

[ANN H]

Liverpool. Would love to live in Devon, Somerset or Cornwall though. Most of my relatives are down that way. OH is a true scouser so a bit reluctant to 'relocate'!:mad:

[robbitybob]

Another from New Zealand, north island for me.

The Waitakere Ranges :)

[taskey]

both my parents were in the forces so i was born and brought up in germany. i have lived in preston lancashire for 3 years then up sticked and moved back to germany, where i am for now.

the for now bit is because we are moving to canada or australia - not quite sure which yet. just keep saving in the bank for the day we go.

Tracy

[Flash Harry]

Me here in sunny RAF Lynehm (OH in RAF). He has a friend posted out in Canada and every time a flight goes out, his mate insists on cans of Heinz baked beans being sent out to him!! Are the beans that bad in Canada or is he winding me up!!?

[Abserd]

Born in boring old Leeds (West Yorkshire, North East-ish England), still living in boring old Leeds! Built up, grey and urban with lots of road work like Bradford (next door city) but once in the woods it can be gorgeous with great scenery and hacking! Have also lived in Sheffield (S. Yorks) and Northampton, East Midlands. Never rode there though. I work with a lass from Vancouver who never lets us forget it! Also got a couple of friends going through the emmigration system to move to Vancouver Island in a few years...me...jealous!?!

[spitchwick]

Dartmoor, Devon for me, but I have been to Vancouver, and it's lovely, I have a friend on Vancouver island, I would like to re-visit one day.

[Jen_e_Jen]

Indianapolis Indiana, US.

[~*Lizzi-Beth*~]

I'm from Wales :D
(That's the little country - between England and Ireland - that's attached to England :p lol)

[StephA]

Brought up on a farm in the lovely countryside in Stockport, Cheshire and moved to Ribble Valley in Blackburn 3 months ago. Still right next to the countryside with cows that walk through the back garden though so its aaaaaall good!

S x

[joshes mum]

Originally from london moved to hampshire 29 years ago.

[zoe-lvs-horses]

County Durham. :)
Nice thread btw. ;) It is threads like these that make you realise that there is actually alot of people in your area. :)
Zoe.x

[mindymoo]

Hi, i live in worcestershire ( like the sauce ) oh and i also have a hairy highland mare called Poppy of Combebank.:)

[horse_lady43]

hi i live in essex about 26 miles from london.

[jlblakey]

I'm from California in the USA but I live in Bristol, Avon England now. I sure do miss that California sunshine!

[Alle]

I'm originally from New York in the USA but moved to Hawaii 19 years ago. We have a great deal of sun, but not a lot of hacking! The stable I board at is very small and I've been thinking of moving somewhere with a little more variety.

I also love looking at the pics of the lovely UK countryside. I've visited all over Ireland, Scotland, Wales and some south west bits of England and really loved it.

[SmartyJones]

but the UK wins out in numbers.:cool:

Alle-which Hawaiian island do you live on? We often are on Kauai-and there are some lovely trails with mountain views(Bali HI), jungles, beaches-rather humid but sooo picturesque. A pretty hefty price to trail ride- but the horses deserve it.

Flash Harry-the baked beans in Canada are 'to die for"-your friend must be kidding-it is the great Canadian staple-we have beans with our famous Quebec maple syrup, barb-e-cue, tomato sauce and the creme de la creme-- beans with molasses sauce.:p Every cowboy, hiker, sailor has their can of Canadian beans.:D

Spitchwick-fancy you being to Vancouver and the island- just after showing me your highlands in the pony thread. Maybe next time you come this way I will have a Hairy Highland to show you.....;)

[curlycal]

I'm from Liverpool, but move to sunny San Diego 10 months ago :)

[Island_Girl]

I live on the Isle of Wight, great for riding but very expensive to get on and off of. Don't drink tea, I prefer water or alcohol.

[pengapenga]

I am originally from Zimbabwe but have lived in Uk and Netherlands:) I now very happily call Western Australia home:D

[Tango<3]

From the exceptionaly sunny and warm UK...NOT!! Lol... on the Hampshire/Berkshire boarder near Blazingsmoke aka Basingstoke the chav capital! lol :D LOL.

I have always fancied the American life... when I was like 9 I read the Heartland books and was like I want to live there :D

ahh. well Im a killer for an american accent so fingers crossed Ill end up there in the future :rolleyes::o;)

but my friends just moved to Canada, kinda on the edge of Toronto, and she has the big onrario lake on her doorstep, I think thats what the lakes called, they were all trying to pursuade me to move there but Taking Tango would have been a hefty price and I dont think I could have handled the cold or the heat!! Lol!

[Alle]

but the UK wins out in numbers.:cool:

Alle-which Hawaiian island do you live on? We often are on Kauai-and there are some lovely trails with mountain views(Bali HI), jungles, beaches-rather humid but sooo picturesque. A pretty hefty price to trail ride- but the horses deserve it.



I am on Oahu, and while there are some great trails here, they aren't close to where I am at. I am considering moving to a place that does have some trail access...and even access to the beach, even though horse riders aren't supposed to ride on the beach there. :) They go really early on Sunday morning so they don't bother the normal beach going public.

Kauai is such a gorgeous place! You should let me know next time you're over here!

[rhsw]

Hi, i live in worcestershire ( like the sauce ) oh and i also have a hairy highland mare called Poppy of Combebank.:)

I live in worcestershire too, :), love Tea, Earl Grey! :).

[icegirl]

Near the South Downs - lovely riding. Have lived and worked in Canada and also ridden horses in the Rocky Mountains near Banff. Stayed next to an Indian reserve on Vancouver Island and have friends from Vancouver.

[noggin667]

Lincolnshire :)

[LMS]

Another canuck here:D I'm from eastern Ontario near our nation's capital.

[luvmelol]

I'm in Lincolnshire UK. It's great that we have people from other countries on the site. We're all the same really though, horse lovers the world over.

[Aircraftblonde]

Hi I am from Dubai UAE, just about to fly my girl out from Anglesey. British bird at heart!!!

Nice to meet you all


ACB

[Dizzy Woo]

Sunny (ho ho) Bournemouth in Dorset here, am I the only one?:confused:

[Bessy]

oh - everyone else's location sounds so much more interesting. Can I just make mine up? "Can it be a Where would everyone like to be from?":rolleyes:

I'm in Wiltshire but bordering Gloucestershire - in a little hamlet with 10 houses, 1 church and 9 horses.

[FX5]

Cape Town, South Africa!

[missymoo24]

I live in Ringwood,horses are kept a 5min walk from the forest pure bliss:D

[kturner]

UK. Sheffield South Yorkshire.
Born in Malta to Navy parents, always on the move, then Mauritius, then Cape Town, South Africa, then back to UK, then back to Cape Town.

Last went to Cape Town age 11 and returned in 1999 age 37.

Never moving agian.

[ginageorge]

:)I live in the Uk in Yardley Wood,Birmingham.:)

[Sammii]

Born and bred in London, half Scottish, currently live in Derby.

:D

[lolahutt]

I live in Devon these days but I am from Hertfordshire. Kind of boring really!:rolleyes:

[annette h]

Another from Worcestershire :)

[keds mum]

Berkshire:D

[marieb]

In Wiltshire UK at the moment, immigrating to Shell Knob, Missouri in the USA early next year and taking my appaloosa Criollo with me. Taking tea with me cos I can't live without that.

[shane]

South Wales, just outside chepstow. Can't believe how windy it is living near the severn estuary.:eek:

[x.fat-pony.x]

Currently back in Chester, my birthplace.
However, have lived in.....*breathes in*

York
Clitheroe
Beverley
Southampton
Dumfries
Cambridge
Stockport
Port Talbot
et etc!

Also my mother was born in Christchurch, NZ, so half Kiwi! and am planning to move there in the future, as do not need to apply for Visa etc :D:D:D

[Teehee]

Here another Canadian but this time living in Northern Spain!!! :D

[chickyd444]

heaven :D

[Trixie]

I'm in Scotland, near Livingston, but wishing I was in California. I'm trying to get hubby to emigrate to the San Francisco Bay area as I love it there, but he says we're too old!

I'm amazed at the number of references to the isle of Bute! I used to go on holidays there as a kid - used to always sing on the ferry "The Day We Went to Rothsay-o" and my mother would get sea sick. Dad was ex Merchant Navy and my mum was infamous for getting sea sick on an oil tanker IN DRY DOCK!!

[*IcyRider*]

im from good old hampshire!

As the saying goes "Hampshire born,Hampshire bred,Strong in the arm...thick in the head"!!

tis lovely here and the riding oh the riding!I dont have to do any road work my fields back onto an 800 acre wood :D 2 XC courses about 20 mins away riding ,2 country parks,pubs the lot tis great!the furthest place to get to is about 45 mins and you can ride through fields and in lil woods.On a summers evening its bliss!

Only downside is that most of my riding is done on my own as big horses cant keep up with the Icys and a few of my friends horses are scared of them.And i dont know anyone who could ride 1 of mine and be safe! grrr

[jroz]

I'm originally from New York in the USA but moved to Hawaii 19 years ago. We have a great deal of sun, but not a lot of hacking! The stable I board at is very small and I've been thinking of moving somewhere with a little more variety.

I also love looking at the pics of the lovely UK countryside. I've visited all over Ireland, Scotland, Wales and some south west bits of England and really loved it.

Where did you live in NY? I am from Buffalo, NY. (USA)

[sillywhippet]

Good ol' three seasons a day Victoria, Australia!

[brendanlindsay]

I'm from Bury Lancashire! That's gotta be one of the most bland places yet :)
I'm jealous of everyone who gets sunshine! :)

[DiamondWillow]

I am living in South Western Ontario Canada, just on Lake Erie. I would love to see Britain. Hubby is British and my aunt and her family live in Wales.

[Trewsers]

Lovely Lancs!!! (its not just the cheese thats good here either!!!). Only thing I'd change is the rain - less of it please..........

[lollipopgirl]

I was born and brought up in Hampshire, England, but now I live in Carmarthenshire in Wales.

I moved here to escape IcyRider and her army of evil midgets. :eek:

[RRA]

[QUOTE=*IcyRider*;1777159]im from good old hampshire!

As the saying goes "Hampshire born,Hampshire bred,Strong in the arm...thick in the head"!!

They say that about us in Berkshire too!!! - I have great riding around me pretty much on my door step but have a new, young horse at the moment so I'm in the school mostly - looking forward to when we can venture out further though - its something to aim for - I hve my favourite spots where I'm hoping one day I'll be able to have a good old gallop........one day!:)

[shades90]

Canberra, Australia

great for horse riding, not so good for anything else :)

[HorsesRFab]

I live in Carmarthenshire :) Only started horse riding yesterday!

[wanabe]

Well I, and another forum member, Laura Jeanne, live 50 KM north of Houston, Texas. I live in a community named "The Woodlands Township", which despite being called a town has a population of 80,000 or so.

[scottishterrier]

I'm in sunny Fife in scotland. have lived in Aus though and also Doncaster. x

[Camyds]

Okay, I do like where I live and hail from, (west Scotland) but, just daydream when i hear of all you guys from far flung places.....:rolleyes:want to swap???:cool:

[penniewitch]

16 miles from the centre of manchester, one of our nicest bridleways skirts past the perimeter of a young offenders institue, but we can go for miles skirting suburbia and not crossing a road, at least 3 hours, not bad for city centre our biggest obstacles are fridges, freezers and asbestos people have 'fly tipped', and sofas kids have set fire too...but we make the most of it lol

[Kis Vihar]

I've been meaning to add myself to this thread for ages...!

I was born & raised in Norfolk, UK, and moved out to Hungary a few years ago to 'do horses' !!!! (Never going to be rich!)

I live almost smack in the middle of Hungary, in a converted 1800's school, in a tiny village (population about 20!) between 2 small towns, and on the edge of a National Park. Hacking is bliss, no road-work (unless we go looking for traffic for training purposes!) and VERY friendly land-owners who don't mind where you ride! On the down-side, it's VERY hot now (too hot to ride - hovering beween 35-40 degrees!) and in winter it can hit minus 20!

[old_woman]

Well I've just come from visiting friends in Malaysia (Malacca to be precise) ...

Seriously - I live with my OH in Northumberland, near the Scottish border, but am originally from the edge of the Peak District on the Cheshire/Derbyshire borders.

I've lived and ridden all over the world but think that Europe is THE best place for riding out, despite the problems with traffic, overcrowding, etc.

[tinyted]

hi there, i'm originaly from cheshire england, then spent five years renovating an old croft house 60 mils north of inverness in scotland and now being an absolute glutten for punishment have just spent a third year renovating and rebuilding an old stone cottage and barn in the middle of forestry land on the west coast of ireland, and despite 365 days of rain a year (well it seams that way) i wouldn't want to live anywhere else.......i have 2 pones and stables and it took many ye to get here.....sometimes getting older can be brill:D:D:D

[coverblown]

I'm in Rowlands Gill, a village on the border of Gateshead, Northumberland and County Durham in England, just one of the countries making up the UK. Livery yard across the road although I have no horse I drive 16 miles into County Durham to ride
And for work I have a little place in Leicester, a city in the East Midlands, 189 miles away.


I grew up in Greenock :D

!!! I grew up in Port Glasgow and went to school in Greenock.... not been back for ages. When did you leave?

Im in Leicester 3rd biggest city in England !
??????? Nottingham? Leeds? Manchester? Sheffield? Bristol? Liverpool? and the rest........ think Leicester is a bit down the list :)

[pepperberri]

both my parents were in the forces so i was born and brought up in germany. i have lived in preston lancashire for 3 years then up sticked and moved back to germany, where i am for now.

the for now bit is because we are moving to canada or australia - not quite sure which yet. just keep saving in the bank for the day we go.

Tracy

Hi ive just moved back from germany my husband was based in badfallingbostle i loved it over there my husbands back over there working in munich i would love to go back for the weather we have also spoke about going to canada aswell not to keen on that just bought a my first horse in a long time im now living in aberdeenshire ive forgot how bad the scottish summers are

[lachlanandmarcu]

Im in Aberdeenshire too, but although the summer weather has been a bit pants it hasnt been much worse than anywhere else in the UK!! So I dont mind it, and the hacking is MUCH better.

[chickflick1066]

Manchester (uni)
Buckinghamshire (home)

[bexj]

I live in Leeds, West Yorkshire, right on the edge of the city, so hacking is busy at the best of times. I've lived here for about 16 years, before that Newcastle, Durham, London. I was born in Devon and grew up in the Lake District, so I'm a country girl at heart and can't wait to move out somewhere a bit quieter!:D

[Katie1986]

Currently back in Chester, my birthplace.
However, have lived in.....*breathes in*

York
Clitheroe
Beverley
Southampton
Dumfries
Cambridge
Stockport
Port Talbot
et etc!

Also my mother was born in Christchurch, NZ, so half Kiwi! and am planning to move there in the future, as do not need to apply for Visa etc :D:D:D


I went to 6th form in Clitheroe!

I currently live in Leeds after just finishing uni, but have still got a room back home at my parent's house in Barrowford ;)

[Ms Kitty]

Originally from Finland, but for the past 4 years it has been Portsmouth, UK.

Nina x

[pepperberri]

Im in Aberdeenshire too, but although the summer weather has been a bit pants it hasnt been much worse than anywhere else in the UK!! So I dont mind it, and the hacking is MUCH better.

I think thats way i wouldent move the hackings excellent were i am you can go for the day and not touch a main road which is good when you have a horse thats not good in traffic i am spoilt

[Camyds]

I am from a quaint little fishing village on the banks of the River Clyde:p

[coverblown]

I am from a quaint little fishing village on the banks of the River Clyde:p

me too! but I didnt think there were any left....

[stilllearning]

I live Yorkshire, in a village roughly between Wetherby and York.

When I was at uni in Leeds (ooohhh about 20 years ago) I had lessons at a place outside Shadwell. I've been trying to work out where it was, and have just found out it's now a small housing estate! No wonder I couldn't find it.

[suseh97]

I am from a quaint little fishing village on the banks of the River Clyde:p

I am from a village on the banks of the River Clyde. Not quaint and probably more shopping trollies than fish :D

[LaurenEff]

Im from County Durham :D
This thread really makes you realise how many there is in your are! :)
xx

[carrimclaren]

Well i love my area but have been sat here sighing a little over all these lovely far off places like USA and Canada. I nearly ended up being a Canadian but mum and dad opted out at the last minute :rolleyes:
I'm from south nottinghamshire, ideally located for Leics, Derbys and Lincs. Great bridlepaths, probably some of the best in the area so very lucky.

[juliedorman]

Hook Norton between Chipping Norton and Banbury in Oxfordshire.

[tubby1]

Central scotland near falkirk

[ilovemyboys]

im from the USA southern part south georgia if youre familiar with it we have good cold sweet tea youd probably hate it but we live off it here

[Henrietta1]

I'm from the UK but now live in France. The French are in awe of English riding & are generally very disappointed when they see me ride:p They think we're all top class professional riders, have the best riding hats & the best tack shops (I do agree with the latter!)
I love English tea too, you just can't get a good cuppa here:rolleyes:
Your expression of "a serial marriager" really made me grin:D

"I love English tea too, you just can't get a good cuppa here". It isn't widely known, unless you work in the trade, that tea is blended according to the water hardness/softness in the area in which it is to be sold. Obviously this works in the UK but probably not in France. However, if you have your tea sent over then it would make sense if you are in, for example, a very hard water area, to have it bought in London, etc.

[Henrietta1]

im from the USA southern part south georgia if youre familiar with it we have good cold sweet tea youd probably hate it but we live off it here

I'm rather partial to iced tea. Very refreshing in hot weather. I remember having hot sweet black tea with mint leaves in it (no milk) in Egypt. Oddly enough, it was more refreshing than cold mineral water.

Isn't a mint julep sort of iced tea with alcohol?

[Henrietta1]

Here goes:

Marple (Cheshire)
Bangor (North Wales)
Glyn Garth (half way between Menai Bridge and Beaumaris)
Belper (Derbyshire)
Derby
Brentwood (Essex)
Bakewell (Derbyshire)
Marple (again)
Hyde (Cheshire)

And shortly to move back to Marple, I think.

[Poppet25]

Lancashire here about 1/2 way between Liverpool and Preston.

[stressedmum]

I am in nottinghamshire, yard i have is on doorstep of local show and hacking distance of another one. We do have to use the roads to get anywhere but they are quiet roads.

[FILLYSIRE]

Isn't a mint julep sort of iced tea with alcohol?

Another Southerner from the USA here. A mint julep is made from Kentucky bourbon, sugar, water and a sprig of mint. The mint julep is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby and many other horse related events in the US.:) Is there an official horse related drink in the UK?

[carrimclaren]

Is there an official horse related drink in the UK?
Pimms, we're all alcoholics in my neck of the woods ;)
(Pimms is a gin based spirit which is mixed with fruit, lemonade and ice to make a summer cocktail).

[*katie*]

I was about to recount the pimms advert but thought better of it :o!

[Abi Ramsey]

I'm from Bahrain, in the Middle East.
Summer's here - currently 40 degrees celcius!!! Fan and A/C's on from horse and home!!
Think I'm the only one from Bahrain on here!!! :D

[*katie*]

I'm from Bahrain, in the Middle East.
Summer's here - currently 40 degrees celcius!!! Fan and A/C's on from horse and home!!
Think I'm the only one from Bahrain on here!!! :D

40 degrees???!!! I'm not sure if i'm jealous or not! In Britain we've had a bit of a cool summer so far, but 40degrees might be a tad too hot for me! Do you get a chance to ride much during summer if it gets that hot?

[Roheryn]

I'm quite a bit south of you, in the U.S.

[manwell]

Im in the uk, south east area and i hate it :mad: no hacking really lots of roads and rrude drivers, plenty of rich housewives with ponies, for the social status and hair extensions!!!!
I was thinking of moving to canada in a few yrs but no i hear about the tea i dont know if i could survive!!!!!!!!

[Willywilddog]

We live in south-west Victoria, about 5kms from Great Southern Ocean. Is mid-winter with temps between 4 and 13 on average. Summer time average high is about 25. Worst of it is the screaming gales we get on and off all year (mostly winter though). Best is easy access to beach and lots of quiet roads for riding.

[Stassy]

I am originally from Western Australia but I currently live in Tyne & Wear near Newcastle. I've lived in London, Middlesex and Hertfordshire.

I quite liked London there is surprisingly lots of horses in London and around the outskirts. Tyne and Wear is not back for hacking and we can get to the beach if we want a day out.

[Auqeam]

I live in Steyning in West Sussex and I love it.. Got to agree with Manwell about the Rich Wives with ponies and hair extensions though! x

[manwell]

I live in Steyning in West Sussex and I love it.. Got to agree with Manwell about the Rich Wives with ponies and hair extensions though! x

You have them where you are too.....there slowly spreading around the world.:eek:

[StormBidder]

I used to live in Essex, uk but moved to newmarket in Suffolk coz the whole town revolves around horses, it's amazing.
I am quite surse that there are more horses than people here!

[Troi]

Forgue:)

[Lue]

Hi, new poster here,

I'm originally from the Surrey/Hampshire border, proper horsey country, then moved to London, where Rotten Row was somewhat out of my price range, now I'm in Chester, where the aim is to be proficient enough to take advantage of what looks like gorgeous hacking country. Just a few more practice canters to go...

[HJ&Katie]

I'm in Rowlands Gill, a village on the border of Gateshead, Northumberland and County Durham in England, just one of the countries making up the UK.

One of my cats wa 'in prison' in Rowlands Gill after my soft whatsit of a father shipped him back from Saudi!

I'm in Middlesbrough, and apart from a spell in Darlington and two in derby I haven't lived anywhere else.

No horse/pony of my own yet, still trying to work out if I can afford to buy, loan or start trying to find a novice friendly share!

[bowestinkerbell]

im from north east at a yard called holmside hall x

[Henrietta1]

Another Southerner from the USA here. A mint julep is made from Kentucky bourbon, sugar, water and a sprig of mint. The mint julep is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby and many other horse related events in the US.:) Is there an official horse related drink in the UK?

Thanks for the mint julep answer.

As for a horse related drink, I know a group of people who, when they stay over at shows, get together and have Pimms parties on the Saturday nights. Not a drink I enjoy, I'm afraid, now they only make the one variety of Pimms base

[KT C]

I live about 20 mins from Edinburgh - lovely place, great hacking in quiet country lanes, tracks, fields and the beach! The only downside... the rain!
Also lived in the US briefly as a l'il un'.

[Janice Corbett]

Hello all Worcesterians - I am from Worcestershire too, although the northern edge of the county. I have 3 Fjords.

[Laura83]

I'm from Bahrain, in the Middle East.
Summer's here - currently 40 degrees celcius!!! Fan and A/C's on from horse and home!!
Think I'm the only one from Bahrain on here!!! :D

Where do you ride!!? My Dad worked in Bahrain for a year, I came out to visit in Feb, we had nice 20 degrees weather that time of year :D I can't imagine riding in Bahrain, the whole island is full of buildings, oil raffineries and pipelines! Not the most attractive of places, hardly any wildlife left and nothing but desert to the south (but you aren't allowed there because of the US navy fifth fleet?) so where do you manage it?



I am in the heart of the fens in Cambridgeshire, used to be very boggy and flat until the fens were drained and now it's just flat. I live in Ely, ride in Coveney and work in Cambridge. I do the daily A10 commute, so I sit in traffic for 2 hours a day basically.


I grew up in Eindhoven in the south of the Netherlands and (I LOVE shamelessly showing this off) learnt to ride at a KWPN stud/riding school, the same stud that bred and owned stallion Concorde, champion Grand Prix showjumper sired by Voltaire. :D

[Roheryn]

Originally posted by Carrimclaren:

Well i love my area but have been sat here sighing a little over all these lovely far off places like USA and Canada. I nearly ended up being a Canadian but mum and dad opted out at the last minute
I'm from south nottinghamshire, ideally located for Leics, Derbys and Lincs. Great bridlepaths, probably some of the best in the area so very lucky.

You sound like me, sitting here sighing over all the lovely far off places like England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Canada ...
Like you, I like where I am; even so ... for a horsey life I would prefer elsewhere ...

One of my horsey friends wants to move to France.

x.fat-pony.x --

You've lived in Beverley? Is Beverley Minster as lovely in real life as it is in photographs?

[MrKia+Me]

Born and bred in Lanark South Lanarkshire.

Live in small village not far from Lanark just now and hpefully looking for a house in the same area.

Nikki xxxx:D

[Welshgirl]

I'm from North Wales, I keep my two horse on a farm, lots of fantastic hacking in the welsh mountains on our doorstep. I haven't really competed as a yet, only a bit of showing, but I'm going to join a riding club soon to see if I would like different disciplines, dressage, xc etc.

[ferna]

Hi, Im from a little village called Rothley in Leicestershire where I keep my Welsh X Arab, Ferna, I am so envious of you being in Canada its such a vast land I imagin the riding goes on for hours and hours without any traffic!!!,

I'm hoping to plan a riding holiday in Canada in a couple of years, any tips?:)

[storm35]

Hello am from the scottish borders.

[liberated lady]

hi

I live in essex and i keep my 16.2 chesnut anglo-arab mare on a big diy farm about 3 miles from where i live.

leah xx

[Charlie's mum]

Boring Basingstoke! :o

[x.fat-pony.x]

x.fat-pony.x --

You've lived in Beverley? Is Beverley Minster as lovely in real life as it is in photographs?

It is :) I never really appreciated it enough, as obviously saw it most days. The racecourse is brilliant too, you are allowed to ride around it...and it's right opposite the westwood, a massive public pasture. We used to hack all day *sigh*

[lauralou27]

Hey everyone, im from Rye, East Sussex

[dizzybee]

Oldham not far from Manchester and close to the pennines

[joshes mum]

Boring Basingstoke! :o

Boring its a wonderful place! lol;)

[Mulberry]

I was born in S Devon,and now live in Mid devon,not that far from Exmoor.We have a 200 acre farm,that i have to resist filling with horses!!!A very hard task!:)

[Millies Mum]

Now live in Cornwall,,,, but was born and brought up on Exmoor ( Somerset )
:):)

[TupelohHoney]

Hi -

I live in Pennsylvania in the US, about an hour northwest of Philadelphia. We live in what was a mostly rural area, but has been built up recently and is becoming more of a suburb. We have lots of place to ride. My RS is 5 minutes from my house and my horse is boarded on a 30 acre farm about 15 minutes away from us. The farm is adjacent to a large state park with 15 miles of riding trails and varied terrain. This park also connects to a historic trail that is 20 miles long, so there are lots of great riding opportunities here!

It's great to hear from people from so many places on this board.

TupelohHoney

[Aimee-x]

Im from Plymouth,Devon... right on the border between Devon and Cornwall really :)
x

[alfiemoon]

im also in the new forest hampshire and the price of land i looked at went for £80,000 an acre!!!!!!!!!! i.ll just have to enjoy the riding:)

[soltydog]

Originally from Bradford in West Yorkshire. Now live in a Little village 3 mins from the sea on the East Yorkshire coast.

[Spider]

Im from the North East near spennymoor :D

[-x-laurrie-x-]

hi :)
I live in an itty bitty village in Herefordshire, which I don't think has had a mention so far!
Small county right next to wales; brilliant for riding, cider and tyrells. What more could you possibly want? Love it.

[*millie*]

Sheffield, South Yorkshire now, but used to live in Whitby, North Yorkshire :)

[Jester_x]

I live in North Norfolk...moved from Nottinghamshire 7 years ago. I definitely prefer it here in Norfolk!!

[Schmoo]

I live in Walton on Thames, Surrey and Ride at Wildwoods Riding Centre in Tadworth/Walton on the Hill

[jendie]

I live near Boston in Lincolnshire. I've always loved horse but hadn't ridden for about 25 years until I booked my first lesson about a month ago. I'm having two 30-minute lessons per week and enjoying every minute. This morning I managed to trot 12 time around the school without stopping, then did the same in the opposite direction. When I started I couldn't manage half a lap!

To anyone thinking of getting back into the saddle after a long break I'd say Go For It, you'll never regret it. All you need is a sympathetic instructor and, in my case anyway, a very gentle Shire horse >g<

wendy

[twigs]

Northern Ireland
are there any others from NI??

[Cool Rider]

I'm from Essex UK :)

[8-legged-pony]

I'm currently living in Eastbourne, East Sussex
Originally come from Basildon area of Essex though

[Emma'n'Alfresco]

Im From Livingston , which is near Edinburgh , Scotland.....UK lol =D

[han_x]

Born Winchester, Hampshire

Then Germany

Then Leyland, Lancashire

Then Irthlingborough, Northants

Then Leyland, Lancashire

AND NOW
















Warminster, Wiltshire :p

[tango'smum]

i am near liskeard cornwall.

[tango'smum]

I'm currently living in Eastbourne, East Sussex
Originally come from Basildon area of Essex though

i come from basildon.:) moved away 17 yrs ago.

[charl8]

I live in rainy cheshire :( is anyone else getting terrible weather for summer or just us? :mad: lol.

[juliep]

I'm in Suffolk, nice area, but the hacking is not great.
Good to meet you all!

[lauren123]

Am from the good old town of ull or hull live in east yorkshire but were getting really bad weather at the moment:mad: and i ride in beverly:D

[Iwantahorse!]

Im on the Cumbrian coast, gods back yard! Can't wait to hack on the beach or through the fields, stunning scenery too every which way. Anyone else on here live in Cumbria?

[veilside Angel]

Currently living in Leeds, Yorkshire, in the UK.

It's too grey and built up for my liking, there are a lot more horses than I thought there would be .

Trying to convince my husband to emigrate to Canada( don't think he'll move tho!!)

[Smithy]

Hello - been trying to find somewhere to say hi and thought this is the best place.

I'm in Leeds and these are my gee gee's :D

Benson - my 17.1hh 11 yr old traditional piebald

Oscar - my 36 inch 13 yr old appaloosa

Hi everyone!! :)

[Bex7]

I've got lovely expensive livery, not a huge amount of greenery near me, and a tiny smattering of RSs - not exactly Horse County :p!

:eek: You must live in a different Milton Keynes to me :D

I live in MK too and find it wonderfully horsey...over 50 miles of connecting bridleways, surrounded by rolling buckinghamshire countryside, it's own eventing centre and just up the road from Addington.....to add to that 3/4 massive tack shops either in MK or in the surrounding villages and it feels like heaven to me. Plus it is brimming full of Livery yards and I have managed to avoid any expensive ones and am now on my third :)

[FantasticFoxkin]

I come from the little seaside town of Redcar, which is near Middlesbrough and I ride at Eston Equestrian centre. :)

[Katerina]

I'm from Australia:)

[stilllearning]

Hello - been trying to find somewhere to say hi and thought this is the best place.

I'm in Leeds and these are my gee gee's :D

Benson - my 17.1hh 11 yr old traditional piebald

Oscar - my 36 inch 13 yr old appaloosa

Hi everyone!! :)

Hi - they look gorgeous (little appaloosa véry cute)

big difference in sizes, lol!

I'm near-ish your neck of the woods; just outside Wetherby.

[lindylou]

Hi

Im in suffolk we have some nice beaches and forests to ride in.

Lindy

[pharoah]

Not far from Chestnutter in Keighley in West Yorkshire. Not been out of riding school but there are great places for people with their own horses to go riding in.

[booboocraig]

I am in North Wales, UK

[sabreig]

I'm in Powys on the Shrops border.

[mrbojangels]

hi i live in scotland my stabels are 5 min from the beach i have a gypsy cob called gypsy my daughter has a 2 year old welsh sec a called mr bojangels . my mum has a shetland called hamish at 37 years old this is my first ever horse and loving it .

[banjo]

I live between Cambridge and Newmarket. Lots of lovely hacking.:)

[KaureyUnique]

Im in rainy north/west wales :( Not that bad really. Great beaches.. If you live near in north/west wales, pm me!

[happymom]

I have spent the past 2 decades in central London and ride in Enfield/Southgate. Originally from New York. We moved from Manhattan to the north shore of Long Island which is very horsey (think'Great Gatsby'), lots of shows and a level of snootieness that I don't think you can even imagine in the UK. No hacking, though. Everything in the American suburbs is built for cars. Very serious polo and showjumping. Oh, before anyone asks, no western riding.
I like the urban/ horsey balance I have now. In my dreams I'd have a huge house and a neddy for each member of the family in the back garden.

[Rose White]

North London. Just getting back in to it after a longish break.

[Valaraki]

Hi

I am from a village in the South Lanarkshire area of Scotland.

With this weather we are having at the moment I wish i was somewhere hot and very sunny.:D:D

[Edwy]

THIS is amazing. I am a Yank. From New York State. I feel very privileged to be able to share this love of horses with you. Thank you for having me.

[mystery]

Im in Scotland , fife to be exact ,plenty hacking and am lucky enough to be close to lots of horsey activities that go on throughout the year

[Bay Mare]

I'm in Yorkshire (horse in Sheffield, work in Leeds, live somewhere inbetween ;) ).

Have lived and worked in London (also lived in Hertfordshire) for most of my adult life. Don't know where I'd go if I could choose anywhere in the world ... Portugal maybe.

[gb050573]

Hi

I am from a village in the South Lanarkshire area of Scotland.

With this weather we are having at the moment I wish i was somewhere hot and very sunny.:D:D

Echo that - Edinburgh, Scotland. Almost too cold to type. Brrr.

[RobbieandRhys]

We're on the northern flat plains of south australia. It's the windy 2 months of the year as the continent warms, warm air rises and colder air gets dragged across from above the sea so not much riding for me recently. And no rain for about 2 months either...

[gilltolley@hotm]

Hi I am living in Halifax West Yorkshire :) Nice hacking country...when i can get the mare to go out! :o

[Skeeder]

Hi I am from Hadfield near Glossop in Derbyshire fantastic riding country:cool:

[Ashlea]

Hey all! Im currently living right on the South Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire border....somewhere between Bawtry and Retford!

I moved up here to do my degree, and then I ended up stuck up here when I got married!!!
We are hoping to move back to Cornwall within the next couple of years - serious homesickness! I REALLY miss the moors!

[MissKraziKayla]

Australia :D


SOOOoOooOoo Jealous, i wanted to move to australia :( x

[MissKraziKayla]

I'm in the heartof the black country between Wolverhampton and Birmingham!

me to well near enough lol :D x

[MissKraziKayla]

I am from dudley in the west midlands :D x

[ezililaur]

Collier Row, Romford, Essex which is on the border of East London. How Lovely you're in Vancouver! I went there a few years ago and we went over the Rockies, Icefields Pkway etc. so beautiful! Was going to ride there but ran out of time!!:rolleyes: So nice to see where everyone is from on here.

[yankee]

Born in the South of France but I am an American. We travelled a lot as OH was a sailor but came here from Virginia. We have been living in the South West of England (near Bath)for the last 16 years and have owned my cheeky Welsh Cob for the last 14 years. (First pony):)

[Jackblack]

I am from Dublin originally but moved to sligo about 14 years ago, got my first horse on loan but it didnt work out and then recently got two horses from my oh, always loved horses and this forum has taught me so much

[ravenspassfan]

Hello cupcake, whereabouts in Australia are you? I live in London for work but have family back in Melbourne and try and go back every year or so.
Nice to see another racing fan on here Smarty Jones!!!!