Please all join me in a good luck...

[S_F_S]

.... to NR's Tanyajayne and Est, who are both taking part in a dressage compeitition I am orgainising tomorrow (Get your thinking caps on everyone and figure out who I am - you will all know my mother better than me :confused: )

Best of luck to you both, remember you WILL enjoy it, honest!

There may well be pictures.... but its up to them to discloe them :p


E x

[Est]

Thanks E ;)
There goes my well-kept secret ;) :D
We have given ourselves a large dose of dutch courage at the pub :D :D
Photos? You must be kidding! :eek: What do you think Tanyajane??

[S_F_S]

Don't worry -already advised one of my riders she could do very well if she had a few drinks before riding - how BHS of me!

I'm sure you'll do fine, as long as you enjoy it! Now now girlies we want 'amicable' rivalry between you :p

Sorted the rosettes tonight and they are beautiful, easter eggs to first place too. Photos on website tomorrow night too (only horses names and class - I know some of you don't want to be identified ;) )

See you tomorrow lunchtime - I'll be sat up most of the night shifting loads of polypads in and out of the washing machine :rolleyes:

[Tanyajayne]

Thanks.
Guess what Est and I were doing in the pub?
Practising the test -my fingers must of walked miles around that piece of paper.
Photos - great - as long as they are of the horses.

[S_F_S]

Standing still photos of mounted prizegivings ok? No action pics as 'someone' has to call out 25 tests tomorrow :p

[Tanyajayne]

Definate amicable rivalry - may the best person win.

Did I mention that both myself and daughter (whos going to watch) are kick boxers. lol

I must remember to leave my boxing gloves and boots at home.

[S_F_S]

:eek:

Just remember who bathed, pulled and de-feathered Rocky tonight ;) :p

[Tanyajayne]

He looked beatuiful. My daughter can't wait to see me ride him.

[S_F_S]

Aww, bless! Pulled all the manes, clipped his and Misty's feathers off - and with matching navy polypads (Oh yes, STILL pulling washing in and out!) they should be looking gorgeous! 10 horses at last count, not too manic then!

You should see the Easter Eggs I've bought for 1st place in each class (nicer than plasticy trophies?) - I'm struggling resisting them tonight.... Those and the Guylian (sp!) chocolates for the judges - I'm going stir crazy!

[Est]

Standing still photos of mounted prizegivings ok?

Yeah that's fine as I won't be in any of those! ;) :p :D
Good luck TJ, you're a fab rider and you won't need any boxing gloves (maybe for Rocky? :p)

[S_F_S]

Remind me to get the 'NR' photo of the two of you together with horses and rosettes :D

[Est]

Oooh, an optimist! :D :rolleyes:
Now you've made it chocolate prizes we might get more competitive... You deserve an Easter egg for washing all those Polypads. Just don't eat the one for our class or the judges' chocs! ;) You can have the Novice one :D

[Tanyajayne]

If I were you E there would be no eater eggs by tomorrow just empty boxes.
A 'NR' photo sounds good. What do you think Est.
Luckily I have lost the charger for the camcorder otherwise OH would be bringing that tomorrow as well.

[S_F_S]

I will make sure I catch you both - whether you like it or not (!) - and I can promise everyone will go home with something :D


AS far as I know, you are the only NR contingent. Both judges frequent SU too - small world!

[tolka]

good luck est!!!!
looking forward to your piccys at prize giving.
you'll do fine!

[Est]

Thanks! :)

[bexj]

Hope its gone well for you all today:D Been thinking about you, wishing I could join in, as it sounds like great fun (plus I'll do anything for chocolate:D :D )

The thing is.......who is going to win the real competition - that is the one between mother and daughter:D :D :D :D

Updates/photos as soon as poss, please:D :D

[Est]

It was a fantastic day thanks :) We both really enjoyed ourselves.
Results are on their website ;) But can't find the gallery on the website for pics? Where is it hiding??

[S_F_S]

Bear with me - took over 100 pictures so taking some time! Just working out logistics of getting them all there without killing the site itself!

[bexj]

Well done Est - I presume that it was you riding Teddy:) As I don't know you by your real names! Teddy was such a sweetie for me last week - really liked him:D TanyaJane - not sure who you are but well done I'm sure!

Come on E - hurry up with them photos!;)

[S_F_S]

Got a few up ;) But rest will have to go into a webshots album to save some bandwidth!

[bexj]

Great! But I can't find a link to the gallery:confused:

Like the new website by the way;)

[Est]

Yup I was on the lovely Teddy :D What a superstar he is. My legs went to jelly with nervousness but he stayed straight all up the center line anyway! I was so pleased I could have stolen him away quite happily but E was lurking nearby ;) :D
BTW E a big thank you to you and your mum for organising the day, everyone had such a good time. Your mum's threatening a showjumping comp in the summer :eek: but on the plus side there's fewer marks to add up afterwards :p

[Tanyajayne]

Echo Est. Thanks to both of you for arranging the day it was great fun.

Will go and see what pictures I can find now, I ve saved all the ones my OH took on the comp, not to bad seeing as it's the first time hes ever used the camera.

[bexj]

I was so pleased I could have stolen him away quite happily but E was lurking nearby ;) :D

You're lucky you had him to ride this week as I nearly stole him away last week!:D Along with Mum's welsh D, Dibs and the kitten:D :D Not enough room in the back of my car for all that though:D :D

ooooo, now, the SJ in the summer..................let me know more.......:D :D

[bexj]

Love the pics:D You ALL look so good:D

[Tanyajayne]

I've just looked at the pictures on web site, noticed that out of all the pictures you took you managed to get one of est and me on. lol.
Est have you seen yours?

[bexj]

Ah ha!!! I thought I recognised you there on Rocky:D

[Est]

Yes I've seen them, managed to hide my face in both of them ;) (Years of practice LOL) You look good in yours TJ :)

[S_F_S]

Lovely pictures aren't they!

Was thinking a showing show for the August BH - with a small Working Hunter for those that want to jump - as I know thats not everyone!
Allocated a horse each and responsible for your own plaiting and turnout? Might have to run a couple of days as I think it could be very popular! Anyway - give us time to recover from this one please! Got a quiet weekend as everyone is off 'bank-holidaying' - much needed methinks!

Shattered now, but we loved the day too. The judges enjoyed it thoroughly and lots of compliments around - especially for everyones professionalism.

Well done all of you!

[Est]

Ooooh yes please!! *Goes off to practice plaiting*

[Tanyajayne]

Roll on August BH.

[peeweesgal]

hiya, sorry to be an idiot, but what website are the photos and results on?

sarah x

[Est]

peeweesgal you're not being an idiot at all, we were being rude for not saying :o
The results are here:
http://www.ivanhoeequestrian.co.uk/latestnews.htm
and there are some photos and a link to more.
I'm in the navy top, navy jods and bright blue hat (so I look a bit like a garden gnome ;))
Tanyajayne on here was in the comp too, so we've got a bit overexcited about it all! :D

[eml]

In the great family competition I am claiming clean sweep in Novice but daughter claims prelim 1st and 2nd and WT 1st!! So we haven't killed each other .... yet!!!